2. HI THERE!
• Have blogged since 2002 (that’s before WordPress!)
• I do design and development for
WebDevStudios
• I love publishing (although I’m busy at the moment)
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
3. SO, YOU’RE A BLOGGER?
• What do you publish?
• Podcasts? Photos? Essays?
Thought streams? Video blogging?
• Identify your subject matter first.
• Keeping a consistent content stream
ensures you don’t alienate your
audience.
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
4. HAVE YOU TRIED WP,
OUT OF THE BOX?
• WP ships with Twenty Twelve, and
great features for getting started.
• For photobloggers, the media
uploader feature creates good
galleries in conjuction with the
theme.
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
5. OUT OF THE BOX FOR
VIDEO BLOGGING
• oEmbed for YouTube and Vimeo
• If you want to save video and stream
it from your hosting account it might
cost a pretty penny
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
6. OUT OF THE BOX FOR
AUDIO UPLOADS
• (Not really all that good.)
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
7. PLUGINS FOR
PHOTOBLOGGING
• Colorbox
• Lightweight and customizable
• Works well with almost any
theme**
• Other gallery/slideshow plugins
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
8. WATCH OUT FOR THEMES THAT
HAVE THEIR OWN GALLERIES
• Some themes will have their own
gallery functionality
• Unfortunately, your photos would not
be easily portable from one theme to
the next
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
9. PLUGINS FOR
PODCASTING
• You had me at Blubrry Powerpress
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
10. CROSS-NICHE
ESSENTIALS
• Performance boost: WP SuperCache
or W3 Total Cache
• All-In-One SEO Pack
• no, no number of SEO plugins will
guarantee results.
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
11. WHERE TO GET
FANCY PHOTOS?
• photopin.com
flickr.com
search.creativecommons.org
sxc.hu
• when in doubt, don’t use it.
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
12. DON’T LOSE YOUR DATA
• Backing up is a great idea, right?
• Free solutions like Backup are good,
but can be too granular or
complicated for beginners
• Vaultpress and Backup Buddy are
good, paid solutions
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
13. AND THAT’S A WRAP
• Questions?
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com
http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
