The document provides an overview of important things to know about using WordPress, including that 17% of websites use WordPress. It offers recommendations for hosting, security, backups, themes, plugins, and maintenance of WordPress sites. The recommendations emphasize choosing a reliable host, installing security and backup plugins, researching themes and plugins, and maintaining updates. The overall message is that WordPress allows for fast publishing but requires proper hosting, security, backups, and maintenance.

1. THE RIGHT WAY

2. CODY LANDEFELD
OWNER/DIRECTOR AT CODYL
10+ YEARS BUILDING FOR THE WEB
7+ YEARS BUILDING WITH WORDPRESS
PHOENIX, AZ // CODYL.COM // @CODYL

3. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
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4. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
•17% of the web uses WordPress
• WordPress is easy to use / This is good and bad
• WordPress has a vast community of developers contributing to it’s core
to make it better continually. (Please thank them today!)
• You can be up and publishing fast. Which is amazing!
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5. WHERE TO START >>
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6. WHERE TO START
• Get in touch with a consultant?
• Is WordPress the right fit?
Installing WordPress
• Choose a host wisely - Shared / Managed hosting
• Installing WordPress from scratch
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7. HOSTING FOR WORDPRESS
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8. HOSTING FOR WORDPRESS
• Consider managed hosting...
• Choose a shared host wisely. Not all hosts are created equal.
• Shared hosting means you are responsible, not them!
Recommendations
• WP Engine / Pagely / Zippy Kid
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9. SECURITY FOR WORDPRESS
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10. SECURITY FOR WORDPRESS
• YES, you need to think about security!
• Shared hosting / continual updates / hackers galore
Recommendations...
• Choose a host wisely - Shared / Managed hosting
• Install Sucuri’s plugin for one-click hardening / sign-up for monitoring
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11. BACK-UP FOR WORDPRESS
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12. BACK-UP FOR WORDPRESS
• Back-up is necessary for multiple reasons.
• Hosting / continual updates / etc
Recommendations...
• Choose a host wisely - Shared / Managed hosting
• Backup Buddy - easy to use / won’t run on managed hosts
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13. THEMES FOR WORDPRESS
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14. THEMES FOR WORDPRESS
• Make sure you know your site/blog goals first
• Consider where you purchase your theme if self-publishing
Recommendations...
• Organic Themes / StudioPress / Okay Themes / etc
• Consider feedback / stability of company / updates for your theme, etc
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15. PLUGINS FOR WORDPRESS
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16. PLUGINS FOR WORDPRESS
• Make sure you know your site/blog goals first
• Research feedback regarding the plugin if self-publishing
Recommendations...
• Gravity Forms / Pippins Plugins / Shopp, etc
• Consider feedback / stability of company / updates for your plugin, etc
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17. MAINTENANCE FOR WORDPRESS
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18. MAINTENANCE FOR WORDPRESS
• Make sure you know your site/blog goals first
• Backup continually / update core / plugins, etc
Recommendations...
• Maintainn, WP Maintainer, etc
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19. THANKS!
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