Amazing WordPress & Productivity Tips

This document provides an overview of a WordPress beginner's guide presentation given by Shannon Smith and Kathryn Presner. The presentation covers introductory topics like the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, uses of WordPress including blogs, CMS, magazines and more. It also covers the WordPress admin panel, themes, plugins, widgets and recommended resources. The presentation aims to give attendees an introduction to WordPress fundamentals.

A presentation from WordCamp Toronto 2010 for beginners who are getting started using WordPress. Covers the basics of themes, plugins, widgets, using WordPress for blogs and as a content management system (CMS). Presented by Katheryn Presner of Zoonini Web Services and Shannon Smith of Café Noir Design.

A presentation for the Montreal Girl Geek Dinner series presented by Kathryn Presner of zoonini.com and Shannon Smith of cafenoirdesign.com.

This document provides an overview of WordPress development, including: - The file structure and database schema of a WordPress site - How to add debugging tools and configure wp-config.php - The anatomy of WordPress themes like index.php, functions.php, and style.css - How to create plugins and customize WordPress through plugins, custom post types, taxonomies and more - Resources for WordPress core development like versioning, mailing lists and the Trac system

Bastian Grimm presented 40 WordPress tips across 6 sections: security, SEO, engagement, maintenance, and performance. The tips included hardening security settings, optimizing images, caching plugins, offloading static content, and debugging. The overall presentation emphasized optimizing a WordPress site for speed, security, and SEO.

The document provides tips and tricks for importing content into WordPress from other systems such as Blogger, Joomla, and Drupal as well as exporting content from WordPress. It discusses preparation steps, plugins that can assist with imports, and uncommon imports from sources like Twitter, Delicious, and HTML files. The document also covers things to check after importing like search and replace and adding linked images to galleries.

The document summarizes a SoCal WordPress Meetup event that provided an introduction to migrating an existing iWeb site to WordPress. It introduces the presenters and their companies, demonstrates converting an example iWeb site to WordPress, and provides tips on using WordPress including installing themes, customizing pages and widgets, and best practices for maintenance.

Michele Butcher provides tips for maintaining a WordPress site once it has been launched. Key recommendations include regularly backing up the site, updating plugins and themes, and using security plugins to protect the site from hackers. Additional tips include using strong and unique passwords, enabling two-factor authentication when available, and being wary of public WiFi networks without a VPN. Regular maintenance such as backups, updates, and security measures are important to keep a WordPress site safe and functioning properly over time.

Lesson 4 from the Fall 2015 class of WordPress for beginners covering security, maintenance, backups, Jetpack, and Gravatars

Are you planning to update your WordPress Version ❓ Keep in mind here mentioned basic things before updating your wordpress website version ✌ You can hire PSD to WordPress developer in order to help you get the themes and plugs updated before you go for entire site upgrade

The document provides steps and recommendations for cleaning a WordPress site that has been hacked. It begins by explaining the shock and dismay of discovering a hacked site. It then recommends either paying someone to clean the site or doing it yourself. For doing it yourself, the document advises cleaning core files, themes, and plugins and using the opportunity to remove unused files. Additional steps include changing salts, reviewing users and deleting unwanted ones, checking FTP accounts, reviewing file permissions, adding security plugins, changing login credentials, using a password manager, and regularly updating WordPress, plugins and themes. The overall message is how to thoroughly clean and secure a site after a hack.

This document provides an overview of common poor coding practices in WordPress development that can negatively impact compatibility and user experience. It discusses examples like directly modifying core WordPress scripts, directly printing scripts and stylesheets rather than using the enqueue system, and encourages developers to avoid these practices to prevent breaking other plugins, themes or WordPress itself. The presentation aims to make developers aware of these issues and how to develop code that is more considerate of other code on the site.

The document discusses programming to the Twitter API and creating a Twitter application called ReTweeter. It provides an overview of Twitter and the Twitter API, describing how the API allows access to user timelines, statuses, friends and more. It then explains how ReTweeter works by automatically retweeting any tweets from followers that contain a specific hashtag so that all followers can see it. The document concludes with lessons learned from building ReTweeter and inviting questions.

This document provides an overview and introduction to WordPress basics, including setup, installation, configuration, content creation and management, themes, plugins, and security. It discusses choosing a domain name and web hosting, performing a quick WordPress install, configuring basic settings like general site information and permalinks, adding pages and posts with images, video and audio, creating menus and widgets, selecting themes, and maintaining security through updates and plugins. Small group exercises are included for hands-on learning of the WordPress dashboard and functionality. A glossary of common WordPress terms is also provided, along with additional resources for continued learning.

This document contains the notes from a WordPress and SEO technical talk given at the Baltimore WordCamp on October 18, 2014. It discusses optimizing WordPress websites for search engines and users through on-page SEO techniques like optimizing page URLs, title tags, meta descriptions and internal linking. It also covers off-page SEO and recommends plugins to help with tasks like image optimization, caching, and XML sitemaps. The presenter's overall message is to make websites easy for users and search engines to access, understand and digest content.

Exploring the WordPress Dashboard and How to pick & install plugins. We go back to basics in our WordPress Beginner's Series. First getting familiar with the WordPress backend Administration screens and then moving on to how to pick plugins and install them.

The document discusses integrating WordPress blogs with Facebook. It describes creating a plugin called wpbook that syncs WordPress blog posts and comments to a Facebook page. Over multiple versions, wpbook improved by adding comments support, fixing bugs, and removing the need for a separate Facebook page by installing the posts directly into a Facebook theme. The document outlines lessons learned around limitations of the Facebook platform and terms of use. It raises potential next steps such as adding categories, pages, search, and analytics as well as improving profile photo fetching and the app creation process.

This presentation was presented on October 31, 2012 at BarCamp Tampa Bay, FL. It was made to discuss the basics of Optimizing your WordPress Site.

Presented by Kathryn Presner & Shannon Smith at WordCamp Montreal 2012 This introductory session is geared for bloggers, web designers and programmers who are new to WordPress. Even those who don’t know a Codex from a Cadillac will feel comfortable here. Delving into WordPress from a beginner’s point of view, we use unintimidating plain language to explain the fundamental concepts of WordPress, from themes, to widgets, to plug-ins. We go spelunking in the admin panel and show real-world examples of what WordPress can do. For beginners to WordPress, no knowledge of HTML required.

This document provides an overview of using WordPress as a content management system for building library websites. It discusses WordPress features like posts, pages, themes, plugins and customization options. It also covers hosting options for WordPress sites and basic WordPress administration tasks like adding content, media, and customizing the appearance.

Exploring the power and benefits of using WordPress plugins, how to build a WordPress plugin in a few simple steps, plus a good solid list of plugin resources.

WordPress is the most popular Blogging platform now a days. Many high profile companies are using WordPress as there Blogging platform. Have you ever thought about the security of your blog running WordPress ?? This presentation was presented On 13th Feb 2010, At Nagpur PHP Meetup by me.

This document provides summaries of various WordPress plugins that can improve website security, performance, social sharing capabilities, and SEO. It recommends installing plugins like Better WordPress Security, WordPress File Monitor Plus, WP Database Backup, and BulletProof Security to enhance security. Other suggested plugins include Quick Cache and WP jQuery CDN to improve page speed, Sociable for social sharing buttons, and SEO Ultimate and BWP Google XML Sitemaps for SEO optimization. The document also discusses plugins for customizing the TinyMCE editor, adding contact forms, analytics tracking, and more.

This document provides an overview and agenda for a presentation on using WordPress in libraries. The presentation covers: 1) an overview and examples of WordPress uses, 2) getting started, 3) CMS tips and tricks, 4) going beyond the basics, 5) keeping WordPress safe, secure and updated, 6) handy plugins, and 7) additional uses for WordPress including BuddyPress and WordPress MultiSite. Resources for the presentation include slides, notes and links to additional WordPress documentation and support forums.

“Plug-ins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine.” In this workshop we will cover the following areas, Extending WordPress, Customizing WordPress Plug-ins, Tips On Writing WordPress Plug-ins, Writing WordPress Plug-ins, and Essential WordPress Plug-ins. Plus, that isn’t enough, we will build a simple Flash plug-in by the end of the workshop that you can take with you!"

Advanced WordPress Optimization Strategies for iGSS in Dublin feat. WordPress SEO, Analytics, Plug-ins and much more.

This document provides 20 tips for improving a WordPress site for beginners. It recommends using good hosting providers, strong passwords, backing up the site, keeping software updated, using quality themes and plugins, optimizing images, adding alt text to images, setting the correct timezone, using the WordPress admin area options, quick edit, SEO plugins, Google Analytics, making sharing easy with social media plugins, using text widgets, and listed resources for learning more about WordPress.

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring WordPress. It outlines the steps to download and upload WordPress files, configure settings like the database connection, and run the installation process. It also describes how to customize WordPress through themes, plugins, menus and widgets. Basic WordPress concepts are explained like templates, loops and functions.php.

Lorelle VanFossen provides tips for bloggers on using WordPress and increasing blogging speed. She recommends using tools like Woopra for live stats, QuickPress and Press-It for quick posting, NoteTab Pro and Firefox extensions for clipboard functions, and Greasemonkey scripts for customizing the browsing experience. VanFossen also discusses popular WordPress plugins and resources for finding plugins and staying up to date with WordPress developments.

This document provides an overview of WordPress, including its history and origins as open source blogging software. It discusses the differences between hosted WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org, and provides guidance on setting up hosting, installing WordPress, using themes and plugins, and embedding various types of multimedia content like images, videos, and audio.

WordPress is one of the most widely used open-source content management systems for blogs and websites. The reason for this is due to its out of the box simplicity, usability and variety of plugins that can make a webmaster's life a whole lot easier. Need to enhance your SEO presence, try using the "All in One SEO Pack" plugin. Are you looking to add an ecommerce shopping cart to your site? There's a plugin for that too. The Formic team will walk you through the WordPress interface to show off its value and appeal, recommend specific plugins, review how to install it, and of course go over what you can actually do within it, plus much more.

This document provides an overview and recommendations for setting up a WordPress site, including: 1. It recommends selecting a domain registrar and web host, and discusses the pros and cons of having them with the same account. 2. It provides a list of recommended managed and self-managed web hosts that support WordPress installations. 3. It offers tips for securing WordPress sites, including using strong passwords, regular backups, and security plugins.

Presentation from WordCamp Raleigh 2014 on November 9th about Getting started with WordPress development