Future-proofing your WordPress site - WordCamp Sydney 2014
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It' never been easier to set up a WordPress site - but how do you make sure it lasts into the future?
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Future-proofing your WordPress site - WordCamp Sydney 2014
- 2. Design & Web
- 3. WordPress
- 10. FUTURE PROOF image: http://futureion.org/ YOUR WORDPRESS SITE
- 13. OUT OF THE BOX
- 17. image: http://melbourne.concreteplayground.com.au/event/119675/smartbar-retro-futurism-.htm 2751THEMES WordPress Theme Directory
- 24. THEME LOCK-IN
- 25. The lock-in problem is when a user is forced to continue using a theme because their data would be lost to them if they switched to another theme. Justin Tadlock
- 26. CONTENT TYPES
- 28. THEME OPTIONS
- 29. THEMES = APPEARANCE ! PLUGINS = CONTENT
- 30. THEME BLOAT
- 33. TWENTYFOURTEEN = 1.1MB ! AVADA = 15MB
- 36. SINGLE PURPOSE
- 39. RESPONSIVE
- 40. SOME GREAT THEME PROVIDERS Upthemes - https://upthemes.com/ Elegant Themes - http://www.elegantthemes.com/ Press75 - http://press75.com/ StudioPress - http://www.studiopress.com/
- 44. image: http://evelknievel.com/ PLUGINS & PERFORMANCE Limit the number of Plugins activated Single purpose plugins Watch for added stylesheets and scripts
- 45. PREMIUM PLUGINS
- 46. PREMIUM PLUGINS BackupBuddy ? http://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/ Gravity Forms http://www.gravityforms.com/ Advanced Custom Fields http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/
- 48. CONTENT TYPE PLUGINS Jetpack (portfolio) ? https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/ Testimonials https://github.com/justintadlock/content-type-standards/ tree/master/testimonials Church Theme Content https://wordpress.org/plugins/church-theme-content/
- 50. READ THE ? REVIEWS image: http://theboredzombie.com/2014/03/on-quilt-judging-see-my-results.html