Post on 17-Jan-2017
One Dashboard to rule them all
Managing Multiple WordPress WebsitesChristopher Harris
WordCamp NOLA August 13, 2016
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Christopher HarrisFaith Growthchristopher@faithgrowth.com@revrevwine
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About Faith Growthfaith growth
•Help make digital easy•Church Communications
Consulting•Custom Websites as platforms for ministry
One Dashboard to rule them all
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Common Featuresfaith growth
•One login for all your sites•Easy updating of plugins,
core, & themes • Backup and security
features
Common Featuresfaith growth
• Deploy features•Comments Management
• Publishing tools•User Management
Let’s Look at Dashboard Products
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•All have free or trail subscriptions
•Very similar basic features, but different
approaches
Manage WPfaith growth
Manage WPfaith growth
• First of its kind• Update everything onsite
with one click• Access each installs
dashboard•Google Analytics Integration
Jetpack Managefaith growth
Jetpack WPfaith growth
• Most Intrigued with•Manage with your WP.com account•Manage plugins including updates
and activation• Post to self-hosted blogs from
WP.com• View wp.com statistics
CMS Commanderfaith growth
CMS Commanderfaith growth
• Google Developer PageSpeed Insights
• Backlink Monitoring• Maintenance modes
• Built around normal WP dashboard
iControl WPfaith growth
iControl WPfaith growth
• Bulk & individual updates & controls• Securi integrations• Login as any user
•Database Optimization
WP Remotefaith growth
WP Remotefaith growth
• Automatic update of core, plugins, & themes
• Add notes to sites• Search sites
•Uses secure API key so now login details are stored
ithemes Syncfaith growth
ithemes Syncfaith growth
•Integration in the ithemes eco system
•iPhone app
Considerationsfaith growth
• Does it play well with your host?
• Includes features you need/want• Price• UI
Conclusionfaith growth
•All will save time•Test them all and find
the one that best meets your needs and
budget.
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Q & A
Christopher HarrisFaith Growthchristopher@faithgrowth.com@revrevwine
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