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Favorite
PluginsA collection of my favorite plugins
and how to use them
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Laura Hartwig
• WordPress Developer
• WPDecoder.com
• This presentation can be found:
slideshare.net/LauraHartwig/favorite-wordpress-plugins-2016
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Extend the
functionality of
your site
Not available in Wix, Weebly, or Square Space
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A Word
of Warning
Conflicts
Security Issues
Updates
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Types of Plugins
• Free Plugins
• Paid Plugins
• Freemium Plugins
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Free Plugins can be found a thttps://wordpress.org/plugins/
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Free Plugins
These plugins have been somewhat vetted
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Free Plugins:
Things to look for
Rating
Installs
Last
Update
Author
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Also look for support
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Check for replies, number of requests and if items have been resolved
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And is there a
Freemium Option?
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Freemium Plugins:
Things to look for
• Which features are paid?
• Support available?
• Include updates?
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Paid Plugins:
Things to look for• Author reputation
• Online reviews
• Support
• Longevity
• How long does subscription last?
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Installing Free Plugins:
Installing Plugins
Plugins > Add New > Search for Plugin name
> Click Install > Click Activate
Installing Paid Plugins:
Pay for plugin and download it.
Check to see if it is just plugin file or comes with documentation. You might need to extract the file.
Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
> Click Install > Click Activate
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Favorite Plugins
Comments
Social
SEOSecurity
Admin
1. Anti-spam
1. All in One SEO/ Yoast
2. Redirection (for redoing sites)
3. Google XML Sitemaps
1. AddToAny Share Buttons
2. Simple Social Icons
1. Wordfence2. Captcha by BestWebSoft
1. BackupBuddy
2. Coming soon and Maintenance mode
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Security
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This plugin can be difficult to setup, but if you just install it and activate it “as is”, your site will be more secure.
Some features include:
• Firewall
• Blocking of known attackers
• Login security
• Security scanning
Note: anytime you install a security plugin, make sure you have cpanel or FTP access to your site.
Wordfence
Security
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Captcha by BestWebSoft
Simple math question
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Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA)
by BestWebSoftEasier, but sometimes
You also have to do this:
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Social
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For people to share your content on THEIR social networks
• Many social options
• Use their styled buttons or your own
• Choose where to display your share buttons
AddToAny
Share Buttons
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Simple Social Icons
• Bloglovin• Dribbble• Email• Facebook• Flickr• Github• Google+• Instagram
• LinkedIn• Pinterest• RSS• StumbleUpon• Tumblr• Twitter• Vimeo• YouTube
Add links to your own social media in colors that match your site.
Limited to these sites:
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Comments
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Anti-Spam
Upload it and it works– no setup required. Commenters don’t have to complete captcha
Note: Doesn’t work with JetPack Comments
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SEO
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All in One SEO/ YoastBoth of these have too many options to go over today, but basically they give you a place to put the Google title & description and some meta tags.
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RedirectionIf you are updating an existing site, this plugin is a MUST. Don’t let customers suffer through 404 pages because your .html endings no longer work.
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Google XML Sitemaps
This is the one for Google. It does an excellent job of making sure the right pages are indexed.
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Admin
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BackupBuddy (Paid)Creating backups of your site is essential. If you are a developer, BackupBuddy is well worth the investment.
If you only have one or two sites, you might want to try UpDraftPlus
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Coming soon and
Maintenance modeThis is great for when you want to start getting some SEO history on your site, but aren’t ready for people to see your unfinished site yet.
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What are
your favorite
plugins?
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Questions?
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Thank You
• This presentation can be found:
– slideshare.net/LauraHartwig/favorite-wordpress-plugins-2016
– See all my favorite plugins:
– wpdecoder.com/plugins/recommended-plugins/
Contact Me at [email protected]