You're Doing it Wrong13 Mistakes WordPress Users Make@DustinHartzler

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- Happiness Engineer @Automattic

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Today's Goals- Most Common WordPress Mistakes- Action Items to Fix Said Mistakes

- Time to Answer Questions

Mistake #0Wrong WordPress

Action Item #0- Choose with platform is right for you

- WordPress.org vs WordPress.com

Mistake #1Outdated Software

Action Item #1Always keep WordPress updated

- Core- Plugins- Themes

Mistake #2No Backup

Action Item #2Verify Backup Is Working Properly

- BackupBuddy- BackWPup- VaultPress

Mistake #3No Security

Action Item #3Make Your Site Harder for Attackers

- iThemes Security- WordFence- Jetpack

Mistake #4No Analytics

Action Item #4Set Up Site Stat Tracking Today

- Google Analyticator- Jetpack- WP Slimstat

Mistake #5No Email Capture

Action Item #5Start Capturing Email Addresses

- OptinMonster- LeadPages- MailChimp- SumoMe

Mistake #6No Contact Form

Action Item #6Create A Custom Contact Form

- Contact Form 7- Gravity Forms- Jetpack

Mistake #7No Sharing Options

Action Item #7Make it Easy to Share Your Content

- Shareaholic- Pretty Link Lite- Jetpack- Social Subscribe & Follow

Mistake #8Not Optimized for Mobile

Action Item #8Optimize Your Website for Mobile

- Design a new site- Pick a new theme- WPtouch plugin- Jetpack

Mistake #9Not Using Jetpack

Action Item #9Connect Your Site to WordPress.com with Jetpack

- Monitor- Photon- Jetpack Manage

Mistake #10No Custom Permalinks

Action Item #10Update Permalinks to Custom

- Go to Settings > Permalinks- Set to Custom- Save

Mistake #11Composing in Word

Action Item #11Stop Composing Blog Posts in Word

- WordPress Itself- Evernote- Plain Text Editor

Mistake #12No About Page

Action Item #12Create an About Page And Add to Main Menu

- Image of Yourself- Site's benefit to them- Optin Forms- Links to popular content

Mistake #13Too Large of Images

Action Item #13Optimize Images Before Uploading

- Use Photoshop / Gimp- Crop and resize to proper size- Images will load faster

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