WordPress SmackdownCMS Smackdown - Web 920 - 2012.06.18

Requirements● User updatable slideshow● Photo resizing● Form submission /w upload and validation● Blog

○ Comments○ Spam protection

What WordPress OffersBy Default:● Pages● Posts (blog)

○ comments○ categories○ tags○ spam protection

● Uploading media● Custom menus● Custom sidebars

(widgets)● SEO friendly links● Themes & Plugins

With Extensions/ Plugins:● Slideshow● Contact form

My Setup - ThemeTheme:● Thematic● For the production site I will create a

child theme

My Setup - Plugins● Delete:

○ Hello Dolly (default)● Keep:

○ Akismet (default)● Added

○ Contact Form 7○ Portfolio Slideshow

Advantages of WordPress● Comes with 80% of everything you would

want right out of the box.● You can build or extend themes and plugins● Intuitive● Literally so easy a designer can set it up

Disadvantages of WordPressIn reverse order:● Short codes aren't the most intuitive thing for

a user● No dependencies on other libraries/plugins● No modularity (custom post types)

End● Link to this slideshow (recursion FTW!):

○ https://docs.google.com/presentation/pub?id=18-HM028wQXPIbYaB816p8BwgWLn4m_1hR6Qkdq1PTQg&start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

● Link to Web 920 Meetup:○ http://www.web920.com/

● Link to this Meetup:○ http://www.web920.com/events/64398512/

● Link to my Twitter Account:○ @BFTrick