ESSENTIAL WP PLUGINS

WordCamp Miami 2013: Beginner’s Workshop presented by Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com | @onefinejay

WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay

HI THERE!

• Have blogged since 2002 (that’s before WordPress!)

• I do design and development for WebDevStudios

• I love publishing (although I’m busy at the moment)

WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay

SO, YOU’RE A BLOGGER?

• What do you publish?

• Podcasts? Photos? Essays? Thought streams? Video blogging?

• Identify your subject matter first.

• Keeping a consistent content stream ensures you don’t alienate your audience.

WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay

HAVE YOU TRIED WP, OUT OF THE BOX?

• WP ships with Twenty Twelve, and great features for getting started.

• For photobloggers, the media uploader feature creates good galleries in conjuction with the theme.

WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay

OUT OF THE BOX FOR VIDEO BLOGGING

• oEmbed for YouTube and Vimeo

• If you want to save video and stream it from your hosting account it might cost a pretty penny

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OUT OF THE BOX FOR AUDIO UPLOADS

• (Not really all that good.)

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PLUGINS FOR PHOTOBLOGGING

• Colorbox

• Lightweight and customizable

• Works well with almost any theme**

• Other gallery/slideshow plugins

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WATCH OUT FOR THEMES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN GALLERIES

• Some themes will have their own gallery functionality

• Unfortunately, your photos would not be easily portable from one theme to the next

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PLUGINS FOR PODCASTING

• You had me at Blubrry Powerpress

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CROSS-NICHE ESSENTIALS

• Performance boost: WP SuperCache or W3 Total Cache

• All-In-One SEO Pack

• no, no number of SEO plugins will guarantee results.

WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay

WHERE TO GETFANCY PHOTOS?

• photopin.com

flickr.comsearch.creativecommons.org

sxc.hu

• when in doubt, don’t use it.

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DON’T LOSE YOUR DATA

• Backing up is a great idea, right?

• Free solutions like Backup are good, but can be too granular or complicated for beginners

• Vaultpress and Backup Buddy are good, paid solutions

WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay

AND THAT’S A WRAP

• Questions?