wc miami 2013 beginner's workshop
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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
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
OUT OF THE BOX FOR AUDIO UPLOADS
• (Not really all that good.)
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
PLUGINS FOR PHOTOBLOGGING
• Colorbox
• Lightweight and customizable
• Works well with almost any theme**
• Other gallery/slideshow plugins
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
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
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
PLUGINS FOR PODCASTING
• You had me at Blubrry Powerpress
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
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.
WordCamp Miami 2013 Beginner’s Workshop | Jayvie Canono | http://jayvie.com http://webdevstudios.com | @onefinejay
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?