This presentation is from the First WordPress Niagara (wpniagara.com) meeting. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/wpniagara

1. WordPress Niagara
Slavi Marinov
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Email: info@wpniagara.com
Site: http://wpniagara.com
May 22, 2013

2. My Background
• Web Developer for 10 years
• Love technology
• Web/Mobile Apps / WordPress Plugins
• Originally from Bulgaria, Eastern Europe
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3. WordPress is …
• A Free/Open Source Blogging and Content
Management System
• A fork of b2/cafelog (by Michel Valdrighi)
• Created by Matt Mullenweg & Mike Little
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4. WordPress be 10 years old!
Image Credit: easyvectors.com/browse/other/birthday-cake-clip-art
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5. B2evolution Admin Area
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6. WordPress Admin Area
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7. WordPress Stats
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8. WordPress Types
• Types of WordPress
– Hosted: WordPress.com (you.wordpress.com)
– Self-Hosted: WordPress.org
– VIP WordPress – start at $3,750/month
http://vip.wordpress.com/
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9. What is a Theme?
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10. What is Plugin?
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11. Top 5 Plugins
• Limit Login Attempts
• WP Super Cache
• BackUpWordPress
• Contact Form 7
• WordPress SEO by Yoast
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12. Good Practices
• Keep WordPress & plugins up to date
• Strong username/password
• Perform regular (automated) backups
• Speed: Use caching plugins and/or upgrade to
a better web hosting
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13. Demo
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