2. I’m Laura Eagin
• Detroit Michigan
• Custom Theme Developer
• Volunteer and teach @ Girl Develop It
• Tweet @choolaura
• lauraeagin.com
3. What We’ll Cover
• Tips to go from Beginner to Intermediate
• Tips for site administrators and themers
• Custom Theme Development = a lot of CSS
• Get to know WordPress really well
• Say yes, and figure it out as you go
12. Few ratings
Hasn’t been updated
No documentation
Right name, wrong tool
Widget vs. Plugin
Slows down site
Warnings pop up
Breaks my site
Levels of Plugin Hell
16. Don’t Forget to Get Client on Board
• Include price of plugins in contract
• Annual cost vs. one-time cost
• Or, roll cost into your maintenance fee
If this is your own site, think about the value of the plugin overtime. Consider
upgrading to Developer version so you can use on your site and others.
30. When you are not ready to launch your site,
discourage search engines from indexing it.
Then, don’t forget to uncheck this setting when you
do launch the site. It’s easy to forget.
31. Plugin “Under Construction” sets up a nice
splash page to prevent anyone seeing the
site while you’re working on it.
36. Tutorials and Resources
For your clients, because it’s their site after you launch it.
Wordpress.org “Getting Started with WP”
WordPress.tv
Meetup.com
Bonus: isitwp.com
37. Manage User Access
- Members Plugin
- Role Scoper Plugin
Hand holding (It’s necessary!)
+ Make it easy for them to log in
+ Walk them through it first, second time
39. Content is difficult to get (oy!)
While the Theme is being designed & built,
the writing should also be happening.
This is a forever a struggle for me
with client sites... Any solutions?
41. I didn’t get to
know all of you.13
Community is so important.
You’re at WordCamp...
So don’t leave this room without meeting at least one new person!