A WordPress 101 on plugins you might want to use when you first set up WordPress... works for most niche. WordCamp Kansas City 2014.

1. Basic Plugin Recommendations
To Get Your WordPress Website
Started
by Nile Flores
@blondishnet
http://blondish.net

2. Objective
❏ Allow people to contact you
❏ Allow people to share your articles over social network
sites
❏ Some plugins for search engine optimization
❏ Plugin suggestions for security
❏ … and a few other fun plugins in case you need them

3. You just installed WordPress… what next???
Depending on the type of site you want
to have, you’re going to want to decide
what you need your site to do.
It could be adding a contact form to
allow people to contact you, allowing
people to easily share your posts, have
a photo gallery, or more. To get this,
you’re gonna need some plugins!

4. What is a plugin?
A WordPress plugin is a
series of functions, filters,
hooks, and actions that add
dynamic functionality outside
the default bounds of the
WordPress core.

5. Where Can I Get A Plugin
http://wordpress.org/plugins/
OR
From your own WordPress admin under Plugins

6. WordPress Plugin Directory

7. Wow, 32,000 plugins to choose from!
Just because there are a lot of plugins available,
doesn’t mean you need them all, especially when
you’re starting out. So, that’s where this
presentation comes into play.

8. Use your own judgement when installing
plugins. You’ll know when you’ve had too
many when your site is slow or doesn’t work
correctly.

9. Contact Form Plugin
Ninja Forms - http://bit.ly/ninjaformswp
Easy to create forms by only dragging, dropping, and
saving fields.

10. Social Sharing Plugins
❏ Digg Digg http://bit.ly/diggdiggwp
❏ JetPack http://bit.ly/jetpackwp

11. Search Engine Optimization
❏ WordPress SEO by Yoast - http://bit.ly/wpseobyyoast
❏ Google Analytics for WordPress - http://bit.
ly/googleanalytics-wp

12. Optimize Site Speed
❏ W3 Total Cache - http://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-
cache/
❏ WP Super Cache - http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-
super-cache/
❏ WPSmush.it - http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/

13. Security Plugin
Wordfence - http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/
iThemes Security - http://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-
security/
❏ Helps block bad bots from attacking your site
❏ Helps against fake login attempts
and much more.
Note: iThemes offers more security features.

14. Security Plugin (continued)
iThemes Security plugin allows you to:
❏ change admin user name
❏ change user ID with #1 to another ID#
❏ change wp database prefix
❏ change path of wp-content
and much more.

15. Plugins For Comments
❏ Akismet - http://wordpress.org/plugins/akismet/
❏ CommentLuv - http://wordpress.org/plugins/commentluv/
❏ Growmap Anti-Spam - http://wordpress.
org/plugins/growmap-anti-spambot-plugin/

16. Don’t Forget- Backup Your Site!
❏ BackUpWordPress - http://wordpress.
org/plugins/backupwordpress/
❏ BackWPup - http://wordpress.
org/plugins/backwpup/
❏ BackUpBuddy (premium plugin) - http:
//ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/

17. Other Common Plugins
❏ NextGen Gallery (photo gallery) - http://wordpress.
org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/
❏ WooCommerce (shopping cart) - http://wordpress.
org/plugins/woocommerce/
❏ Sugar Events Calendar Lite (and Pro version) - https:
//wordpress.org/plugins/sugar-calendar-lite/

18. Ask me!
Not sure what plugin you
need for your site, feel free to
ask.

19. Thank You!
Nile Flores - http://blondish.net
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