WordPress Notes
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WordPress Meetup 3/17/11: Plugin Extravaganza
On self-hosted WordPress sites:
- install through zip file (if not in directory)
- download it
- good idea to backup your site first
- upload it
- if there is a crash: ftp into account and delete plugin (go to plugin folder, delete it or change its name). Usually it's a plugin conflict that is the problem.
Tips
- good to rate plugins
- upgrades to WP should not break plugins... but they can (often?) do
- if upgrading and you have a theme or other problem, try turning back to 2010 them then re-activate your other theme
Plugins
- thememylogin - to customize for other users / authors on your WP site
- *get a database backup plugin, e.g. wordpress database backup
- simply show IDs
- slickr flickr
- failed login attempts
- Google XML Sitemaps
- W3 Total Cache (makes pages load faster)
- Headspace: WP SEO Made Simple
- Google Calendar
- Ozh admin dropdown - makes dashboard on top and drop down
- configure smtp (if you use email)
- thesis opeh hook
- Wibiya (twitter, fb, etc widgets)
- gpress - geolocation
- reorder - from codecanyon / Benjamin - costs $6
Misc WordPress Tips
Tips
- wp-content is the folder you can change, don't change the others
- wp-content has subfolders plugins, themes, uploads