WORDPRESS AS A CMS: THE PLUGIN APPROACH
ABOUT ERIC RASCHMy LifestreamEricRasch.com
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EricRaschsince 2003
PLUGINS... BY THE NUMBERS14,949 total plugins in the repository @ WordPress.org
top 5 most popular... probably:
All in One SEO Pack8,081,370 downloads; seo
Google XML Sitemaps5,338,513 downloads; seo
Akismet6,974,351 downloads; security
Contact Form 74,131,953 downloads; form
NextGEN Gallery3,415,754 times; media
SPEAKING OF NUMBERS...
WORDPRESS SITES IN THE WORLD.
STARTING WITH A PLUGIN CORE SET(most of these make it into each site I develop)
AkismetAnalytics360Broken Link CheckerBulletProof SecurityDBC BackupDuplicate PostEnable Media ReplaceGoogle Analytics (Yoast)Google XML SitemapsGravity Forms
+ MailChimp Add-On+ User Registration
Jetpack
More FieldsMore TaxonomiesMore TypesScissors ContinuedSearch EverythingSearch MeterSecure WordPressSEO UltimateW3 Total CacheWordPress SEO (Yoast)WordPress Ultimate SecurityWP-OptimizeWP Smush.it
for MultisiteGoogle XML Sitemaps with Multisite supportRemove /blog slug plugin for WPMU
for Theme DevelopmentAskApache What Is ThisConvert Post TypesSimply Show IDsTheme-Check
SO WHAT MAKES THESE WEBSITES TICK?
98.6 DEGREES BLOG
A blog? You lied! I know but it’s a great site. The killer thing about this site is it only took 30 minutes to train Dr. King (2 years ago) on how to keep it updated.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Broken Link Checker
Google Analytics (Yoast)
SEO Ultimate14plugins
19Posts
8Pages
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
This site redesign needed a good scrubbing. Import HTML did the heavy lifting, WP handled the pretty permalinks (and a whole lot more), and AZIndex made the faculty list easy-peasy.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
AZIndex
Duplicate Post
Import HTML16plugins
68Posts
31Pages
DII ONLINE CONSULT
Gravity Forms really made this site pull together. With the User Registration and FreshBooks add-ons, GF provided a round-trip ordering experience for the user.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Gravity Forms
+ User Registration Add-On
+ FreshBooks Add-On16plugins
2Posts
26Pages
IBP RESERVATION SYSTEM
The Department of Integrative Biology needed a way to register users, verify credentials, and reserve equipment rentals.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Booking Calendar
BuddyPress
Gravity Forms30plugins
1Posts
9Pages
ORL / ENT NEWSLETTERS
Dr. Citardi publishes 2 email newsletters. He wanted an easy way to maintain the content types and signup users. MailChimp’s Analytics360 helped keep a close watch on the action.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Gravity Forms MailChimp Add-On
Analytics360
More Types38
plugins202Posts
4Pages
ARC COURSE
A simple site for giving potential attendees a way to get information, signup for newsletter updates, and register for upcoming courses. Gravity Forms to the rescue.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Gravity Forms PayPal Add-On
Gravity Forms User Registration Add-On
WordPress HTTPS24
plugins0
Posts11Pages
ORL FRONTIERS COURSE
Dr. Citardi wanted to keep his course registrations websites separate, but still have the capabilities with a slightly different look. Child Themes made it a quick & easy turnaround.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
CMS Tree Page View
MapPress Easy Google Maps
W3 Total Cache24
plugins0
Posts8
Pages
UT PHYSICIANS
Long before Custom Post Types, Magic Fields gave us a way customize profiles for our physicians. WP Custom Search gave us a way for them to be found.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Magic Fields
WP Custom Search
Redirection41plugins
930Posts
35Pages
UT MIST
Another static site needing a cleanup with a strong way to maintain and enhance their current SEO efforts. WordPress provided a built-in way for multiple parties to keep the site rolling.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Import HTML
WordPress SEO (Yoast)
Viper's Video Quicktags27plugins
12Posts
36Pages
PagesPostsplugins
JOHN RITTER RESEARCH
Quick build, rapid turnaround, lasting results. Within 9 days we had this site launched and ready to spread-the-word.
top 3 plugins that made a difference:
Search Meter
Gravity Forms MailChimp Add-On
WP No Category Base26 21 15
WHAT’S TO COME?
REBUILDING A MEDICAL SCHOOL2011 will reveal big changes with the UT Med School’s websites, as we convert from static sites to Multisite.
Types of sites...
Departments/Offices/CentersCampaignsNewslettersFaculty profilesLabs
Plugins to help...
DuplicatorNetworks for WordPress
Add Clone Sites for WPMU (batch)
Site Creation WizardSocial MetricsContent Scheduler Post Revision Workflow
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