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LOTS OF CHOICES
• 1884: wordpress.org
• 2000+: Theme Forest
• 2000+: Independent Theme companies
• Totals are somewhere over 10,000 themes available
SO, WHAT TO LOOK FOR?
• Reviews
• Support tickets
• Number of Downloads
• Recommendations
• Developer Review
WHAT THEMES?
• What’s the goal?
• Budget?
• How comfortable are you making changes?
• Drag and drop?
• Widgetized Homepage?
• Framework (Genesis) vs Starter (_underscores)
• Remember: more options, more issues (maybe)
SOME THEME OPTIONS
FREE
• The Wordpress Repository
• Use resources (Smashing Magazine, WP Tavern, etc.)
• Too many to list
PAID
• Genesis (from StudioPress)
• iThemes
• Make (Free & Paid)
• Headway Themes
• Too many to list
THE SAME CRITERIA APPLIES
• Reviews
• Support tickets
• Number of Downloads
• Recommendations
• Developer Review
SECURITY
• WordFence
• Sucuri Security
• BruteProtect
Security is NOT just a plugin!
• Never use “Admin”
• Regular Core/Plugin Updates
• Strong Passwords
• CDN and Firewalls
• Web Host Monitoring
A FEW OPTIONS
BACKUP
• No One Stop Solution
• Hosting Options
• Need to reliable, automatic, easy to restore
Some Options:
• BackupBuddy (paid)
• Duplicator (free & paid)
• Akeeba (Free)
Better Paid Option:
• VaultPress (http://vaultpress.com/)
SEO & ANALYTICS
Number 1 SEO Choice
• Yoast SEO
Alternatives:
• All In One SEO
• Builtin Theme SEO
ANALYTICS
• Yoast Analytics
• GetClicky.com (paid)
• woopra.com (paid)
• JetPack
IMAGES
• Imsanity (reduces file sizes on upload)
• RICG Responsive Images (Swaps images based on device)
• Simple Image Widget
FORMS
• Contact Form 7 (Free)
• Jetpack (Free, but Jetpack)
• Gravity Forms* (Paid)
• Ninja Forms (Free & Paid)
The 2 Free options included only do your basic contact form. If you want to get into multistep or forms that can handle more complicated logic then the last 2 options are your better bets with various paid additions/levels.
*This is my option of choice, but Ninja forms is very good too. Ninja basic is free and easy to style out of
the box.
JETPACK
• Free
• All in One Solution
• Works with any theme
• Lots of options
• Ties into wordpress.com
Alternative:
• Jetpack Slim (no tie to wordpress.com)
SOME OTHERS
• WooCommerce (ecommerce)
• iThemes Exchange (ecommerce)
• Easy Digital Downloads (ecommerce)
• Restrict Content (membership)
• WP-Members (membership)
• Paid Membership Pro (membership)
• Wordpress Zero Spam (antispam)
• Disable Comments (comments)
I COULD TALK ALL NIGHT…
– Yogi Berra
“I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.”
QUESTIONS?
JOHN LAUBERLITTLE LAUBER
DESIGNS
Web: LittleLauberDesigns.com
Twitter: @Johnlauber
Email: [email protected]