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WordPress is the most widely used Content Management System because it's easy to use, easy to customize and it's free! What a lot of people don't realize is how powerful WordPress can be with the right tools. This presentation will show you how powerful WordPress can be with minimal knowledge of how to design or develop websites. We'll cover the themes and plugins you need to know about and hopefully do some things you didn't think WordPress could do. This presentation is for everyone whether you are using WordPress already or not. Users, non-users and developers alike should all walk away having learned something new.
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Prepared for Boston Tech Meetup on May, 02, 2012
Jon Bishop • Web Developer • 77 N. Washington St., 8th Floor, Boston MA 02114 • 617.837.8158
Did WordPress Do That?
About AMP Agency
• Independently-owned, integrated communications agency
• Clients Include: Hasbro, Maybelline New York, Samsonite, Intel, Princess Cruises, NFL PLAYERS and Ansell Healthcare
What Is WordPress?
WordPress is an open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL
• Great software should work with little configuration and setup• Provide features that 80% or more of end users will actually use• Avoid putting the weight of technical choices on our end users• Every version of WordPress should be easier and more enjoyable to
use than the last• Three major versions a year
Some Facts
WordPress.com is run using the Multisite version of WordPress and estimates are that more than 32 million sites are active on a single installation of WordPress Multisite
25% of all websites are published with WordPress
63% of the top 10 million sites are using WordPress
• Joomla = 11%
• Drupal = 8%
http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/wordpress-stats-and-numbers-breaking-their-own-records/http://trends.builtwith.com/cms
The Community
19,000 plugins have been contributed to WordPress.org with over 292,000,000 downloads1
1,500 themes have been contributed to WordPress.org with over 47,000,000 downloads2
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
WordPress as a Multisite Network
Best Buy uses WordPress MU to power 1050 local store blogs
Best Buy aggregates important store data and passed it back to key enterprise applications via custom web services
Best Buy
http://wordpress.org/showcase/best-buy/
WordPress as a Shopping Cart
• Seamless integration with existing WordPress sites
• Lots of options
• Variety of feature sets
theClovers.net• Shopp plugin• Responsive storefront
WordPress as a Social Network
Extended Profiles - Messaging - FriendsGroups - Activity Streams - Personal Blogs
Kodingen.com• Cloud Development
Environment• Buddypress
WordPress as a Job Board
Sell job listingsAccept resumes Tools for job seekers and employers
jobs.woothemes.comUses JobRoller
• appthemes.com/themes/jobroller
WordPress in School
• Manage Courses
• Submit HW Online
• Use Blog For HW
AdamBrown.info• Uses MU for courses• Built KB Gradebook
plugin
WordPress to Managing Locations
FestObsessed.com• MapPress• BuddyPress
• Create a map with custom markers that link back to posts or display HTML
• Create multiple maps
• Includes API
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress
WordPress Your Way
Theme Development - The sky is the limit
BruceSpringsteen.net• Parallax• Isotope• ScrollTo
WordPress as a Service
• Using WordPress to develop applications
• Built in user roles, custom post types and free plugins
HappyTables.com• WP MU• Yoast SEO• W3TC
WordPress as a Service
Rentablities.com
WordPress as an E-Book
• Use content from within WordPress or external feeds
• Outline, order, and edit your work
• Export as PDF, EPUB, RTF and TEI
http://anthologize.org
Front End Editing in WordPress
• Log in and edit content from the front end
• Compatible with any theme
• Edit posts, pages, custom post types, comments, widgets
• Uses Aloha Editor so you see what you get in real time
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-editor
WordPress On The Go
• Responsive Themes/Frameworks
• Mobile Plugins
• Native Appso iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Nokia and WebOS
ManageWP
Manage all of your sites from one dashboard
• Upgrade WordPress, plugins and themes
• Perform automatic backup
• Clone and set up new sites in minutes
• Edit content in bulk
https://managewp.com
Boston WordPress Meetup
• A community for WordPress enthusiasts
• We are currently the 2nd largest WordPress meetup in the world with 1290+ members
• We are looking for 1 or 2 very energetic, knowledgeable contributors to join our team
• Please email Kurt ([email protected]) and Jon ([email protected]) if interested
• http://bostonwp.org
Thanks!
Jon BishopWeb Developer @ AMP Agency
WordPress Plugins:•Socialize•HubSpot for WordPress
Website / JonBishop.comTwitter / @JonDBishop
