the 7 essential wordpress plugins (wordcamp slc 2014)
DESCRIPTION
There are literally thousands of themes and plugins available to help you customize your WordPress website to do almost anything you need it to do. However, navigating this sea of plugins can often be a daunting task. During this session, we’ll go over the best practices for finding the right plugin for your needs, and talk about the 7 WordPress plugins I believe are essential to every WordPress-powered site.TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
@brentjacobsen #WCSLC
![Page 2: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
LUCK ISN’T ENOUGH WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PLUGINS IN WORDPRESS DIRECTORY
![Page 3: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
WP 4.0: A Huge Help
![Page 4: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
![Page 5: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
![Page 6: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+
![Page 7: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+ 2. # of Ratings (100+)
![Page 8: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+ 2. # of Ratings (100+) 3. # of Downloads (10k+)
![Page 9: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+ 2. # of Ratings (100+) 3. # of Downloads (10k+)
4. Last Updated (recent)
![Page 10: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+ 2. # of Ratings (100+) 3. # of Downloads (10k+)
4. Last Updated (recent) 5. Compatible?
![Page 11: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+ 2. # of Ratings (100+) 3. # of Downloads (10k+)
4. Last Updated (recent) 5. Compatible? 6. Staging
![Page 12: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
7 RULES OF THUMB
1. Star Rating 4+ 2. # of Ratings (100+) 3. # of Downloads (10k+)
4. Last Updated (recent) 5. Compatible? 6. Staging 7. Test!
![Page 13: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
7 ESSENTIAL PLUGIN TYPES
![Page 14: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
1
![Page 15: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
1 COMING SOON
![Page 16: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Plugins
Ø Seedprod (paid) – www.seedprod.com – $49 developer license
Ø Easy Coming Soon (free)
![Page 17: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
2
![Page 18: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
2 DESIGN &
DEVELOPMENT
![Page 19: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Site Development Plugins Ø Beginner – Duplicate Post (free) – Template Overide (free) – Page Scroll to ID (free) – Visual Composer (paid - CodeCanyon)
Ø Advanced – Post Snippets (free) – Advanced Custom Fields (free)
![Page 20: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
3
![Page 21: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
3 LEAD CAPTURE
![Page 22: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Plugins for Capturing Leads Ø Basic Lead Gen – Contact Form 7 (free) – Gravity Forms (paid - $39-$199)
Ø Intermediate Lead Gen – Email Before Download & Download Monitor (both free) – SumoMe (sumome.com - free with paid upgrades)
Ø Advanced Lead Gen – OptinMonster (paid - $49-$399) – LeadPages (paid - $37-$97 per month)
![Page 23: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
4
![Page 24: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
4SHARING & SOCIAL
![Page 25: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Sharing & Social Plugins Ø Sharing – Simple Share Buttons Adder (free)
Ø Displaying Social Feeds – Juiz Last Tweet (free) – Facebook Widget (free) – Instagram Feed (free)
![Page 26: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
5
![Page 27: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
5 P E R F O R M A N C E
![Page 28: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Plugins for Performance Ø Use Google Libraries (free) Ø W3 Total Cache (free) Ø Scripts to Footer (free) Ø Better Wordpress Minify (free) Ø Wordpress SEO by Yoast (free)
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/
![Page 29: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
6
![Page 30: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
6 SECURITY
![Page 31: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Backup & Security Plugins Ø Security – Wordfence (free with paid upgrade)
Ø Backup – UpdraftPlus Backup and Restoration for
Wordpress (free with paid upgrades) – Vaultpress (paid) – BackupBuddy (paid)
![Page 32: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
A note on Performance and Security
3 BIGGEST FACTORS:
1. Get high-quality hosting
2. Use a well-coded theme
3. Use only reputable, well-developed plugins (and uninstall ones you aren’t using)
![Page 33: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
A note on Performance and Security
3 BIGGEST FACTORS:
1. Get high-quality hosting
2. Use a well-coded theme
3. Use only reputable, well-developed plugins (and uninstall ones you aren’t using)
![Page 34: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
A note on Performance and Security
3 BIGGEST FACTORS:
1. Get high-quality hosting
2. Use a well-coded theme
3. Use only reputable, well-developed plugins (and uninstall ones you aren’t using)
![Page 35: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
A note on Performance and Security
3 BIGGEST FACTORS:
1. Get high-quality hosting
2. Use a well-coded theme
3. Use only reputable, well-developed plugins (and uninstall ones you aren’t using)
![Page 36: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
7
![Page 37: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
7 PAYMENTS
![Page 38: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
eCommerce & Payment Plugins
Ø eCommerce – WooCommerce (free) – Striper – Stripe Integration for WooCommerce (free) – Easy Digital Downloads (free)
Ø Payments – WP Stripe (free, but limited) – WP Full Stripe (paid - CodeCanyon) – Simple Stipe Checkout (paid)
![Page 39: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
BRENT’S ESSENTIAL 7
![Page 40: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
![Page 41: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
Brent’s Essential 7 Ø Contact Form 7 Ø Template Overide Ø SumoMe Ø Duplicate Post Ø W3 Total Cache (varies by host) Ø Visual Composer Ø Stripe – WooCommerce & Striper –or- – WP Full Stripe –or- – Simple Stripe Checkout
![Page 42: The 7 Essential Wordpress Plugins (Wordcamp SLC 2014)](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022050815/546b8653af7959df2b8b5956/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
Brent Jacobsen Partner – FDEV.com Founder - WPUtah.org !@brentjacobsen @wputah @fdev !
FDEV is Hiring! Email [email protected] for details