Ten Features of Jetpack You Can’t Live Without

Since its inception from WordPress.com Stats several years ago, the Jetpack suite of plugins has matured into a well-rounded group of helpful tools that you’ll wonder how you could ever live without. A must for any self-hosted WordPress site owner, this session will cover how to leverage the top ten most useful social media features and the WordPress.com cloud-powered awesomeness to collect stats and provide feedback, such as the contact form, related posts, the top posts and pages widget, and more.

This 75 minute hands-on presentation with Q & A will cover the basics of how to get started with and how to use some of the awesome modules that come with Jetpack. Jetpack requires a WordPress.org account and a publicly accessible WordPress website, which will be necessary to participate in the class lessons. Others will be encouraged to ask questions and take notes for later.

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1. Ten Features of 
 you can’t live without Suzette Franck wordCamp Las Vegas December 14, 2014
2. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. what is Jetpack 2. quick preview of modules 3. installation, activation, and connecting 4. development mode 5. digging into jetpack modules 6. additional plugins for jetpack what we will cover 2
3. #WCLV @suzette_franck what is jetpack? 3
4. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Jetpack by WordPress.com version 3.2.1 2. brings WordPress.com features to self- hosted sites 3. plugin that includes suite of 33 modules 4. made by Automattic 5. enable or disable any/all modules 6. uses WordPress.com cloud power 7. free, except VaultPress & VideoPress jetpack is awesome! 4
5. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. enhanced distribution 2. gravatar hovercards 3. jetpack comments 4. likes 5. publicize 6. sharing 7. subscriptions social modules 5
6. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. custom css 2. infinite scroll 3. mobile theme 4. site icon 5. tiled galleries/carousel 6. extra sidebar widgets 7. photon 8. holiday snow appearance modules 6
7. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. WordPress.com stats 2. toolbar notifications 3. monitor 4. contact form 5. custom content types 6. omnisearch 7. site verification 8. VaultPress & VideoPress (paid) utilities modules 7
8. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. custom css 2. JSON API 3. jetpack single sign on 4. omnisearch 5. markdown 6. beautiful math development modules 8
9. #WCLV @suzette_franck installing jetpack 9
10. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. self-hosted WordPress site 2. site must be public on the internet 3. must connect to your WordPress.com account to enable features 4. “development mode” available for some features on non-public sites jetpack requirements 10
11. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Plugins > Add New, search Jetpack installing jetpack 11
12. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Click “Activate Plugin” activating jetpack 12
13. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Click “Connect to WordPress.com” account
 
 
 
 
 
 TIP: sign into wordpress.org/plugins in another browser tab first before clicking connect to WordPress connecting jetpack 13
14. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Verify Account and click Authorize authorizing jetpack 14
15. #WCLV @suzette_franck connected to jetpack 15
16. #WCLV @suzette_franck development mode 16
17. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. best for localhost/local development 2. allows you to preview some modules 3. does not require WordPress.com account 4. not connected to WordPress.com 5. modules using WordPress.com cloud will not work: photon, stats, etc. development mode 17
18. #WCLV @suzette_franck jetpack not connected 18
19. #WCLV @suzette_franck via child theme functions.php 19
20. #WCLV @suzette_franck via plugin 20
21. #WCLV @suzette_franck development mode 21
22. #WCLV @suzette_franck jetpack settings 22
23. #WCLV @suzette_franck jetpack snow 23
24. #WCLV @suzette_franck jetpack modules 24
25. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1) WordPress.com Stats 25
26. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Thumbnail Grid 2. Tiled Gallery (mosaic) 3. Square Tiles 4. Circles 5. Slideshow 2) Tiled Galleries 26
27. #WCLV @suzette_franck Thumbnail Grid 27
28. #WCLV @suzette_franck Tiled Gallery (mosaic) 28
29. #WCLV @suzette_franck Square Tiles 29
30. #WCLV @suzette_franck Circles 30
31. #WCLV @suzette_franck Slideshow 31
32. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Visitors subscribe via a widget or comment form 3) Blog Subscriptions 32
33. #WCLV @suzette_franck Blog Subscriptions 33
34. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Settings > Sharing 4) Publicize 34
35. #WCLV @suzette_franck Publicize - New Post 35
36. #WCLV @suzette_franck Publicize - Facebook 36
37. #WCLV @suzette_franck Publicize - Facebook 37 Publicize - LinkedIn
38. #WCLV @suzette_franck Publicize - Google 38
39. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Settings > Sharing 5) Sharing 39
40. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Settings > Reading 6) Related Posts 40
41. #WCLV @suzette_franck Related Posts 41
42. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Blog Subscriptions 2. Facebook Like Box 3. Gallery 4. Gravatar Profile 5. Image 6. RSS Link 7. Top Posts & Pages 8. Twitter Timeline 7) Extra Sidebar Widgets 42
43. #WCLV @suzette_franck Blog Subscriptions 43
44. #WCLV @suzette_franck Facebook Like 44
45. #WCLV @suzette_franck Gallery 45
46. #WCLV @suzette_franck Gravatar Profile 46
47. #WCLV @suzette_franck Image 47
48. #WCLV @suzette_franck RSS Link 48
49. #WCLV @suzette_franck Top Posts & Pages 49
50. #WCLV @suzette_franck Twitter Timeline 50
51. #WCLV @suzette_franck 8) Contact Form/Feedback 51
52. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Appearance > Edit CSS 9) Custom CSS 52
53. #WCLV @suzette_franck 10) Monitor 53
54. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. WordPress.com Stats 2. Tiled Galleries 3. Blog Subscriptions 4. Publicize 5. Sharing 6. Related Posts 7. Extra Sidebar Widgets 8. Contact Form 9. Custom CSS 10.Monitor TL;DR: Top 10 Jetpack Modules 54
55. #WCLV @suzette_franck 1. Surbma - Jetpack Development Mode 2. Manual Control for Jetpack 3. Jetpack Only for Admins 4. Slideshow Captions for Jetpack 5. Jetpack Contact Form Auto Reply 6. Jetpack Popular Posts 7. Jetpack Melt Snow 8. Jetpack Post Statistics Link jetpack plugins X
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