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Why WordPress Is not "Set it and Forget It"

Why WordPress Is not "Set it and Forget It"

WordPress is not RonCo, and it's not JUST because of security that we upgrade. Though we do...

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

June 30, 2013
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  1. YOU CAN’T
    SET IT AND
    FORGET IT
    WORDPRESS IS NOT RONCO

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  2. Half-Elf Support Rogue
    DreamHost WordPress Support Specialist
    http://halfelf.org
    MIKA “IPSTENU” EPSTEIN

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  3. MY SITE IS PERFECT
    WordPress IS secure!
    My plugins are reliable
    My theme is future proof
    My content is great!

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  4. WHAT DO
    WE
    UPDATE?

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  5. THERE ARE THREE LIGHTS
    •  WordPress
    •  Your Server
    •  Your Content

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  6. Core
    Plugins
    Themes
    WORDPRESS

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  7. Server Hardware
    Server Software
    PHP
    SQL
    Apache
    Nginx
    … IIS
    YOUR SERVER

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  8. Posts
    Pages
    Comments
    Social Media
    Theme / Layout /
    Design
    YOUR CONTENT

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  9. WHY DO WE
    UPDATE?

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  10. Bring Readers Back
    Good for SEO
    Keep Up With The
    Times
    GOOD CONTENT IS
    AMAZING CHICKEN

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  11. Tweet it and forget it
    Facebook is transient
    CHEAP CONTENT CAN BE
    FORGETTABLE BUT MEMORABLE

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  12. WHAT
    DRIVES US
    TO
    UPDATE?

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  13. “Find something that
    you’re passionate
    about and keep
    tremendously
    interested in it.”
    PASSION FEEDS ENGAGEMENT

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  14. “If you have that
    passion, it is conveyed
    through marketing.
    People see it. I get up
    before them and show
    them something new
    and wonderful. When I
    create something, I
    believe in it, and I am
    very passionate about
    it.”
    DON’T OVERSELL PASSION

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  15. “n spite of food fads,
    fitness programs, and
    health concerns, we
    must never lose sight
    of a beautifully-
    conceived meal.”
    KEEP YOUR KITCHEN
    UP TO DATE

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  16. “You’d probably
    expect to spend…”
    CHEAP HARDWARE
    BREAKS

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  17. BUT WAIT,
    THERE’S
    MORE!

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  18. EVEN THE SAME OLD
    THING NEEDS LOVE

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  19. “The only real
    stumbling block in the
    kitchen is fear of
    failure. In cooking
    you’ve got to have a
    what-the-hell attitude.”
    NEW FEATURES ARE
    ATTRACTIVE

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  20. “You’ll never know
    everything about
    anything, especially
    something you love.”
    NEVER COOK A STEAK THE
    SAME WAY TWICE

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  21. BUT THIS IS
    ALL WORK

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  22. Set it and walk away!
    ROTISSERIE CHICKEN IS OKAY

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  23. Non-cooks think it’s silly to invest two hours’ work in two minutes’ enjoyment; but if
    cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.
    HOME COOKED CHICKEN IS GREAT

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  24. Always remember: If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always
    just pick it up. Who’s going to know?
    HARD WORK MATTERS

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  25. BON APPETIT!
    http://helf.us/wcchi2013

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