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...

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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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