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Finding the Perfect Themes and Plugins Bryan Petty [email protected] github.com/tierra @ibakunet

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You’re Doing It Wrong!

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● Pick your theme first, then build on plugins that work with your theme (they don’t always play nice). ● Break down your workflow to four steps: Making Life Easier 1. Free Themes (2,300) 2. Premium Themes (~3,000) 3. Free Plugins (30,000) 4. Premium Plugins (~2,000)

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Themes Photo by firetrd (CC BY 2.0)

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(as in beer and speech) Free Themes

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● http://wordpress.org/themes/ ● All themes go through a thorough review process. Most popular themes are well supported and ratings help filter out the bad ones. ● Support is not guaranteed. ● 2,300 themes categorized by colors, columns, width, and features which you’ll mostly find useless for filters. WordPress.org Themes

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● Stats on the theme itself: ○ Last Updated ○ Number of Downloads ○ Reviews ○ Support threads solved ● Stats on the theme author: ○ Do they have other themes approved? ○ Are they active in the community? Evaluating WordPress.org Themes

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(as in paid or commercial) Premium Themes

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● Commercial Theme Shops Individually ○ http://wordpress.org/themes/commercial/ ○ Use caution trusting anyone not listed. ● Trusted Marketplace ○ Creative Market ○ MOJO Marketplace ○ Theme Forest Premium Theme Locations

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● Blog ● BuddyPress ● Business ● Creative ● Corporate ● eCommerce ● Entertainment ● Landing Page ● Magazine ● Mobile Premium Theme Categories ● Nonprofit ● Photography ● Portfolio ● Responsive ● Restaurant ● Retail ● Technology ● Theme Frameworks ● Wedding

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● Documentation ● Is it actively updated? ● Support ● Reviews (if using a Marketplace) ● Is the author active in the community? ● Is the code high-quality? Evaluating Premium Themes

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Never let your theme handle a feature you’d like to keep using after you replace the theme.

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http://themeshaper.com/jumpstart/ Jumpstart: More Theme Search Tips

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Plugins Photo by popculturegeek (CC BY 2.0)

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(as in beer and speech) Free Plugins

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● http://wordpress.org/plugins/ ● All plugins go through a thorough review process. Most popular plugins are well supported and ratings help filter out the bad ones. ● Support is not guaranteed. ● 30,000 plugins categorized by useful tags WordPress.org Plugins

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● admin ● buddypress ● comments ● email ● facebook ● gallery ● google ● images Common Plugin Tags ● links ● media ● pages ● photos ● posts ● seo ● shortcode ● sidebar ● social ● spam ● stats ● twitter ● video ● widgets ● youtube

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(as in paid and commercial) Premium Plugins

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● WordPress.org - usually in the form of a free plugin with “premium features”. ● Trusted Marketplaces? ○ MOJO Code ○ MOJO Marketplace (plugins shutdown) ○ WP App Store (shutdown) ○ Code Canyon ○ Easy Digital Downloads ○ WP Plugins (shutdown) ● Commercial Plugin Shops Individually ○ Unfortunately no WordPress.org listing. Premium Plugin Locations

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● Documentation ● Is it actively updated? ● Support ● Reviews (if using a Marketplace) ● Is the developer active in the community? ● Is the code high-quality? Evaluating Premium Plugins

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Recap ● Never Google free themes or plugins ● Only download free themes from WP.org ● Know your themes and plugins: ○ Documentation ○ Support ○ Reviews ○ Actively Updated ○ Contribution Activity

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Questions & Discussion speakerdeck.com/u/tierra Bryan Petty [email protected] github.com/tierra @ibakunet