WCSD: Taking Your WordPress Site to the Next Level

by Carolyn S.

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plugins. taking your WordPress site to the next level

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info. Happiness Rocketeer at Automattic Support for the Jetpack plugin  Find me online: Twitter: @carolynsonnek Web: carolynsonnek.com Carolyn Sonnek

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your website.

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plugins.

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Plugins are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress. what is a plugin?

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44,207

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how to choose. Choose plugins from reliable sources: • WordPress.org Plugin Directory • Community Recommendations • Trusted Authors or Companies

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how to choose. Recently Updated Good Support Is It Necessary Downloads & Ratings

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now what?

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spam.

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Filters out your comment spam. Catches an average of 7.5 million   pieces of spam per hour. Most used WordPress plugin. Free.

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i want it all!

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• Install over 30 popular plugin features with one click. • Engage millions of WordPress.com users, allowing  them to interact with your site. • Boost your site’s performance by taking the load of  certain features off your servers.

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• Get regular updates, enhancements, and  troubleshooting from the same folks who build  WordPress.com. • Work seamlessly with Akismet to stop spam from  your comments and contact forms • Customize your site using CSS without affecting your   theme ﬁles.

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• View/Visitor Statistics • Site uptime monitoring • Beautiful galleries/slideshows • Comments using social media • Extra sidebar widgets • Social media sharing • Auto-publish to social media • Brute force security monitoring • Plugin/update management • Subscriptions Plus amazing support!

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VaultPress protects and backs up your site with: • Automated backups with easy restores. • Daily security scans with one-click repairs. • Help from the WordPress experts.

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hello?

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• Edit .htaccess + robots.txt ﬁle • Social Integration • Multi-Site Compatible • Import & Export functionality • Multilingual support • Great documentation + support • Page Analysis • Advanced WordPress SEO   conﬁguration • Meta & Link Elements • XML Sitemaps • RSS Optimization

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moar speed.

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WP Super Cache Creates static HTML files from your site. Saves your server from processing heavier PHP files. Helps protect your site from spikes in traffic.

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Easily sell your digital content. No license restrictions. No expensive hidden costs. Free.

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Perfectly integrates into your WordPress site. Free for the basic version. Free & Premium extensions to do even more. The sky’s the limit!

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get in touch.

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Drag and drop form builders Simple, Advanced, Post, and Pricing ﬁeld options Conditional Logic Customization via API Works with your theme and with custom CSS Shortcodes, Functions, Widgets, and more

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“Gravity Forms is the best WordPress plugin ever because it never stops getting better.” ~ Chris Lema

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