WOrdPress
Tips & Tricks
Part 1
March 10, 2015
Karl hudson Phillips
@khudsonphillips
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What is this?
Tips & Tricks
• Make your workflow easier
• Become more familiar with core functionality
• Live better
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Sample Theme Content
• Use sample content from various sources
• Create your own
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Improve Display of Comments
• Create a Gravatar Account (gravatar.com)
• Add style to Author Comments
- ‘bypostauthor’ css class
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Disabling Comments
• Disable comments through the Discussion
Option
• Disable comments on each post or page
• Use a plugin called ‘Disable Comments’
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Allow Draft Preview
• Plugin Post Preview (plugin)
• Plugin Post Preview Configurator (plugin)
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Browse AS Another User
• Good for debugging
• Improve the experience for users
• User Switching (plugin)
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Plugin Favorites
• Create a WordPress.org Profile
• Save favorite plugins
• Retrieve them in the WordPress Admin
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BULK INSTALL FAVORITE PLUGINS
• Use a plugin
• WP Install Profiles (plugin)
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Automate Terms of Services
• Good Practice
• Required
• Looks good
• Auto Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
(plugin)
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PRESS THIS
• Way too easy note to use
• Available in WordPress Tools