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When to Buy, Customize, or Extend a Plugin | Ke...

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October 19, 2017

When to Buy, Customize, or Extend a Plugin | Kevin Eulenberg

A case study on how to find the perfect plugin for your site. When to buy, customize, & extend a plugin.

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October 19, 2017
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  1. 2 bout KEVIN F R O N T E N

    D D E V E L O P E R & U S E R I N T E R F A C E D E S I G N E R EULENBERG
  2. 3 bout W E C R E AT E C

    O O L W E B A P P S & U S E R E X P E R I E N C E S
  3. 6 I L O V E W O R K

    I N G W I T H bout
  4. 7 I L O V E U S I N

    G PLUGINS bout
  5. 14 lugins THE PROBLEM O F I D E N

    T I F Y I N G Q U A L I T Y P L U G I N S
  6. 15 lugins I DON’T W A N T T O

    T E L L Y O U H O W T O M O D I F Y Y O U R P L U G I N S
  7. 16 lugins I WANT T O T E L L

    Y O U W H Y A N D W H E N : 
 Y O U S H O U L D B U Y O R C U S T O M I Z E P L U G I N S
  8. 17 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  9. 18 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  10. 19 r e s e a r c h p

    r o c e s s before buy C H E C K L I S T D E F I N E T H E S C O P E O F F E AT U R E S T H I N K F R O M U S E R S P E R S P E C T I V E R E S E A R C H A N D C O M P A R E D E M O S C O N S I D E R I N G A L T E R N AT I V E S
  11. 20 why buying? C H E C K L I

    S T / Y O U B U Y L O N G T E R M D E V E L O P E D F E AT U R E S / P R E M I U M S U P P O R T / C O M M U N I T Y A C C E S S / F R E Q U E N T U P D AT E S / F E AT U R E R E Q U E S T S
  12. 22 P A R T 1 when to buy C

    H E C K L I S T D O E S T H E F E AT U R E - S C O P E C O V E R S T H E N E E D S ? I S I T R E C E N T L Y A N D F R E Q U E N T L Y U P D AT E D ?
  13. 23 P A R T 1 when to buy C

    H E C K L I S T
  14. 24 P A R T 1 when to buy C

    H E C K L I S T D O E S T H E F E AT U R E - S C O P E C O V E R T H E N E E D S ? I S I T R E C E N T L Y A N D F R E Q U E N T L Y U P D AT E D ? D O E S T H E P L U G I N C O V E R Y O U R B R O W S E R M AT R I X ?
  15. 26 P A R T 2 when to buy C

    H E C K L I S T I S T H E C O D E C L E A N & M A I N TA I N A B L E ? D O E S I T R U N W E L L O N M O B I L E ? I S T H E D E V E L O P E R R E L I A B L E ?
  16. 27 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  17. 28 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  18. 29 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  19. 30 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  20. 31 don’t buy C H E C K L I

    S T / W H E N Y O U N E E D O N L Y A F E W L I N E S O F C O D E / I F Y O U C A N S O L V E I T B Y W O O C O M M E R C E I T S E L F / Y O U R O W N S O L U T I O N I S S I M P L Y B E T T E R
  21. 32 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  22. 33 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  23. 34 Why modifying C H E C K L I

    S T / Y O U L E A R N A L O T A N D I M P R O V E Y O U R S K I L L S / I T ’ S A S M A R T A L T E R N AT I V E T O S TA R T S O M E W H E R E / Y O U C A N C O L L E C T I N S P I R AT I O N S / I T ’ S A T I M E S A V E R
  24. 35 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  25. 36 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  26. 37 lugins EXTENDING E X P A N D T

    H E U S E R E X P E R I E N C E
  27. 38 Extending is nice C H E C K L

    I S T / W O O H A S L O A D S O F H O O K S A N D F I L T E R S / A L O T O F W A Y S T O E X T E N D I N G / I T ’ S E A S Y T O L E A R N
  28. 39 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  29. 40 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  30. 41 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  31. 42 Customizing is nice C H E C K L

    I S T / R E M O V E U N N E C E S S A R Y F U N C T I O N A L I T I E S / F I X C O L L I D I N G P L U G I N S / M A K E A P L U G I N M O R E S L I M
  32. 44 When to extend or customize C H E C

    K L I S T / H O W M A I N TA I N A B L E I S T H E P L U G I N ’ S E N V I R O N M E N T ? / C A N Y O U E S T I M AT E Y O U R E F F O R T ? / C A N Y O U M E S S U R E Y O U R B E N E F I T S ?
  33. 45 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  34. 46 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  35. 47 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  36. 48 roces T H E P L U G I

    N D E C I S I O N P R O C E S S
  37. 50 K E E P I N M I N

    D before deployment C H E C K L I S T H A V E Y O U T E S T E D W I T H C A R E ? … A N Y P E R F O R M A N C E I M P A C T S ? B U L L E T P R O O F F O R F U T U R E U P D AT E S ?