Date post: | 22-Apr-2015 |
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Hi, I’m Jordan
Design & Web
WordPress
THE WORDPRESS PHILOSOPHY
OUT OF THE BOX
DECISIONS,NOT OPTIONS
CLEAN, LEAN & MEAN
PICKING FUTUREPROOF THEMES
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2751THEMES
WordPress Theme Directory
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4471THEMES
Theme Forest
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1500+THEMES
Template Monster
THEME LOCK-IN
The lock-in problem is when a user is forced to continue using a theme
because their data would be lost to them if they switched to another theme.
Justin Tadlock
CONTENT TYPES
SHORTCODES
[a_theme_shortcode]
THEME OPTIONS
THEMES = APPEARANCE !
PLUGINS = CONTENT
THEME BLOAT
image: http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/gifts/gear-and-gadgets-gifts/tools
TWENTYFOURTEEN = 1.1MB !
AVADA = 15MB
UNLIMITED SUPPORT
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PICKING FUTUREPROOF THEMES
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SINGLE PURPOSE
AVOID CUSTOM CONTENT
REALISTIC SUPPORT
RESPONSIVE
SOME GREAT THEME PROVIDERS
Upthemes - https://upthemes.com/
Elegant Themes - http://www.elegantthemes.com/
Press75 - http://press75.com/
StudioPress - http://www.studiopress.com/
PICKING FUTUREPROOF PLUGINS
image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_switchboard
33,537PLUGINS
WordPress Plugin Directory
image: http://evelknievel.com/
PLUGINS & PERFORMANCE
Limit the number of Plugins activated
Single purpose plugins
Watch for added stylesheets and scripts
PREMIUM PLUGINS
PREMIUM PLUGINS
BackupBuddy http://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/
Gravity Forms http://www.gravityforms.com/
Advanced Custom Fields http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/
STANDARDISED POST TYPES
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CONTENT TYPE PLUGINS
Jetpack (portfolio) https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/
Testimonials https://github.com/justintadlock/content-type-standards/tree/master/testimonials
Church Theme Content https://wordpress.org/plugins/church-theme-content/
CONTENT TYPE STANDARDS
https://github.com/justintadlock/content-type-standards
READ THE REVIEWS
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PICKING FUTUREPROOF PLUGINS
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QUESTIONS??
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www.jordesign.com
@jordesign
CHOOSING A FUTUREPROOF
DEVELOPER
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BONUS!!