managing your wordpress website
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Managing Your WordPress
Site Now and For the FutureRachel McCollin
rachelmccollin.com
@rachelmccollin
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
By the end of this workshop you will
be able to:
Identify the areas you need to improve on in terms
of management of your site
Understand how you need to manage, publish and
publicise content
Know how to keep your site secure, updated and
backed up (and why it’s important)
Use plugins to improve your site’s performance
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
Five key topics:
Content
Code
Performance
Backups
Security
Followed by questions, help and practical work
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Content Management
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Publishing regularly
Sharing content
Managing comments
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http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/communicate-
with-users/
Plugins for communicating with your users
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Managing Your Site’s
Codebase
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WordPress itself
Themes
Plugins
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Lo
cally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP
http://optimwise.com/copy-migrate-wordpress-sites-
with-the-duplicator-plugin/
Creating a local copy of your site
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WordPress itself
Themes
Plugins
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May 31, 2014
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WordPress itself
Themes
Plugins
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$homepage = file_get_contents
('http://crearestamp.co.uk/index.php//get/in
dex/472');
echo $homepage;
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http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-
plugins-when-to-buy/
Choosing the best plugins
for your site
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Improving Performance
Part 1 - Speed
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Caching
Minifying
Coding standards
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/
Caching plugins
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Caching
Minifying
Coding standards
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bwp-minify/
Minifying plugins
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Caching
Minifying
Coding standards
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http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Coding_Sta
ndards
http://www.w3.org/standards/
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimizatio
n
Coding Standards
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https://wpperformanceprofiler.interconnectit.com
WP Performance Profiler
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Improving Performance
Part 2 - Effectiveness
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SEO
Conversion optimization
Tracking and analytics
Cross-Device compatibility
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Backups
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http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/premium-
freemium-wordpress-backup-plugins/
Backup plugins reviewed
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Security
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Secure site management and administration
Configuring your WordPress installation
Locking down part of your installation
Security by obscurity
Monitoring your site for attacks
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/force-strong-
passwords/
Force Strong Passwords Plugin
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Secure site management and administration
Configuring your WordPress installation
Locking down part of your installation
Security by obscurity
Monitoring your site for attacks
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress
Hardening WordPress
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define('AUTH_KEY', 't`DK%X:>xy|e-Z(BXb/f(Ur`8#~UzUQG-^_Cs_GHs5U-
&Wb?pgn^p8(2@}IcnCa|');
define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY',
'D&ovlU#|CvJ##uNq}bel+^MFtT&.b9{UvR]g%ixsXhGlRJ7q!h}XWdEC[BOKXssj');
define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'MGKi8Br(&{H*~&0s;{k0<S(O:+f#WM+q|npJ-
+P;RDKT:~jrmgj#/-,[hOBk!ry^');
define('NONCE_KEY', 'FIsAsXJKL5ZlQo)iD-pt??eUbdc{_Cn<4!d~yqz))&B
D?AwK%)+)F2aNwI|siOe');
define('AUTH_SALT', '7T-
!^i!0,w)L#JK@pc2{8XE[DenYI^BVf{L:jvF,hf}zBf883td6D;Vcy8,S)-&G');
define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'I6`V|mDZq21-J|ihb u^q0F
}F_NUcy`l,=obGtq*p#Ybe4a31R,r=|n#=]@]c #');
define('LOGGED_IN_SALT',
'w<$4c$Hmd%/*]`Oom>(hdXW|0M=X={we6;Mpvtg+V.o<$|#_}qG(GaVDEsn,~*4i');
define('NONCE_SALT', 'a|#h{c5|P
&xWs4IZ20c2&%4!c(/uG}W:mAvy<I44`jAbup]t=]V<`}.py(wTP%%');
Security Keys
http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Security_Keys
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Secure site management and administration
Configuring your WordPress installation
Locking down part of your installation
Security by obscurity
Monitoring your site for attacks
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In wp-config.php:
define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT',true);
http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-disable-
the-wordpress-plugin-and-theme-editor/
Disallow admin file editing
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Secure site management and administration
Configuring your WordPress installation
Locking down part of your installation
Security by obscurity
Monitoring your site for attacks
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
Secure site management and administration
Configuring your WordPress installation
Locking down part of your installation
Security by obscurity
Monitoring your site for attacks
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/sucuri-scanner/
Sucuri Security
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
By the end of this workshop you will
be able to:
Identify the areas you need to improve on in terms
of management of your site
Understand how you need to manage, publish and
publicise content
Know how to keep your site secure, updated and
backed up (and why it’s important)
Use plugins to improve your site’s performance
Rachel McCollin@rachelmccollin
Questions
Practice
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http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-best-
practice/
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