10 things Not To Do With WordPress
- 1. CONFIDENTIAL 10 Things Not To Do With WordPress What I have learnt the hard way :( Ricky Blacker Sales Engineer
- 5. CONFIDENTIAL5 What To Expect β Beginner focussed β I will explain some basic functionality and tips that often get overlooked or forgotten β Will give some best practices β Try not to be too boring
- 6. CONFIDENTIAL So Letβs Get Started!
- 7. CONFIDENTIAL 1 - Donβt Use βadminβ As Your Username
- 8. CONFIDENTIAL8 Donβt Use βadminβ As Your Username β Donβt use your domain name either β Change your publicly displayed name β Use 2FA if possible β Make sure to limit login attempts β Always create a new user for anyone who needs access to your site β Only give users a role with access to what they need
- 9. CONFIDENTIAL9 Donβt Use βadminβ As Your Username
- 10. CONFIDENTIAL 2 - Donβt Use Weird Permalinks
- 11. CONFIDENTIAL11 Donβt Use Weird Permalinks The default permalink structure is not user-friendly http://www.yourwebsite.com/big-news-story/ is better than http://www.yourwebsite.com/?page_id=54367.
- 12. CONFIDENTIAL 3 - Donβt Forget To Enable Search Engines
- 13. CONFIDENTIAL13 Donβt Forget To Enable Search Engines This setting is found in the Reading section of the Settings menu
- 14. CONFIDENTIAL 4 - Donβt Edit PHP from the Theme/Plugin Editor
- 15. CONFIDENTIAL15 Donβt Edit PHP In The Theme/Plugin Editor
- 16. CONFIDENTIAL16 Donβt Edit PHP In The Theme/Plugin Editor
- 17. CONFIDENTIAL 5 - Donβt Alter βParentβ Theme Files
- 18. CONFIDENTIAL18 Donβt Alter βParentβ Theme Files β Changes made to parent files will be overwritten when updates occur β Use a Child Theme β There are plugins to help you do this - One-Click Child Theme is one https://wordpress.org/plugins/one-click-child-theme/ Β―_(γ)_/Β―
- 19. CONFIDENTIAL 6 - Donβt Forget To Back Up Regularly
- 20. CONFIDENTIAL20 Donβt Forget To Back Up Regularly β Do not attempt an update without a recent backup β Do not make major changes to your site without a backup β Test your backup method before disaster strikes
- 21. CONFIDENTIAL 7 - Donβt Load Images Bigger Than Needed
- 22. CONFIDENTIAL22 Donβt Load Images Bigger Than Needed β Try to get the image size right before uploading to WordPress β 1920px is considered maximum width for web β Donβt use PNG files unless a transparent background is needed β Consider a lazy load plugin if you have a lot of images β Use a program like IrfanView to edit images - www.irfanview.com
- 23. CONFIDENTIAL 8 - Donβt Add Site Functionality From Themes
- 24. CONFIDENTIAL24 Donβt Add Site Functionality From Themes β Try to use plugins rather than the theme to add functionality wherever possible, this will help to separate design from function β This will make it easier to βbreak upβ with your theme β This is not always possible
- 25. CONFIDENTIAL 9 - Donβt Forget To Add A Favicon
- 26. CONFIDENTIAL26 Donβt Forget To Add A Favicon β This is sometimes overlooked β Very easy to add with WordPress β Makes your site look more polished β There a lot of favicon generators you can use β www.favicon-generator.org
- 27. CONFIDENTIAL 10 - Donβt Use An Image To Display Important Text
- 28. CONFIDENTIAL28 Donβt Use An Image To Display Important Text β Search Engines can not read an image β Always use text whenever possible β Make sure you label images appropriately if using images for text is unavoidable
- 29. CONFIDENTIAL29 Donβt Use An Image To Display Important Text β Search Engines can not read an image β Always use text whenever possible β Make sure you label images appropriately if using images for text is unavoidable