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WordPress is an open-source content management system widely used, powering 25% of all websites and over 63% of the top 10 million sites. The platform supports a range of functionalities including e-commerce, social networking, job boards, and educational tools, with a rich ecosystem of plugins and themes. The Boston WordPress Meetup community is rapidly growing and invites new contributors, alongside promoting the upcoming WordCamp event.
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- 1. Did WordPress Do That? Prepared for Boston Tech Meetup on May, 02, 2012 Jon Bishop • Web Developer • 77 N. Washington St., 8th Floor, Boston MA 02114 • 617.837.8158
- 2. About AMP Agency • Independently-owned, integrated communications agency • Clients Include: Hasbro, Maybelline New York, Samsonite, Intel, Princess Cruises, NFL PLAYERS and Ansell Healthcare
- 3. What Is WordPress? WordPress is an open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL • Great software should work with little configuration and setup • Provide features that 80% or more of end users will actually use • Avoid putting the weight of technical choices on our end users • Every version of WordPress should be easier and more enjoyable to use than the last • Three major versions a year
- 4. Some Facts WordPress.com is run using the Multisite version of WordPress and estimates are that more than 32 million sites are active on a single installation of WordPress Multisite 25% of all websites are published with WordPress 63% of the top 10 million sites are using WordPress • Joomla = 11% • Drupal = 8% http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/wordpress-stats-and-numbers-breaking-their-own-records/ http://trends.builtwith.com/cms
- 5. The Community 19,183 plugins have been contributed to WordPress.org with over 292,086,198 downloads1 1,546 themes have been contributed to WordPress.org with over 292,086,198 downloads2 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
- 6. WordPress as a Multisite Network Best Buy uses WordPress MU to Best Buy power 1050 local store blogs Best Buy aggregates important store data and passed it back to key enterprise applications via custom web services http://wordpress.org/showcase/best-buy/
- 7. WordPress as a Shopping Cart • Seamless integration with existing WordPress sites • Lots of options • Variety of feature sets theClovers.net • Shopp plugin • Responsive storefront
- 8. WordPress as a Social Network Extended Profiles - Messaging - Friends Groups - Activity Streams - Personal Blogs Kodingen.com • Cloud Development Environment • Buddypress
- 9. WordPress as a Job Board Sell job listings Accept resumes Tools for job seekers and employers jobs.woothemes.com Uses JobRoller • appthemes.com/themes/jobroller
- 10. WordPress in School • Manage Courses • Submit HW Online • Use Blog For HW AdamBrown.info • Uses MU for courses • Built KB Gradebook plugin
- 11. WordPress to Managing Locations • Create a map with custom markers that link back to posts or display HTML • Create multiple maps • Includes API FestObsessed.com • MapPress • BuddyPress http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress
- 12. WordPress Your Way Theme Development - The sky is the limit BruceSpringsteen.net • Parallax • Isotope • ScrollTo
- 13. WordPress as a Service • Using WordPress to develop applications • Built in user roles, custom post types and free plugins HappyTables.com • WP MU • Yoast SEO • W3TC
- 14. WordPress as a Service Rentablities.com
- 15. WordPress as an E-Book • Use content from within WordPress or external feeds • Outline, order, and edit your work • Export as PDF, EPUB, RTF and TEI http://anthologize.org
- 16. Front End Editing in WordPress • Log in and edit content from the front end • Compatible with any theme • Edit posts, pages, custom post types, comments, widgets • Uses Aloha Editor so you see what you get in real time http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-editor
- 17. WordPress On The Go • Responsive Themes/Frameworks • Mobile Plugins • Native Apps o iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Nokia and WebOS
- 18. ManageWP Manage all of your sites from one dashboard • Upgrade WordPress, plugins and themes • Perform automatic backup • Clone and set up new sites in minutes • Edit content in bulk https://managewp.com
- 19. Boston WordPress Meetup • We are currently the 2nd largest WordPress meetup in the world with 1290+ members • We are growing every day and our current team can not handle the workload • We are looking for 1 or 2 very energetic, knowledgeable contributors to join our team • Please email Kurt (keng@bostonwp.org) and Jon (jbishop@bostonwp.org) if interested
- 20. Boston WordCamp • July 14th and 15th • Boston University • Please apply if interested in: • Speaking • Volunteering • Sponsoring • http://2012.boston.wordcamp.org
- 21. Thanks! Jon Bishop Web Developer @ AMP Agency WordPress Plugins: •Socialize •HubSpot for WordPress Website / JonBishop.com Twitter / @JonDBishop