Selecting A WordPress Plugin
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The document outlines criteria for evaluating and selecting WordPress plugins for specific needs, presented at the Winnipeg WordPress Meetup by Brent Toderash. It emphasizes various evaluation aspects, including the reliability of plugin authors, coding standards, support responsiveness, and community feedback, among others. Additionally, it provides guidance on basic and advanced evaluation criteria to assist users in making informed decisions when choosing plugins.
![WordPress Plugin Selection
How to Evaluate & Select
a WordPress Plugin for
____________________
[Your Requirement Here]
Presentation for Winnipeg Wordpress Meetup
– Brent Toderash, March 7, 2012](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wp-plugin-selection-120308185146-phpapp01/85/Selecting-A-WordPress-Plugin-1-320.jpg)
Selecting A WordPress Plugin
- 1. WordPress Plugin Selection How to Evaluate & Select a WordPress Plugin for ____________________ [Your Requirement Here] Presentation for Winnipeg Wordpress Meetup – Brent Toderash, March 7, 2012
- 2. WordPress Plugin Repository (Logged In) Rating & Other Critical Information Search the Repo with Google
- 3. Google Search General Terms + “wordpress plugin” Ads: Assume Paid Plugin First Actual Result? WordPress Plugin Repository
- 4. Google Search Result #1 Preview: WordPress Plugin Repository
- 5. Google Search Result #2 Preview: Plugin Site Note: - Domain - Not a Personal Site
- 6. Google Search Result (Other) Of Dubious Practical Value Plugin on Personal Site A Sales Pitch: Really?
- 7. Some Trusted Plugin Authors - Automattic - Alex King / Crowd Favorite - Joost de Valk (“Yoast”) - Andrew Nacin - Automattic WordPress Team - Justin Tadlock - WordPress Contriubutors - Brad Williams - Former Contributors - Ozh Richard - Professional Developers - Scribu - WordPress Experts & Community Members - Mark Jaquith - Otto - daveligthart.com/top-1000-wordpress-plugin-authors/ - Matt Weibe / Modern Tribe - Nick Ohrn
- 8. Advanced Evaluation Criteria - WP Coding Standards Used? (“Doing things the WordPress Way”) - Responsive Support (Are they in the forums?) - Sensible Support Responses (chmod 777 = BAD!) - Namespacing (Class & Function Prefixes) - Internationalization (Supports Translation) - Plugin Version Number (Check the Changelog!)
- 9. Basic Evaluation Criteria - Is this the author's first plugin? Why did they write it? - Are there multiple contributors? - How is it rated in the WordPress Repository? - How frequently is it updated? - When was the most recent update? - How many downloads? - What are people saying in the support forums? - Is the solution simple or complex? - Does it import/export data, if applicable? - Does it uninstall cleanly? - Does it support internationalization? - Screenshots - Readme file - Options page - Plugin author's site (is s/he still using it?) - Is it released under the GPL?
- 10. WordPress Plugin Selection Happy WordPress-Extending!