the new kids on the block "step by step" guide to the wordpress admin

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The First Ten Minutes

Presented by Amelia Briscoe@amelia_briscoe

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What I’ve Got For You!• Slides Of New Kids On

The Block! Yes, Really!• Your first ten minutes

inside of WordPress• Getting your admin

area configured• How to add some

security inside of WordPress

• Setting Your Maintenance Routine• Plugin Suggestions

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Logging In

Three Ways To Login:• http://www.yourdomainname.com/login/• http://www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/• http://www.yourdomainname.com/wp-

login.php

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Handy Links

Lost Your Password:• http://

www.yourdomainname.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

User Registration:• http://

www.yourdomainname.com/wp-login.php?action=register

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Set Your Clock!

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Permalinks

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Drop It Like It’s

HOT!

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Want More

Room?Collapse The Menu!

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Organize

Your Screen

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Ask WordPress For Help!

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Remove The

‘admin’ User

Profile!

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Update Your Displa

y Name Why???

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You Might Be Giving Away Half Of Your

Login Details!

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User Registrat

ion

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Spam.

Plugin Suggestions:• https://wordpress.org/plugins/spam-destroyer/• https://wordpress.org/plugins/akismet/

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Comments.

Further Reading:http://digwp.com/2009/11/dont-need-plugins-to-stop-comment-spam/

Tips:• Discussion Settings• Post -by-Post basis

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Plugins And Themes

Plugin Suggestions:• http

://justintadlock.com/archives/2011/02/02/creating-a-custom-functions-plugin-for-end-users

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/• https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-404-error-page/

Don’t Play With Core Code!

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Security• Login Protection – Protect against ‘Brute Force’ attacks. Lockout

after failed attempts.• Firewall – Blocks nasty queries and malicious code• File Monitoring – Monitor your WordPress files for any changes.• Activity Monitoring – Keeps an eye on the WordPress admin

area.• Security Scanning – Scans for malicious activity, malware, spam

and vulnerabilities

Considerations

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Security Plugins

WordFence - http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/Better WP Security - http://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/Bullet Proof Security - http://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/

All In One Solution

(excludes file monitoring, user-activity monitoring and login protection)

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Security Plugins

• Login Protection – http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-login-lockdown/

• Firewall – http://wordpress.org/plugins/block-bad-queries/• File Monitoring –

http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-file-monitor-plus/• Activity Monitoring –

http://wordpress.org/plugins/threewp-activity-monitor/• Security Scanning – http://wordpress.org/plugins/antivirus/

The Minimal Five

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Update! Tip: Keep your password fresh by changing your password when you do a WordPress update.

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Back Ups!

Automattic offers a paid service that backs up your database & files to the

cloud as well as security scanning.

Learn more @ http://vaultpress.com/

Plugin Suggestions:

WP-DBManager - http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-dbmanager/BackWPup - http://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/

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Questions???