wordpress fav plugins & security
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Shared some favorite Plugins and talked a little about WordPress Security Plugins at PodCamp Western Mass #PCWM April '14TRANSCRIPT
WordPressPlug-ins & Security
Presented by:Reiko Beach
PodCamp WM - April 2014
PluginsPlug-ins extend the functionality of
WordPress● Add new menus & configuration options to the
Admin Dashboard (post types, spam filters, content importing)
● Add new features to the frontend of your website (social sharing tools)
● Change the way your site is displayed (mobile)
● Collect stats (analytics)
● Automate tasks (backup)
Suggested Free Plugins Jetpack Disqus/Intense Debate Akismet (already built in) W3 Total Cache WordPress SEO by Yoast
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
Many other plugins freely available!
Some Suggested Plugins• Gravity Forms ($99 Business)
• Backup Buddy ($80 Personal)
• WordPress SEO by Yoast
• Anti-Spam
• One-Click Child Theme
• WP Database Cleaner
• Anti-Captcha
• Testimonial Widgets
• Woo Sidebars
• Google Analytics Dashboard for WP
What functionality do you want?
Security• Always upgrade your • WordPress Core, plugins and themes
• Steps:
• 1. Backup your site (vaultpress/backup buddy)
• 2. Upgrade your themes and plugins first
• 3. Upgrade WordPress core
Security• Have strong passwords at all entry
points:
• - Hosting control panel
• - FTP
• - WordPress admin (never use “admin”)
• Download code directly from• wordpress.org whenever possible
Security - some plugins
• WordPress File Manager Plus (checks files daily)
• Login Lock (good passwords - limits logins)
• Wordfence Security (Anti-virus and Firewall security)
• BulletProof Security (.htaccess file security.)
• Ithemes Security (formerly Better WordPress Secuity)
Architecture of WordPress
• Files & folders
• (File Manager):
• Database (PHP):
Architecture of WordPress
Architecture of WordPress
Architecture of WordPress
BackupsUse a plugin or service (automatic) Backup Buddy or VaultPress -or-
Your Hosting service - just make sure its not backing up to the same server.
Here’s a recent article about different (free) ways to backup your site:
http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/free-wordpress-backup-plugins/
BackupsREMEMBER - A WordPress site lives in two separate places simultaneously files in a folder data in tables in a database
You need to back up bothSecure your backupsTest your backups
SEOBeyond the benefits of a stock WordPress install…• Additional meta data you supply using an SEO plugin (next class)• How you write and organize your content (HTML, taxonomy, etc.)• Permalinks w/ a good link structure• Google Webmaster Tools (monitor your site’s ranking performance)
Upgrade your WordPress
Upgrade often Don’t wait for minor updates that fix
critical bugs or security issues 3.1.2, 3.1.4
Wait a bit longer on major releases 3.0, 3.2
Upgrade your WordPressWordPress, themes & plugins are open-source & community developed: embrace - but be cautiousKeep plugins & themes updatedBe careful of what files you’ve changed (ideally, don’t change any “core” files in themes, plugins or WordPress itself)
Upgrade your WordPress
Before upgrading, backup your site & check plugin compatibility
Questions?
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