When I built my first WordPress sites I was learning on my own…and made a lot of mistakes. Ok, so things weren’t wrong, really, but several sites later, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve compiled a list of tips for set up, settings, shortcuts, saving time, and simplifying that I wish I had known sooner.
From the gamut of how to name your database through to unchecking “block search engines from crawling this site,” this talk will feature a list of somewhat random tips that can help make a WordPress website easier to build and easier to manage down the road. It includes recommendations for plugins and tools that can speed development and help keep you organized, plus a look at some of the settings options, and ways to improve your workflow. This talk is aimed at beginners, whether they be bloggers, developers or site managers. (Sorry, PHP programmers, you won’t learn much!)