wordpress can do that
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WordPress Can Do That
WordPress Can Do That
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WordPress Can Do That
About Me: Jess Jurick • Senior Web Strategist @ 10up LLC, a WordPress development & strategy agency
• Over 4 years of experience developing interacCve strategies for top brands, non-‐profits, and start-‐ups
• Dozens of clients, from universiCes like URI to WordPress.com VIP clients like Universal Sports and TechCrunch
• @jessjurick
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What is this session about?
• Exploring the power of WordPress by examining: – Unique frontend experiences – Customized backend publishing experiences – Themes & plug-‐ins
• Inspiring you to expect more!
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Common Myths About WordPress
• Design limitaCons • Technical limitaCons • Inability to scale • Security issues
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The Debunkers • WordPress sites don’t have to look the same • Custom post types and robust APIs allow skilled devs to extend WordPress to do amazing things
• WordPress.com hosts 35 million + sites • No major security issues in a few years • Powers nearly 15% of the world’s top sites, and 22% of acCve new sites in the US
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Twenty Eleven • Simple, blog focused theme
• Powerful customizaCon opCons
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Twenty Eleven
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Twenty Twelve • Website focused with blog undertones
• Strong typography, clean layout
• Even more customizaCon opCons!
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Twitchy.com • Twi[er curaCon site with unique social integraCon
• oEmbed to allow for easy embedding of tweets
• Unique design with disCnct featured content areas
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Blondie.net • Mainstream music group
• Unique design/UX employing scroll vs. typical menu structure
• Not just a blog, but a complete digital hub
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LifeAndTimes.com • JayZ’s new lifestyle magazine
• Highly visual navigaCon model, emphasis on mulCmedia content
• Not just a blog, but a digital magazine
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UniversalSports.com • Major TV network • UClizing custom post types to manage page skins, schedules, and video content
• 140,000 + live streams during the Boston Marathon
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UniversalSports.com
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UniversalSports.com
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UniversalSports.com
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UniversalSports.com
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UniversalSports.com
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Rhode Island Energy • Online hub for energy usage data from across RI
• Liberal use of page templates for ulCmate flexibility
• Easy embed support for Flash-‐based maps and on-‐the-‐fly graphing wizard
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Rhode Island Energy
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eMusic • Music subscripCon
service • 6 million visits per
month • 400,000 subscribers • Lots of custom
publishing interfaces • h[p://wordpress.tv/
2011/09/08/sco[-‐taylor-‐wordpress-‐in-‐the-‐enterprise-‐at-‐emusic/
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ArgoMT • Online translaCon service
• Use of custom post types to make content management a breeze
• IntegraCon with Argo’s online applicaCon
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ArgoMT
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BroadbandMap.gov • Allows users to view broadband availability across every neighborhood in the United States
• Supports 25 million data records
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Theme Libraries
• Lots of off the shelf theme opCons for specific niches
• Ones to check out: WooThemes, StudioPress, and ThemeForest
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Plug-‐ins
• Yep, there’s probably a plug-‐in for that
• Pro Tips: – Be selecCve – Keep your plug-‐ins up to date
– Avoid plug-‐ins that replicate core funcConality
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Gravity Forms
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WooCommerce
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bbPress
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BuddyPress
• Add a social network to your WordPress implementaCon
• Features include: – AcCvity streams – User groups – Extended profiles – Private messaging
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Want more inspiraPon?
• WordPress.com VIP News: h[p://vip.wordpress.com/blog/
• WordPress Showcase: h[p://wordpress.org/showcase/
• BuddyPress Showcase: h[p://buddypress.org/showcase/
• Code Poet: h[p://build.codepoet.com/
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WordPress Can Do That
WordPress Can Do That
by Jess Jurick @jessjurick
Slides will be available at 10up.com!