Alison Knott :: Dowload Slides: eraserheader.com/podcamp-2017

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1 Alison Knott :: Dowload Slides: eraserheader.com/podcamp-2017

2 I Wuv WordPress WordPress/Design Consultant NSCC Instructor Creator of East Coast Creative Collective, Lead of WordPress Halifax Meetup and WordCamp Halifax 2017

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4 5 Truths To Staying Sane

5 Truth #1: You don t need do it all... PRIORITIZE

6 Step away from the dashboard

7 Alison Knott s Patented WordPress Task Prioritizer (not actually patented, not top priority)

8 MUST HAVE DONE NICE TO HAVE DONE

9 Will this advance my goals? Do I have the time to execute this? Do I have the resources needed?

10 Will this advance my goals? What do your analytics say Have you asked for feedback What does your market research say

11 Do I have the time to execute this? Realistic or immediate due date Can someone else do this Time for any post-task tasks

12 Do I have the resources needed? Do I have the abilities or can learn them Is there a cost or other parts

13 Rating System 0 = No 1 = Probably not/not right now 2 = I need to think more on it 3 = Probably yes/w ith some help 4 = Absolutely

14 Will this advance my goals? Do I have the time to execute this? Do I have the resources needed? Rating System 0 = No 1 = Probably not/not right now 2 = I need to think more on it 3 = Probably yes/w ith some help 4 = Absolutely

15 The photographer that has tried 14 different gallery plugins.

16 The photographer that has tried 14 different gallery plugins. Meanwhile, none of his images have been optimized for the web.

17 An e-commerce owner obsesses over getting her website to load 2 seconds faster.

18 An e-commerce owner obsesses over getting her website to load 2 seconds faster. Meanwhile, her shopping cart process is broken.

19 A blogger obsesses over creating the perfect feature image.

20 A blogger obsesses over creating the perfect feature image. Meanwhile, no one spends more than 20 seconds reading their actual content.

21 Truth #2: Analytics are amazing... LEARN THAT S&*T

22 Analytics aint just bout the hitz.

23 JETPACK.COM ANALYTICS.GOOGLE.COM

24 Important Analytic Tasks

25 Important Analytic Tasks Filter out your IP and ghost spam hits (spoooooky!)

26 Important Analytic Tasks Filter out your IP and ghost spam hits (spoooooky!) Understand traffic sources to your site (social, organic, paid)

27 Important Analytic Tasks Filter out your IP and ghost spam hits (spoooooky!) Understand traffic sources to your site (social, organic, paid) Know search terms (misspellings, keywords)

28 Important Analytic Tasks Filter out your IP and ghost spam hits (spoooooky!) Understand traffic sources to your site (social, organic, paid) Know search terms (misspellings, keywords) How people interact with content (time, flow, bounce rate)

29 Important Analytic Tasks Filter out your IP and ghost spam hits (spoooooky!) Understand traffic sources to your site (social, organic, paid) Know search terms (misspellings, keywords) How people interact with content (time, flow, bounce rate) Create reports and use them to make better decisions

30 Truth #3: Plugins are powerful, potent... and often problematic

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33 Lifecycle Of A Plugin Developer makes awesome thing, update or handshake between WordPress and 3rd Party

34 Lifecycle Of A Plugin Developer makes awesome thing, update or handshake between WordPress and 3rd Party WordPress, Internet or 3rd Party make a big change

35 Lifecycle Of A Plugin Developer makes awesome thing, update or handshake between WordPress and 3rd Party WordPress, Internet or 3rd Party make a big change Developer (hug them) tweaks to meet changes

36 Lifecycle Of A Plugin Developer makes awesome thing, update or handshake between WordPress and 3rd Party WordPress, Internet or 3rd Party make a big change Developer tests and pushes update Developer (hug them) tweaks to meet changes

37 Lifecycle Of A Plugin Developer makes awesome thing, update or handshake between WordPress and 3rd Party Hope and pray WordPress, Internet or 3rd Party make a big change Developer tests and pushes update Developer (hug them) tweaks to meet changes

38 Usual Annoying Suspects

39 Usual Annoying Suspects Social media plugins

40 Usual Annoying Suspects Complex drag and drops. Ex: visual builders, forms Use Lightweight Grid Columns instead

41 Usual Annoying Suspects Out of date or half-setup plugins

42 Truth #4: WordPress is not as simple as some would have you believe...

43 AND THAT S A GOOD THING.

44 27.3% Of da whoooole internet World Wide Web Technology Surveys

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46 Under The WordPress Hood... HTML CSS PHP jquery Javascript REST API

47 Great Beginner Resources WordPress Lessons W3Schools for HTML & CSS Your theme s or plugin s documentation and forums WP Beginner WPMU DEV Blog

48 Truth #5: WordPress is more than technology. It s a community.

49 WordPress Halifax Meetup Next Tuesday, Volta Labs (Maritime Center) 20 Minute presentation (Anita Kirkbride) Free beer & snacks Get help from others at Happiness Bar For all levels!

50 WordCamp Halifax 2017 Saturday, May 27 right here! For all levels of users, designers and developers 3 tracks, 18 speakers Looking for volunteers! Looking for speakers!

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52 See you at WordCamp Halifax 2017! THANK YOU Dowload Slides: eraserheader.com/podcamp-2017 Truth #5: WordPress is more than technology. It s a community.