A WordPress Site Even Your Mother Can Use What is the best WordPress plugin combination to make an easy to administer website for your client? I will go over a handful of plugins that I use to create maintenance free websites that even the most tech adverse client can use to create their own pages and media rich posts.
A word press site even your mother can use
Dec 02, 2014
What is the best WordPress plugin combination to make an easy to administer website for your client? I will go over a handful of plugins that I use to create maintenance free websites that even the most tech adverse client can use to create their own pages and media rich posts.
I needed to make a WordPress site for a friend who draws comics. He isn’t very computer literate, but needed a site he could make updates to himself which also would allow him to sell his own illustrations and other physical media on.
I needed to make a WordPress site for a friend who draws comics. He isn’t very computer literate, but needed a site he could make updates to himself which also would allow him to sell his own illustrations and other physical media on.
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A WordPress Site Even Your Mother
Can UseWhat is the best WordPress plugin combination to make an easy to
administer website for your client? I will go over a handful of plugins that I use to create maintenance free websites that even the most tech adverse client can use to create their own pages and media rich posts.
Joe Benitez
K.I.S.SThe most important part of setting up a WordPress install that anyone can use is to
•Have VERY few plugins•Use page builders • Simple themes•Choose a host company with great customer support
Core PluginsW3 Total Cache – Only needed if the server host doesn’t have SSDshttps://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/
Akismethttp://akismet.com/
iThemes Securityhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/
WordPress HTTPS (SSL)http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-https/
Woocommercehttp://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/
Page BuildersIG PageBuilder - FREE ($30 Pro Page Elements)
SiteOrigin Page Builder - FREE
Visual Composer Page Builder - $30
PlugNedit HTML Editor - FREE
The Elegant Themes Builder - $89
Divi 2.0 - $69
IG PageBuilderFREEhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/ig-pagebuilder/
Main Features:• Intuitive interface• Fully responsive• Enable drag & drop layout• Support the backend live preview• Easy to customize with many setting
options• 3rd-party shortcodes support• Easy to add Widgets• Custom posts/pages support• Support bundle of built-in shortcodes• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
IG PageBuilderFREEhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/ig-pagebuilder/
Main Features:• Intuitive interface• Fully responsive• Enable drag & drop layout• Support the backend live preview• Easy to customize with many setting
options• 3rd-party shortcodes support• Easy to add Widgets• Custom posts/pages support• Support bundle of built-in shortcodes• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
SiteOrigin Page BuilderFREEhttp://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/
Main Features:• Intuitive interface• Support the backend live preview• Easy to customize with many setting
options• 3rd-party shortcodes support• 3rd-party Widgets support• Custom posts/pages support• Support bundle of built-in widgets• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
SiteOrigin Page BuilderFREEhttp://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/
Main Features:• Intuitive interface• Support the backend live preview• Easy to customize with many setting
options• 3rd-party shortcodes support• 3rd-party Widgets support• Custom posts/pages support• Support bundle of built-in widgets• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
Visual Composer Page Builder
$3ohttp://codecanyon.net/item/visual-composer-page-builder-for-wordpress/242431
Main Features:• Proprietary drag and drop interface• Responsive grid• Shortcode mapper• Uses proprietary content blocks instead
of standard widgets• 40 content blocks included• Professional dedicated support• LifeTime update free of Charge• Template system
Visual Composer Page Builder
$3ohttp://codecanyon.net/item/visual-composer-page-builder-for-wordpress/242431
Main Features:• Proprietary drag and drop interface• Responsive grid• Shortcode mapper• Uses proprietary content blocks instead
of standard widgets• 40 content blocks included• Professional dedicated support• LifeTime update free of Charge• Template system
PlugNedit HTML EditorFREEhttp://wordpress.org/plugins/plugnedit/
Main Features:• Extremely Proprietary Interface• 600+ google fonts to choose from• Build themeless pages inside the
wordpress environment• Create Rollover Buttons• Clone Items• Full Guids• PlugNedit Visual editor includes the
new inline contenet editable HTML editor, CKEditor
PlugNedit HTML EditorFREEhttp://wordpress.org/plugins/plugnedit/
Main Features:• Extremely Proprietary Interface• 600+ google fonts to choose from• Build themeless pages inside the
wordpress environment• Create Rollover Buttons• Clone Items• Full Guids• PlugNedit Visual editor includes
the new inline contenet editable HTML editor, CKEditor
The Elegant Themes Builder
$89http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/elegant-builder/
Main Features:• Intuitive interface• Enable drag & drop layout• Uses proprietary content blocks instead
of standard widgets• large number of content blocks
included• Professional dedicated support• LifeTime update free of Charge• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
The Elegant Themes Builder
$89http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/elegant-builder/
Main Features:• Intuitive interface• Enable drag & drop layout• Uses proprietary content blocks instead
of standard widgets• large number of content blocks
included• Professional dedicated support• LifeTime update free of Charge• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
Divi 2.0$69http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/divi/
Main Features:• Does not support other themes• Intuitive interface• Fully Responsive• Enable drag & drop layout• Uses proprietary content blocks instead
of standard widgets• large number of content blocks
included• Professional dedicated support• LifeTime update free of Charge• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
Divi 2.0$69http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/divi/
Main Features:• Does not support other themes• Intuitive interface• Fully Responsive• Enable drag & drop layout• Uses proprietary content blocks instead
of standard widgets• large number of content blocks
included• Professional dedicated support• LifeTime update free of Charge• Support resizing blocks using only a
mouse
Pick a Hosting CompanyTypical guidelines for picking a Hosting Company
•Pricing• Support•Uptime• Features
Pick a User Friendly Hosting CompanyUser friendly guidelines for picking a hosting company
• Support• Support• Support• Support
Basic Support TasksGreat support handles what your user can’t
• Server maintenance• Security updates• Server-related questions•Custom configurations
Support NeedsGreat support needs to be responsive
• Their job is to know their servers, just as your job is to know your sites.•90% of issues should be resolved at the first level of
support.•Response times and resolutions should be prompt.
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