WordPress MeetUP August 1, 2018
We had a combo of both new people and regular attendees. Cathy, Christine, Cathy, Ron, Ben Andy, Terry, Brian, Randy, Matt, Brent and your happy note taker – Anne-Marie
Upcoming WordCamp St. John Fisher, Rochester in October Niagara on the Lake Wordcamp in a couple of weeks – Ontario, Canada
wp-Buffalo.com. is the website for our group.
Everyone encouraged to join Slack, via the website Everyone encourage to submit topics ahead of time at web site Security questions If you manually install WP, keep separate passwords for database, host control panel etc. Plugin suggestion – Loginizer. Should you change wp-admin login? Andy says most plugins give you that option. After you install WP change the password and user name asap. Also try One Year or Last Pass for Password logs Note – be careful on plugins you install Keep your system updated as a precaution Look for back up databases WP Backup is a good on, Updraft and Backup Buddy Site Ground is a host that offers back up for a fee. Also recommended is 1 on 1 as they do good security. Run your site on a secure SSL. Look at web browser to see that it has a “lock” icon or do it yourself or get it from your host. Check out Let’s Encrypt. For a high end site an encryption could be $250. Plugins – they will be updated soon on WP-user online – shows who is on your site Suggested – Pretty Links -is free WP has a plug in for people who want to clean up their affiliate lines, track clicks from emails, their lines on Twitter to come from their own domain or generally increase the reach of their website y speaking these lies on forums or comment on other blogs. WP can lock a page – look at visabily settings to lock a page Guttenberg Is the new editor that may resemble Square Space. 5.0 is when Gutenberg will be in WP the next major release. If you want the old editor you will have to install it. It’s more friendly to non-tech users. SEO by Yoast Use the free features first. Watch the videos. Use the Site Map feature Go to Search Console. To learn search “Google WP”-go to YouTube to learn how to do it. White Hat SEO is a good resource for understanding keyword research. If you are looking for SEO do your keyword research. Use keywords on images Discussion on SEO – Black Hat and White Hat Get links back from Social Media as that is important. Every post should have a call to action – even if you have a blog, suggest to readers other posts they may want to read. Yoast – Cornerstone Content – check it out. Discussion – Who is on Facebook, Reddit, Instagram etc. Ad models etc. Bottom line – content is King and maybe websites are coming back as quality content finding as opposed to content that is advertised on Social Media. Privacy policy for taking in email addresses discussion. Suggested to use commercial mail such as MailChimp. WP has a guide for Privacy Policy. Plug in has a cookie notice. Google Forms – discussion. Security is only as good as the person who is using it. We got philosophical regarding where the web was and where it’s going. OK – it’s not WP, but it’s related and everyone seemed to enjoy. PS – Our meeting was at Upton Hall at Buffalo State. Should be here in room 211 next month too. Check out the web site and Meet UP email for the latest on the location. We are super “culture creators.” Make your website your own cultural center! AMHPS – WordCamp Buffalo may be at Buffalo State University this Spring. TBD.