You know the short kid who grew up to be tall? You know, the dude everyone still sees as short even though he now towers above all of his friends? That kid has a perception problem and that’s exactly what WordPress is struggling with right now. We’d like to break down that barrier. WordPress is open-source. It’s lightweight. It’s extensible. It’s got a solid community backing it. It’s been a valid CMS for years. But we still want to jailbreak the perception it’s just blogging software. Cause we’re tough like that. In this session we’ll talk about the techniques you can use to morph WordPress into just about anything. We’ll look at how blogs have evolved, compare WordPress to other content management systems, explore the ubiquitousness of WordPress, and show examples of uncommon instances of WordPress. Three key takeaways: The death of WordPress as blog-only software Tips for getting started with your next WordPress site How to make WordPress work for your business

1. Jailbreaking WordPress
That’s what you’re supposed to do!
Alisa Herr
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2. Alisa Herr
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Lead Web Developer at Cuberis
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Coding for almost 60% of her life
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Statistics nerd
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Expert breakfast eater
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Get in touch!
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3. The Death of WP
(as blog-only software)
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4. A brief history of blogging
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5. A brief(er) history of
WordPress
“Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg” on Flickr - Thanks photomatt!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomatt/90593778/
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6. Thank you, Movable Type
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8. Puberty
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10. The ubiquitousness of
WordPress
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11. The ubiquitousness of
WordPress
WordPress
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Not WordPress
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12. The popularity of
WordPress
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13. The popularity of
WordPress
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14. The popularity of
WordPress
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15. Uncommon instances of
WordPress
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16. Where is
WordPress
going?
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17. Jailbreaking, really?
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Jailbreaking = Privilege Escalation
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WordPress = Open Source
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18. http://cuberis.com/wordcamp2013
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19. 3 user roles:
•Administrators
•Field Techs
•Clients
3 custom post types:
•Site Visits
•Properties
•Services

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29. http://cuberis.com/wordcamp2013
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35. How to make WP work for you:
Themes
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Elegant Themes
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Woo Themes
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ThemeForest
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36. How to make WP work for you:
Plugins
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Custom Post Types Maker
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User Role Editor
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Advanced Custom Fields
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WooCommerce
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Advanced Excerpt
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BuddyPress
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Google Analyticator
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WP Symposium
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Gravity Forms
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BBPress
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37. More Resources
Slides at: http://cuberis.com/wordcamp2013
History of Blogging:
• http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/03/a-brief-history-of-blogging/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_blogging
History of WordPress:
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2012/09/05/the-internets-mothertongue/
• http://www.majordojo.com/2011/02/how-did-wordpress-win.php
• http://churchm.ag/wordpress-screenshots-through-the-years/
Statistics nerds will like:
• http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management/all/
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38. Questions?
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