Aaron Rutley – WordPress as a Client Friendly CMS Wordcampnz 2012

1. WordPress as a
Client Friendly CMS.
@AaronRutley

2. About me

3. About me
I’m a full time WordPress Theme Developer at Eleven Media

4. About me
I’m a full time WordPress Theme Developer at Eleven Media
Started out building static sites & experimenting with CMS’s

5. About me
I’m a full time WordPress Theme Developer at Eleven Media
Started out building static sites & experimenting with CMS’s
Developed my first WP theme in April 08 (Version 2.5.1)

6. About me
I’m a full time WordPress Theme Developer at Eleven Media
Started out building static sites & experimenting with CMS’s
Developed my first WP theme in April 08 (Version 2.5.1)
Created over 100 custom WordPress themes

7. Why “Client Friendly” ?

8. Why “Client Friendly” ?
Client Friendly = A CMS that is used

9. Why “Client Friendly” ?
Client Friendly = A CMS that is used
Client Friendly = Less support calls

10. Why “Client Friendly” ?
Client Friendly = A CMS that is used
Client Friendly = Less support calls
Client Friendly = Minimal training & documentation

11. Why “Client Friendly” ?
Client Friendly = A CMS that is used
Client Friendly = Less support calls
Client Friendly = Minimal training & documentation
Client Friendly = Referral business

12. The Plan

13. The Plan
Summarise plugins & techniques you can add to your arsenal

14. The Plan
Summarise plugins & techniques you can add to your arsenal
Demo & questions

15. The Plan
Summarise plugins & techniques you can add to your arsenal
Demo & questions
** Note **

16. The Plan
Summarise plugins & techniques you can add to your arsenal
Demo & questions
** Note **
Consider if plugins are the best solution

17. The Plan
Summarise plugins & techniques you can add to your arsenal
Demo & questions
** Note **
Consider if plugins are the best solution
Think about future changes to the theme / website

18. The Plan
Summarise plugins & techniques you can add to your arsenal
Demo & questions
** Note **
Consider if plugins are the best solution
Think about future changes to the theme / website
Do your best to do things the “The WordPress way”

19. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/

20. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Fully customise WordPress edit screens with powerful fields.
(Wysiwyg, text, textarea, image, file, select, checkbox, page link, post object, date & colour picker)

21. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Fully customise WordPress edit screens with powerful fields.
(Wysiwyg, text, textarea, image, file, select, checkbox, page link, post object, date & colour picker)
Visually Create Fields & assign your fields to multiple edit pages
(specific ID's, post types, slugs, template names & even options)

22. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Fully customise WordPress edit screens with powerful fields.
(Wysiwyg, text, textarea, image, file, select, checkbox, page link, post object, date & colour picker)
Visually Create Fields & assign your fields to multiple edit pages
(specific ID's, post types, slugs, template names & even options)
Repeater & Flexible Content Fields can replace other plugins
(Gallery, Slider, FAQ, Related Posts, Podcasting, SEO, Attachments, H1, Sidebar Widgets)

23. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Fully customise WordPress edit screens with powerful fields.
(Wysiwyg, text, textarea, image, file, select, checkbox, page link, post object, date & colour picker)
Visually Create Fields & assign your fields to multiple edit pages
(specific ID's, post types, slugs, template names & even options)
Repeater & Flexible Content Fields can replace other plugins
(Gallery, Slider, FAQ, Related Posts, Podcasting, SEO, Attachments, H1, Sidebar Widgets)
Easy to integrate into a custom theme

24. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Fully customise WordPress edit screens with powerful fields.
(Wysiwyg, text, textarea, image, file, select, checkbox, page link, post object, date & colour picker)
Visually Create Fields & assign your fields to multiple edit pages
(specific ID's, post types, slugs, template names & even options)
Repeater & Flexible Content Fields can replace other plugins
(Gallery, Slider, FAQ, Related Posts, Podcasting, SEO, Attachments, H1, Sidebar Widgets)
Easy to integrate into a custom theme
Ideal for complex page layouts & custom post types

25. Plugin 01:
Advanced Custom Fields
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
Fully customise WordPress edit screens with powerful fields.
(Wysiwyg, text, textarea, image, file, select, checkbox, page link, post object, date & colour picker)
Visually Create Fields & assign your fields to multiple edit pages
(specific ID's, post types, slugs, template names & even options)
Repeater & Flexible Content Fields can replace other plugins
(Gallery, Slider, FAQ, Related Posts, Podcasting, SEO, Attachments, H1, Sidebar Widgets)
Easy to integrate into a custom theme
Ideal for complex page layouts & custom post types
Free Plugin (with paid add ons)

26. Plugin 02:
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/

27. Plugin 02:
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/
Hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend
(Backend Options, Dashboard Options, Header Options, Menu Options, Meta box Options)

28. Plugin 02:
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/
Hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend
(Backend Options, Dashboard Options, Header Options, Menu Options, Meta box Options)
Support for different user levels
(Even new user roles created with “members”)

29. Plugin 02:
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/
Hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend
(Backend Options, Dashboard Options, Header Options, Menu Options, Meta box Options)
Support for different user levels
(Even new user roles created with “members”)
“Fine grained control”
(Modify the quick edit options, Target ID’s / Classes)

30. Plugin 02:
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/
Hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend
(Backend Options, Dashboard Options, Header Options, Menu Options, Meta box Options)
Support for different user levels
(Even new user roles created with “members”)
“Fine grained control”
(Modify the quick edit options, Target ID’s / Classes)
Redirect away from the dashboard
(** Only Hides Items / Options **)

31. Plugin 02:
Adminimize
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/
Hide 'unnecessary' items from the WordPress backend
(Backend Options, Dashboard Options, Header Options, Menu Options, Meta box Options)
Support for different user levels
(Even new user roles created with “members”)
“Fine grained control”
(Modify the quick edit options, Target ID’s / Classes)
Redirect away from the dashboard
(** Only Hides Items / Options **)
Alternatives: White Label CMS / functions / members

32. Plugin 03:
WP Table Reloaded
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/

33. Plugin 03:
WP Table Reloaded
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/
Great for tabular data
(Time tables, Results, Schedules)

34. Plugin 03:
WP Table Reloaded
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/
Great for tabular data
(Time tables, Results, Schedules)
Takes the pain out of WYSIYG tables

35. Plugin 03:
WP Table Reloaded
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/
Great for tabular data
(Time tables, Results, Schedules)
Takes the pain out of WYSIYG tables
Tables that are easy to update

36. Plugin 03:
WP Table Reloaded
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/
Great for tabular data
(Time tables, Results, Schedules)
Takes the pain out of WYSIYG tables
Tables that are easy to update
Tables that are easy to style

37. Plugin 03:
WP Table Reloaded
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/
Great for tabular data
(Time tables, Results, Schedules)
Takes the pain out of WYSIYG tables
Tables that are easy to update
Tables that are easy to style
Implemented via shortcode

38. Plugin 04:
Client Proof Visual Editor
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/client-proof-visual-editor/

39. Plugin 04:
Client Proof Visual Editor
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/client-proof-visual-editor/
Minimal (Essential) WYSIWYG editor
(~11 buttons)

40. Plugin 04:
Client Proof Visual Editor
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/client-proof-visual-editor/
Minimal (Essential) WYSIWYG editor
(~11 buttons)
Opposite to TinyMCE Advanced
(~40 buttons)

41. Plugin 04:
Client Proof Visual Editor
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/client-proof-visual-editor/
Minimal (Essential) WYSIWYG editor
(~11 buttons)
Opposite to TinyMCE Advanced
(~40 buttons)
Support for Paste From Word

42. Plugin 05:
Gravity Forms
Premium Plugin: http://www.gravityforms.com/

43. Plugin 05:
Gravity Forms
Premium Plugin: http://www.gravityforms.com/
All kinds of forms
(Contact, Post, User Registration, Ordering)

44. Plugin 05:
Gravity Forms
Premium Plugin: http://www.gravityforms.com/
All kinds of forms
(Contact, Post, User Registration, Ordering)
Clean HTML emails

45. Plugin 05:
Gravity Forms
Premium Plugin: http://www.gravityforms.com/
All kinds of forms
(Contact, Post, User Registration, Ordering)
Clean HTML emails
Conditional Logic

46. Plugin 05:
Gravity Forms
Premium Plugin: http://www.gravityforms.com/
All kinds of forms
(Contact, Post, User Registration, Ordering)
Clean HTML emails
Conditional Logic
Hidden Fields

47. Plugin 05:
Gravity Forms
Premium Plugin: http://www.gravityforms.com/
All kinds of forms
(Contact, Post, User Registration, Ordering)
Clean HTML emails
Conditional Logic
Hidden Fields
Add ons
(Freshbooks, Paypal, Mail Chimp, Campaign Monitor)

48. Plugin 06:
Admin Columns
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/codepress-admin-columns/
Plugin 07:
Hierarchy
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hierarchy/
Plugin 08:
Smart Mobile Admin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/juiz-smart-mobile-admin/

49. Plugin 09:
Admin Collapse Subpages
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/admin-collapse-subpages/
Plugin 10:
Simple Page Ordering
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-page-ordering/
Plugin 11:
Exclude Pages
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-pages/

50. The
Demo

51. That’s about it
Any questions ?

52. That’s all folks
Thanks for having me !

53. That’s all folks
Thanks for having me !
Twitter: @AaronRutley

54. That’s all folks
Thanks for having me !
Twitter: @AaronRutley
Web: ElevenMedia.com.au