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.

1. 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.

2. Joe Benitez

4. W3 Total Cache – Only needed if the server host doesn’t have SSDs
https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/
Akismet
http://akismet.com/
iThemes Security
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/
WordPress HTTPS (SSL)
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-https/
Woocommerce
http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/

5. IG 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

6. FREE
https://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

7. FREE
https://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

8. FREE
http://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

9. FREE
http://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

10. $3o
http://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

11. $3o
http://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

12. FREE
http://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

13. FREE
http://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

14. $89
http://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

15. $89
http://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

16. $69
http://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

17. $69
http://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

18. • Pricing
• Support
• Uptime
• Features

19. • Support
• Support
• Support
• Support

20. • Server maintenance
• Security updates
• Server-related questions
• Custom configurations

21. • 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.