This presentation is from Affiliate Summit West 2017 (January 15-17, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada). Session description: WordPress is more than a blogging platform, it’s an application framework. Learn the plugins, themes, tools, and techniques used to create WordPress experiences that are so much more than blogging.
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DIY Tips for Building Big Things with WordPress
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DIY Tips for building BIG
things with WordPress
By:
Brian Messenlehner, WebDevStudios, @bmess
David Vogelpohl, WP Engine, @davidvmc
2. CONFIDENTIAL2
Win over $5,000 in FREE WordPress stuff!
2 years of free
hosting 10 sites!
Valued at $2,376
Free Agency
Bundle
Valued at $499
Free copy of WP Forms,
OptinMoster, &
MonsterInsights
Valued at $597
All premium
videos for life
Valued at $249
Free copy with
unlimited sites
Valued at $97
Free Pro plan w/
unlimited sites
Valued at $199
Free Copy of Advanced
Custom Fields
Valued at $73
2 free months mini
subscription
Valued at $1,000
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Win by being the first to build a WordPress app!
What you’ll build
A high-powered WordPress and
Social Media content engine.
10 min build if you’re good.
litturl.co/contest
(Simple instructions)
What if no one wins?
Tweet #asw17, @davidvmc,
@bmess about this session.
Winner selected at random.
- 1 year WP Engine at least -
Warning! Use your production site at your own peril
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WordPress apps even flourish without their heads
Backend CMS,
tools, &
functionality
Public facing web
pages
NA
Application
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
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Or with completely different heads
Backend CMS,
tools, &
functionality
Mobile
Application
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
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Or with a bunch of different types of heads at the same time
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
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WordPress is the world’s most-
used framework for building
things on the web
27% of the web uses WordPress to create elegant
solutions that drive their business forward.
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
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Clone social media experiences with BuddyPress
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
litturl.co/BuddyPress
Member Profiles
Activity Streams
Organic Groups
Private Messaging
Friendships and Follows
Extend with Plugins
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Manage your entire site portfolio with WordPress Multisite
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
Sub Directory webapp.com/subsite
Sub Domain subsite.webapp.com
Custom Domain webapp.com
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Build your own affiliate powered mobile app
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
Easily Make an iOS/Android App From
Any WordPress Website
Customize in WordPress
Compile With Phonegap
Submit To The App Stores
Social Sharing, Facebook Login
Push Notifications
Geolocation
Camera
Offline/Airplane Mode
Custom Themes
WooCommerce
BuddyPress
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Sort of / are a developer? Try Advanced Custom Fields.
litturl.co/how2acf
#ASW17 - @bmess - @davidvmc
29. CONFIDENTIAL
Announcing the winner of over $5,000 in FREE WordPress stuff!
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2 years of free
hosting 10 sites!
Valued at $2,376
Free Agency
Bundle
Valued at $499
Free copy of WP Forms,
OptinMoster, &
MonsterInsights
Valued at $597
All premium
videos for life
Valued at $249
Free copy for
unlimited sites
Valued at $97
Free Pro plan w/
unlimited sites
Valued at $199
Free Copy of Advanced
Custom Fields
Valued at $73
2 free months mini
subscription
Valued at $1,000
Shared Database
Shared Source Files
Sub Directory - webapp.com/subsite
Sub Domain - subsite.webapp.com
Each site has an incrementing ID
-database tables prefix
-upload directory for storing files
Useful Plugins
-Domain Mapping
-Blog Copier
Show how I have IFTTT setup to publish an Instagram post to my Blog, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Show some popular Applets/Zaps
Create a Business Directory / Social Community App