How to keep things going - without going insane.

1. Client Sites:
The Aftermath
How to keep things going
without going insane
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
Saturday, December 1, 12

2. penniless
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3. unemployed
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4. jackass
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5. single
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6. loser
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7. Client Sites:
The Aftermath
How to keep things going
without going insane
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@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
Saturday, December 1, 12

8. I’m Mason
I support WordPress
Support Team Leader, WPMU DEV
• Average 1700 unique topics (questions) per month and about 7000
posts in total.
• Team of 9 full-time support reps from across the globe
• Nearly 150 individual plugins and over a million downloads
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
Saturday, December 1, 12

9. I’m Mason
I support WordPress
CEO, WP Valet
• Let us think about WordPress so you don’t have to
• Management. Support. Peace of mind.
• You’re very own CTO
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
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10. Anyone can manage a
WordPress website...
until they can’t.
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11. Don’t let a site go
without...
• Plan for upgrades (WordPress AND plugins/themes)
• Backup Solution
• Strategy for “next steps” on the site
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
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12. WordPress Multiste
• Manage several client sites on one WP install
• Update plugins and themes once for all
• Domain Mapping
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
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13. REAL WordPress
Hosting
Advantages:
WordPress Updates | Backups | Security Audits
Players:
WP Engine | Page.ly | Synthesis | zippykid
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
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14. Ongoing Maintenance
and Plugin/Theme
Updates
• Manage WP - Update plugins/themes across
multiple installs from one incredible dashboard
with one click
• WP Remote - Update
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15. Manage WP
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16. Plugins to keep things
running smoothly
• Akismet - Comment spam reduction
• Hot!x - wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hot!x/
• WP Help - wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-help/
• VaultPress - vaultpress.com
• Audit Trail - wordpress.org/extend/plugins/audit-trail/
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17. WP Help
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18. WP Audit Logger
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19. Help them help you
• If they’re up to date, you won’t be up late
• Spend a little time, save yourself a dime
•
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
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20. Mason James
@masonjames
http://masonjames.com
http://premium.wpmudev.org
http://thewpvalet.com
@masonjames #orlandowordcamp
Saturday, December 1, 12