3. A guide to using WordPress in production
environments, from small blogs to full-
blown sites. Simplify deployment,
optimize performance, and increase
security with the most effective plugins
and tweaks that help you get the most
from your WordPress-powered blog.
10. Simple & Fast
* Download/wget from wordpress.org
* Copying from existing install is
troublesome
* Use local installer with important
themes and plugins from official
sources
11. Secure
* Use only wordpress.org
* For themes & plugins, inspect code if
from other sources
* Use SSH/SFTP for secure transfer if
available; FTP is a last option
12. #2 Performance
What limits performance?
* WordPress is dynamic
* WordPress is for everyone
* WordPress is too popular
13. WordPress is dynamic
* Every page view uses the
database (and the CPU)
* Use caching; WP Super
Cache works best!
14.
15. WordPress is for everyone
* Some features are built for
the other half of its users
* Stick to what you need and
what works for you!
16. WordPress is too popular
* Almost automatically invites
spam comments
* Akismet takes care of the
spam problem 99% of the time
17. More performance tricks
* Offload content (Amazon
S3, Flickr, YouTube, etc.)
* Use only necessary plugins
* Use 3rd-party comments
(Disqus, Intense Debate, etc.)
25. Content theft
RSS Footer
* Blog about it!
* Resume creating good content.
* Report to search engines.
* Report to host/ISP.
26. WordPress vulnerabilities
* More users invites more
discoveries of awed code
* Widespread use attracts more
mischief
* Extensibility opens a back door