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Basics
AMP
Version 2+ | By AMP Project Contributors | View details
Classic Editor
Version 1+ | By WordPress Contributors | View details
Or: Atomic Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks Collection
Version 2.8.6 | By atomicblocks | View details
Jetpack by WordPress.com
Version 8+ | By Automattic | View details
Yoast SEO
Version 15+ | By Team Yoast | View details
Yoast Duplicate Post
Version 3+ | By Enrico Battocchi & Team Yoast | View Details
Simple Social Icons
Version 3+ | By StudioPress | View details
Akismet Anti-Spam
Version 4+ | By Automattic | View details
Gravatar
Not really a plug-in, but necessary to “ID” you in WordPress-world | Register
Genesis* Add-Ons
Genesis eNews Extended
Version 2+ | By Brandon Kraft | View details
Genesis Simple Share
Version 1+ | By StudioPress | View details
Genesis Simple Edits
Version 2+ | By StudioPress | View details
Genesis Simple Hooks
Version 2+ | By StudioPress | View details
Genesis Title Toggle – you can also write some CSS code to do this for you
Version 1+ | By Bill Erickson | View details
Forms
Contact Form 7
Version 5+ | By Takayuki Miyoshi | View details
Or: WPForms Lite // Contact Form by WPForms
Version 1.6+ | By WPForms | View details
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
Version 4+ | By ibericode | View details
Or: MailChimp
Version 1+ | By MailChimp | View details
Link Management
Redirection
Version 4+ | By John Godley | View details
Or: Simple 301 Redirects
Version 1+ | By Scott Nellé | View details
Restrict Content Pro
Password-protect documents and other media (not free) | View details
Site Optimization
Smush
Version 3+ | By WPMU DEV | View details
WP-Optimize – Clean, Compress, Cache
Version 3+ | By David Anderson, Ruhani Rabin, Team Updraft | View details
Autoptimize
Version 2+ | By Frank Goossens (futtta) | View details
Satellite Optimization Monitoring
Version 1+ | By Satellite.fm | View details
*What is Genesis?
Genesis is a “framework” that works behind the scenes with your WordPress site. It integrates all of the security, speed, design, SEO, and other site performance features so that you don’t have to think about it. It’s customizable, but only to an extent – you have to work within the theme that you pick.
I’m not a Web designer, so while I can code some HTML & CSS, every WordPress site that I build – my own and my clients’ – I recommend the following:
WP Engine Hosting
This is the server where your site content “lives.” I have access to a discount on a complete package price. This is great is you are 1) building a new site, 2) upgrading a current site. Site migration is easy, they walk you through it.
Package price: $23-35/mo | Use this link to get 20% off your first payment: wpe20off (affiliate link)
- You get 3 months free with this link. That’s about $90 off.
- I think the coupon will be auto-applied, but if not – use wpe3free
- Pick the Startup Plan, it’s all you’ll need for running one site
This package also includes the Genesis Framework and a set of StudioPress Themes for free.
- Genesis makes WordPress run cleaner, faster, and more secure.
- StudioPress is a set of themes that work well with Genesis. You’ll pick one.
Genesis + StudioPress is what I’m running on both my sites. Some of the other offers don’t include these in the package, which is what this one is a good deal. Plus the price cut – and paying annually, you can get this down to about $23/mo.
WP Engine has great support tutorials etc for getting you set you up, getting a WordPress “environment” live, getting it connected to the domain you own, and installing the SSL certificate (free in this package).
Content Marketing for Creatives: Foundations (Online Course)
Get a Website up and running, along with the rest of your foundation: Your blog, social, and an email marketing strategy.
Or book a session (or block of sessions) to get one-on-one training to cut right to it and get you going.
