[wp-edu] New WP Launch...

[Berardi, Richard]

Thanks Steve, see below…

Richard Berardi
Web Administrator
Marketing & Communications
Georgian Court University
900 Lakewood Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
p: 732-987-2469<tel:732-987-2469>
e: rberardi at georgian.edu<mailto:rberardi at georgian.edu>

From: wp-edu <wp-edu-bounces at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-edu-bounces at lists.automattic.com>> on behalf of "Covello, Steve" <Steve.Covello at granite.edu<mailto:Steve.Covello at granite.edu>>
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Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 4:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [wp-edu] New WP Launch...

>From looking through your theme and plugins via http://whatwpthemeisthat.com/, I recommend the following plugins:

Wordfence (install this NOW!!!!)
iThemes Security
We are hosting with WP Engine. They disallow these plugins because they have their own native security.
http://wpengine.com/support/disallowed-plugins/

Enable media replace – super handy
Using it, a must have for sure

Duplicate post – good for templates that you can copy
Using it, a must have for sure

Google sitemap generator
Using Yoast sitemap generator

Relevanssi – improves search capability
I’ve actually programed Google custom search to work on the site, and styled it. I am waiting for a full indexing before I implement. In the meantime, I am using the built it search :(

WP DB Manager – archives DB backup
WP Engine handles backups, but I will look into it

A caching plugin like Super Cache or W3 Total Cache
WP Engine has their own proprietary caching

Otherwise, it looks great!
Thanks Steve!

Thx - Steve

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Steve Covello
Rich Media Specialist/Instructional Designer/Online Instructor
Chalk & Wire e-Portfolio Administrator
Granite State College
603-513-1346
Skype: steve.granitestate
Scheduling: http://meetme.so/stevecovello





From: wp-edu <wp-edu-bounces at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-edu-bounces at lists.automattic.com>> on behalf of "Berardi, Richard" <rberardi at georgian.edu<mailto:rberardi at georgian.edu>>
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Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:02 PM
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Subject: [wp-edu] New WP Launch...

Hello all,
We launched our new WP site on Monday, a year in the making. (switched from Ektron)
Everything was done in-house. (I am a one man show here, with the support of our marketing staff)
Everything on the site is new (content, images, hosting, CMS, etc.) - we started with a blank slate.

I still have lots to do, but we needed to launch before the students came back.
Please let me know your thoughts:
http://georgian.edu

Richard Berardi
Web Administrator
Marketing & Communications
Georgian Court University
900 Lakewood Ave.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
p: 732-987-2469<tel:732-987-2469>
e: rberardi at georgian.edu<mailto:rberardi at georgian.edu>
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