WEBSITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, & GOOGLE

Thomas John Giella Jr.

SEPTEMBER 25TH 2015 - SEPTEMBER 27TH 2015

@ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

FORM PLUGINS

NINJA FORMS (FREE)

Free to an extent• Major features

require you to purchase extensions

Simple to use• Drag and drop

form sections

Require an email PHP plugin to work properly

GRAVITY FORMS (PAID PREMIUM)

Premium Plugin• Price ranges from

$39 to $199 per year

Simple to use• Drag and drop

form sections• Integrates easily

with PayPal• Enable conditions

Require an email PHP plugin to work properly

WP MAIL SMPT PLUGIN

Free Plugin• Download from

WordPress.org repository

Two Settings• SMPT• PHP Function

PHP Function is more reliable in my experiences. Used to use SMPT on every website.

THE EVENTS CALENDAR PLUGIN

Free Plugin• Download from

WordPress.org repository

• iCal and gCalExport

You have the option of purchasing the PRO version

• $89-$299 per year• …see next slide

Great FREE plugin. PRO enables additional features that many may would like to have, but aren’t required.

THE EVENTS CALENDAR PLUGIN

Events PRO (paid for features)

• Map Feature

WP STORE LOCATOR PLUGIN

Free Plugin• Enables multiple

locations• Visitors can search

by zip code or mileage radius

Very Simply to add locations

• Ability to pick location holder color

SHORTCODES ULTIMATE PLUGIN

FREE Plugin• Over 70 different

functions• As the title implies,

easy shortcodesthat insert into your content

Functions such as• Accordion• Tabs• Icons• Sliders• Image Gallery

EASY GOOGLE FONTS PLUGIN

FREE Plugin• Choose between 600+

Google Fonts• Change text

typography• Live customizer• Change font color in

real time

SIMPLE SOCIAL ICONS PLUGIN

FREE Plugin• Enables selection

of multiple social media icons

• Change button color

• Change hover button color

• Change size of icon

Easy Widget• Easily add the

social media plugin to any widget within your WordPress website

YOAST SEO PLUGIN

FREE Plugin• Page Analysis• XML Sitemaps• Focus Keyword• SEO Title• Meta Description• “Snippet Preview”• Social Media Focus

Integration• Index / No Index

REDIRECTION PLUGIN

FREE Plugin• 404 error

monitoring• Manual 301

redirects• Automatic 301

redirects when URL changes

ALL IN ONE WP SECURITY AND FIREWALL PLUGIN

FREE Plugin• Firewall Setup• Blacklist Feature• User Login Security• Changes login URL• Disable right-click

protection

OPTIN MONSTER PLUGIN

PREMIUM Plugin• Form designs• A/B testing• Exit technology• Change size of icon• WYSIWYG

Customizer• Awesome fonts• Templates

Optin Types• Lightbox Popup• Footer Bar• Slide-in• Sidebar Widget• Canvas popup

BACKUP BUDDY PLUGIN

PREMIUM Plugin• From iThemes

$80 - $297• Schedule

automatic backups on server and cloud

• Saves to Google Drive, Amazon, and Dropbox

• Ability to change a website URL

• Ability to clone• Ability to migrate

from one server to another

SLIDER REVOLUTION PLUGIN

PREMIUM Plugin• From iThemes

$18• Mobile Responsive• Easy to edit• Easy to add• Visual editor