Lightning Round: The Basics

Using Site Health for Good

Site Health is a lesser-known addition to WordPress that was added in version 5.2. Many people see it as an annoyance, but this talk will walk you through the beauty of the centralized information it can give you and how you can make it even better by adding the Health Check and Troubleshooting plugin from the WordPress.org repository. Troubleshooting is a great way to rule out plugin conflicts that may be causing problems on your website.

  • Kim White

    With a background in education, it’s no wonder why Kim White has a passion for building community, teaching people, and managing websites. Her extensive career in web design working with graphic artists has impacted many in a positive way.

    Kim loves the WordPress community and is a long-time organizer for the Lehigh Valley Meetups and WordCamps. She has also spoken about how to find good hosting, getting started with WordPress, and how to choose and manage images on your site.

    When she’s not helping people solve support issues for Paid Memberships Pro, you can find Kim spending time with her children and her husband of 30-plus years, finding the best brews, and sharing photos of their cats on Instagram. Say hi to Kim at @MrsCRW and check out her blog at pixelpaper.net.

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8 Easy Things To Do To Protect Your Web Site

Don’t bury your head in the sand when it comes to protecting your website from bad stuff ever happening to you. Keeping your website safe and sound is a shared responsibility. In this presentation, Bud Kraus will share with you a common sense approach of practical you can can take to make your site more secure.

  • Bud Kraus

    For more than 12 years, Bud Kraus has been teaching WordPress and developing sites for small businesses and organizations. He is the creator of two online courses where over 1000 people have learned WordPress the world over at no cost. His site projects include a wide variety of re-design work. He is very active in the WordPress communities in New York City and northern New Jersey.

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Back Up Before You Crack Up

Having a solid backup strategy can save your life in times of an extreme website crisis. No one wants to lose any of the hard work they have put into their site and why should you ever have to if you are backing things up.

  • Jarrett Gucci

    Jarrett Gucci, also known in the WordPress support world as Quicksilver, has the superhuman ability to troubleshoot WordPress issues at great speeds. He is a mutant that was born in the darkest depths of open source with superhuman support powers. He is the product of a genetic experimentation with the goal of solving WordPress issues as fast as possible. Jarrett Gucci, Quicksilver is most commonly known as the owner and founder of WP Fix It where he and his superhero team have serviced over 232,000 WordPress issues since 2009.

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