255 - 'XYZ' is for disappointing series ending for the 'A- Z of WordPress'

‘A-Z of WordPress’ with Nathan Wrigley and David Waumsley

Preamble

We could have tried to eke this one out. According to one online crossword solver there are 378 Words Starting With X, but I imagine X for xeroxed – how to copy your WP website, might be going too far! So we just decided to end with a pathetic whimper!

(We should have had a Family Fortunes styled game show thing. “Let’s see if it’s on the board! You said, flush your permalinks. Our survey of 100 WordPress experts said’ Uh – Urrr! I’m afraid you’ll not be going home with the Goblin TeasMaid and bone china cup and saucer set). You have to be British and of a certain age to understand that!

Instead…

X is for what not to do with WordPress (according to the fine people of the interwebs) as in X for cross out / delete.

Y for why we should still use WordPress (seems more relevant with such changes going on).

Finally lots of Zzzz’s is for, got to sleep… it’s time to put this series to bed.

X – Never ever, under pain of death, do this!

• Upload videos to WordPress – https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/why-you-should-never-upload-a-video-to-wordpress/
• 12 for Advanced user here – https://www.toptal.com/wordpress/common-wordpress-mistakes
• Search Engine Journal has this silly stuff – https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-seo/mistakes-to-avoid/
• Have too many tags and leave posts and pages uncategorised
• Forget to delete sample post and page
• Leaving comments on the default settings
• Not setting pretty links and the media library to how you want it
• Forget to check the browser for console errors
• Buy plugins and themes from unknown authors
• Listen to anything we say!

Y – Why use WordPress?

• GPL – it’s FREE and yours to own
• Choice of options
• SEO benefits of the default WordPress
• You can make a living maintaining WordPress sites
• Easy to sell to clients as they’ve likely heard or and / or used WordPress
• Easy to find WordPress sites in need of some love

Z – Zzzzzz!

There’s nothing more to say really. Just go to sleep, which you’ve likely done already and forget that this series ever happened, which you’ve likely already done!

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Happy Files

LH Zero Spam plugin by Peter Shaw – David Walsh’s idea first though, we think.