Tools for Managing Multiple WordPress Sites

Session Description

WordPress is an incredible platform that continues to innovate and grow, but with that comes almost constant updates. WP core, plugins and themes can require frequent updates and there are a variety of ways to track and manage these updates. We will look at strategy, tools and work flow to manage multiple WordPress sites and keep everything up to date. Note that this is not relating to WordPress multi-site installations, but multiple independent installations.

The talk will look at:

– Why you should update WordPress
– How regular maintenance is essential for a stable, healthy website
– How a management system/software can help
– Review of the 7 most popular WordPress management dashboards
– Factors to consider in your choice of management system

Learning Outcomes

Choose and setup a WordPress Management system for multiple wordpress installs

User level

This talk would be useful for anyone managing multiple WordPress sites, for clients or personal projects, with at least a basic understanding of the WordPress backend.

Prerequisites

The technical knowledge required to understand this session is to understand how to install a plugin.

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