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The following information and resources were compiled for the WordPress Class I taught at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art. Since then I have been using this page as a place to keep useful links and information for self-hosted WordPress websites. I have been adding and updating the information fairly regularly. I hope you find it helpful!
Suggested Plugins
WordPress SEO by Yoast – Free and Powerful SEO tool
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget – simple text editing in Widget Areas, using the WordPress interface
Contact Form 7 – Easy way to add a contact form to any page
Woo SideBars – Gives you more control over which widgets display on different pages
BackUpBuddy (paid widget) – simple and complete backups for your WordPress site
Share This – Easy social sharing plugin
Google Fonts Plugin – Easily add Google Fonts to your WordPress website
SEO Friendly Images – Automatically add alt titles to every image on your website using the settings of your choice.
WordPress Themes
Links and Articles
Hosting with Bluehost – unlimited hosting starting at $4.95 per month
The Official WordPress Codex – Ask questions, search existing discussion threads
Google Analytics – Free Web Analytics, a must for any website
FileZilla – Open-Source FTP Application
WordPress Theme Customization Guide – Comprehensive Guide
Four Ways to Customize WordPress for non-coders
Web Developer Add-On for Firefox – identify elements to make edits
See a website you like? easily find out if they are using a WordPress Theme with WhatTheme.com
Here is a presentation I created with a few quick ways to make a WordPress theme your own: