October 2022 Meetup Resources

At our October 2022 virtual meetup, members shared their websites, favorite WordPress resources, recent posts, and plugins.

Here’s a list of what was shared:

Randy Walker’s websites:

• IT in the D
• Daily Detroit
• Randy Walker

Deborah Edwards-Onoro website: Lireo Designs

Angie Peterson website: ampdigitalphotographer.com

Dave Rotter’s website: Rottervision

Sites Dave built and maintains:

• Protocol Mold Testing
• Piara Elementals
• Kalb Adult Foster Care Home
• Yiannis Fine Arts

Sites Dave contributes to: Evaluation by Design

Lynn Tamor website: Out and About in Oakland County

Contact form plugins:

• Contact Form 7
• Flamingo (works with Contact Form 7)
• WP Forms Lite

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September 2022 Let’s Catch Up Resources

At our September 2022 virtual meetup, members shared some of their websites, favorite WordPress resources, recent posts, and plugins.

Here’s a list of what was shared:

• Learn WordPress online training
• Simple Site Design with Full Site Editing
• Full Site Editing
• Simple Calendar
• Linky (plugin to create a landing page in WordPress, similar to Linktree)
• Oakland County Activities
  • WP 101 Elementor course
• Redirection

November 2021 Favorite Plugins & Themes

We asked members attending November’s virtual meetup to share their favorite plugins and/or themes. These are the plugins that were shared:

• WP Recipe Maker
• WooCommerce
• WooBuilder Blocks
• Redirection
• Heroic Table of Contents

If you’re a podcaster, these themes and plugins might help you out:

• Podcast WordPress Themes from SecondLine Themes
• Blubrry PowerPress (or check with your podcast media host)
• Podcast Subscription Buttons

We also had a question about Plugins and GPL. Kinsta has an article called WordPress and GPL – Everything You Need to Know that you should read.

Deborah also shared her article What’s the Difference Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org?

Favorite Plugins Shared at June 2017 Meeting

The June 2017 meeting was all about members sharing their favorite WordPress plugins.

Deborah (@redcrew) shared ManageWP (ManageWP Worker plugin directory listing), a plugin that automatically creates monthly backups of your WordPress installation. For $2 per month, you can get daily and on-demand backups. VaultPress is an alternative plugin with similar features.

Andy (@andymelichar) shared Duo for WordPress (Duo for WordPress plugin directory listing), which adds two-factor authentication to your site’s login. After you enter your valid username and password, you’ll need to prove your identity via SMS or push notification to your mobile device.

Andy also shared iThemes Security (iThemes Security plugin directory listing). This plugin guides you through securing your WordPress site, thwarts malicious attacks against your site, and notifies you of files that have changed on your site. An alternative plugin is WordFence.

Randy (@randywalker) told users about Zip Recipes (Zip Recipes plugin directory listing). If you frequently share recipes on your website, Zip Recipes makes it easy to format those recipes. Just type in your ingredients, directions, and other information, and this plugin will embed a gorgeous, printable recipe card in your post.

Jason (@jbigelow1) gave a demonstration of Showcase IDX (Showcase IX plugin directory listing), a powerful Real Estate listing tool. If you sell homes, this plugin is an inexpensive ($60 per month) way to present listings and saved searches on your website. Visitors can share these listings via social media. The agent can export contact information of potential leads. iHomefinder Optima is an alternative tool.

The Power of Plugins

Anthony‘s talk from February WordPress Meetup.