005 How to Build a Website, Part 4 – WordPress Design – Web and BeyondCast

How to Build a Website, Part 4 -- WordPress Design &
Development On this episode, we discuss my favorite website
publishing platform for Small Business, WordPress. And, to do that,
I had the pleasure of having on Web and BeyondCast with me
WordPress developer Rene Morozowich, and Kevin W. Hoffman,
WordPress Engineer at WordImpress, both of which I met through
WordPress Pittsburgh. (If you’re reading this in a podcast
directory/app, please visit http://webandbeyondcast.com/005 for
clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this
cast.) Questions we discussed on this episode: What is WordPress?
Why would a Small Business owner use WordPress over another CMS or
website builder, or straight code? What is a WordPress theme? What
are theme frameworks? What should business owners know about
themes? How do you choose the best theme for your business? What is
a WordPress plugin? What WordPress plugins do you typically
recommend, in general, for business owners to have on their
website? What’re your favorites for specific functionality? Why?
What are some pitfalls business owners experience when using
WordPress plugins? If you'd like to discuss this episode, please
click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the
bottom of the post), or contact us. In this Cast | WordPress Design
& Development Ray Sidney-Smith, Host Rene Morozowich Rene
Morozowich is a freelance WordPress developer based in Pittsburgh,
PA. A techie at heart, her passion lies in the database and code,
but she loves the creativity and execution of the whole website
lifecycle -- from planning to launch. She works with designers to
craft amazing sites for entrepreneurs, small businesses and
non-profits. Rene is also a part of the Pittsburgh WordPress
community and enjoys learning and talking about all things
WordPress. Kevin W. Hoffman Kevin W. Hoffman is a WordPress
Engineer at WordImpress where he is part of the team behind plugins
such as Give and WP Business Reviews. He is an active volunteer and
speaker in the WordPress community where he co-organizes WordCamp
Pittsburgh. Show Notes | WordPress Design & Development
Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided
here. Please listen to the episode for context. Genesis Theme
Framework Roots Sage Starter Theme Divi Theme Builder Beaver
Builder WooThemes / WooCommerce / Storefront Theme (eCommerce /
physical commerce) ThemeForest Codex (WordPress Manual) on Child
Themes How to Create a WordPress Child Theme Cascading Style Sheets
WordPress Pittsburgh Meetup UpdraftPlus (Backup Plugin) Wordfence
(Security Plugin) Yoast SEO (Search Engine Optimization Plugin)
MonsterInsights (Google Analytics Plugin) Google My Business Google
Search Console Digital eCommerce - Easy Digital Downloads Nonprofit
eCommerce - Give Audit Logging - WP Security Audit Log WP Business
Reviews (Business Review Plugin) Mailchimp Email Newsletter Plugin
Ninja Forms Plugin Jetpack Plugin MemberPress Membership Site
Plugin WP Site Care WP Buffs Raw Text Transcript | WordPress Design
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Voiceover Artists 0:00 Welcome to web and beyond cast were small
business comes to learn about marketing and managing on the web and
beyond with your hosts Tracy Smith Hello their Ray Sidney-Smith
0:10 small business owners and entrepreneurs and economic
development agents. Welcome to Episode 005 Episode Five which is
part of our five part series of web and beyond cast. I'm Ray Sydney
Smith and I am joined here today with Rene Marissa which who is a
freelance WordPress developer based in pittsburgh pa a techie at
heart.