The WordCamp Report

Llyod Budd has always been one who knew tons about WordPress… and issues and solutions.  This session started with Llyod doing a joke about Rap off (Battle Rap), and it became obvious with practice he’s gotten much better.

Want to Switch?

He went over the number of serives out there that people tend to switch from.

1. Content
2. URLs
3. Design

Stop, back it up!

Manage > Import

Not in the List?

• Export to one in the list
• Search
• Raise a stink

Images

• Paid Service: no $$, no images
• WordPress Gallery

Image Plugins (Like all things WordPress, there are plugins for it)

• Cache Images by Matt Mullenweg
• Add From Server by Dion Hulse

Other Media?

• script, javascript
• embed, oject
• frame, iframe
• form

Cool URLs don’t die

• validator.w3.org/checklink

Redirect old URLs

• .htaccess 301 rewrite rules
• Redirection by John Godley (urbangiraffe) (Also log 404’s)

Test, Test, Test

Design

Time to learn PHP – NO!

Theme WordPress

• CSS
• HTML
• wordpress.org/extended/themes

Widgets can be used to recreate your sidebar

Smart Enough Importer

Test, Test, Test

Any questions were directed to Genius bar since its short sessions.

Final Comment: AtomPub format has made it nicer to switch.

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