Comments on: 9 WordPress Plugins to Assist With Supporting a Client’s Website http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/ Kim Woodbridge WordPress Consultant Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-21962 Kim Woodbridge Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:39:53 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-21962 Hi Bet - That sounds like a good system. Hi Bet – That sounds like a good system.

]]> By: Bet Hannon http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-21942 Bet Hannon Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:45:04 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-21942 I use “WP-DB-Backup” on all my client's sites, and set it up to send the email updates weekly (daily during the building phase) to a gmail account set up specifically for this purpose. Great to have those backups stored off-site (both the client's office & mine). Every 3 months or so, I log in and delete all but the last few backups. Saves me having to do something with the backups coming in the mail every week. I use “WP-DB-Backup” on all my client’s sites, and set it up to send the email updates weekly (daily during the building phase) to a gmail account set up specifically for this purpose. Great to have those backups stored off-site (both the client’s office & mine). Every 3 months or so, I log in and delete all but the last few backups. Saves me having to do something with the backups coming in the mail every week.
Bet Hannon´s last post ..Hello world!

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14913 Kim Woodbridge Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:49:34 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14913 Hi Keith - It really depends on the person. If they can't manage writing a post in WordPress, then they probably won't be able to use it. Sometimes some training helps - I've worked with a number of people who were fine once they had some guidance - it helped them get over their fear of technology. They still leave the maintenance to me but otherwise are fine using it, Backing up the database is, in my opinion, one of the most important things to do. Hi Keith – It really depends on the person. If they can’t manage writing a post in WordPress, then they probably won’t be able to use it. Sometimes some training helps – I’ve worked with a number of people who were fine once they had some guidance – it helped them get over their fear of technology. They still leave the maintenance to me but otherwise are fine using it,

Backing up the database is, in my opinion, one of the most important things to do.

]]> By: Keith Davis http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14902 Keith Davis Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14902 Hi Kim I've never actually set up a Wordpress site for a client. When I started with Wordpress I thought that it would make a great CMS that a client could use and update but I'm not sure that many would master the Dashboard. The idea of supporting a client's website may be the way to go. I really must install "WP-DB-Backup" everyone recommends it. Time to bite the bullet. Thanks for the prod. .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/fear-of-public-speaking/" rel="nofollow">Flying in formation</a> =-. Hi Kim
I’ve never actually set up a WordPress site for a client.
When I started with WordPress I thought that it would make a great CMS that a client could use and update but I’m not sure that many would master the Dashboard.

The idea of supporting a client’s website may be the way to go.

I really must install “WP-DB-Backup” everyone recommends it.
Time to bite the bullet.
Thanks for the prod.
.-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..Flying in formation =-.

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14619 Kim Woodbridge Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:10:57 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14619 Hi Matera - Yeah, if they can't remember the login there isn't much that the plugins can do to help ;-) I don't mind if people are confused about tech stuff though - there are a lot of things I don't know anything about. But, it is imperative that they learn how to keep track of their logins. Hi Matera – Yeah, if they can’t remember the login there isn’t much that the plugins can do to help ;-)

I don’t mind if people are confused about tech stuff though – there are a lot of things I don’t know anything about. But, it is imperative that they learn how to keep track of their logins.

]]> By: Matera the Mad http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14613 Matera the Mad Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:00:32 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14613 Thanks -- couple of good ones there I'd never have thought of. Of course nothing helps much when the numbnutz forget how to log in. *snerk* I love WP for setting up hopefully self-maintaining sites. There's just this one client that makes me dread the phone. lol Thanks — couple of good ones there I’d never have thought of. Of course nothing helps much when the numbnutz forget how to log in. *snerk*

I love WP for setting up hopefully self-maintaining sites. There’s just this one client that makes me dread the phone. lol

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14562 Kim Woodbridge Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:13:48 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14562 Hi Ricky - I don't know if this plugin has everything that you would want but you might find Hide Admin Panels helpful http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hide-admin-panels/ Sometimes when I person can't even handle the Edit Post screen I question whether he should even have a website ;-) I've used WP Backup before - I ran into trouble with it when my uploads folder started getting too big but for many users it should work fine. Hi Ricky – I don’t know if this plugin has everything that you would want but you might find Hide Admin Panels helpful

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hide-admin-panels/

Sometimes when I person can’t even handle the Edit Post screen I question whether he should even have a website ;-)

I’ve used WP Backup before – I ran into trouble with it when my uploads folder started getting too big but for many users it should work fine.

]]> By: Ricky Buchanan http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14557 Ricky Buchanan Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:10:52 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14557 Great list - I will start adding the support ticket one to my client websites I think. What I need for many clients is a plugin that hides the ENTIRE admin interface from them except for the write-a-post page and presents a massively simplified version of that with only title and a text box for post content - <em>maybe</em> the media uploader too. Most of the people I do stuff for can NOT handle techy stuff at all!!! Another plugin which compliments wp-db-backup is WP Backup - I don't think it's at wordpress.org but a google search should find it. It'll zip and mail theme and plugin and upload directories to you. I don't leave it running on client sites except the upload directory bit, but when I've upgraded stuff I fire it off once to make sure I have a full up to date copy of everything. With that and the SQL from the database backup you can redo the entire site in about 10 minutes at a pinch! .-= Ricky Buchanan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/atmac/~3/l_l5-jgxiDE/" rel="nofollow">Weekend Wrap-Up: Errors, iPhone OS 4, and iPads</a> =-. Great list – I will start adding the support ticket one to my client websites I think.

What I need for many clients is a plugin that hides the ENTIRE admin interface from them except for the write-a-post page and presents a massively simplified version of that with only title and a text box for post content – maybe the media uploader too. Most of the people I do stuff for can NOT handle techy stuff at all!!!

Another plugin which compliments wp-db-backup is WP Backup – I don’t think it’s at wordpress.org but a google search should find it. It’ll zip and mail theme and plugin and upload directories to you. I don’t leave it running on client sites except the upload directory bit, but when I’ve upgraded stuff I fire it off once to make sure I have a full up to date copy of everything. With that and the SQL from the database backup you can redo the entire site in about 10 minutes at a pinch!
.-= Ricky Buchanan´s last blog ..Weekend Wrap-Up: Errors, iPhone OS 4, and iPads =-.

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14530 Kim Woodbridge Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:28:52 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14530 Hi Julie - Thanks! I think you already have the ones that you need but I'll double-check. Hi Julie – Thanks! I think you already have the ones that you need but I’ll double-check.

]]> By: Julie Walraven | Resume Services http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/9-wordpress-plugins-to-assist-with-supporting-a-clients-website/#comment-14520 Julie Walraven | Resume Services Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:41:49 +0000 http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/?p=7529#comment-14520 Great ideas, Kim! Don't know if you have done that for my site yet but when you put the new resume samples up, you can just do that too because updating things I don't understand isn't fun for me. I don't want to break things... I love my new site and I can do so much myself but I am so glad you are there as my back up! .-= Julie Walraven | Resume Services´s last blog ..<a href="http://designresumes.com/2010/04/i-love-my-clients-2/" rel="nofollow">I love my clients #2</a> =-. Great ideas, Kim! Don’t know if you have done that for my site yet but when you put the new resume samples up, you can just do that too because updating things I don’t understand isn’t fun for me. I don’t want to break things… I love my new site and I can do so much myself but I am so glad you are there as my back up!
.-= Julie Walraven | Resume Services´s last blog ..I love my clients #2 =-.

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