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The Lean Mean Maintenance Machine

Austin Ginder

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Maintenance is a huge deal

Lots of services out there solving this pain point. Google search "WordPress Maintenance Services"...

What is Maintenance?

Cost to keep something up and running.
Typically the less desirable or messy work.

Everything requires some maintenance
in order to run smooth.

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A WordPress website is no different.

Due to the open nature of WordPress, you, the website owner, can't escape some level of responsility in regards to WordPress maintenance.

To understand why...

Let's explore the vast world of WordPress maintenance

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WordPress is Open Source

The ecosystem is not locked down 🔐

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WordPress is Open Source

Advantages

Open for developers to learn
Control and ownership
Lowers barriers

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WordPress is Open Source

Disadvantages

Difficult to make the ecosystem feel polished
Includes some rough edges

If open systems aren't as polished as closed systems, Why free and open source?

For me the advantages are non-negotiable.

Every platform which remains closed will not survive long term where open platforms are allowed to compete.

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WordPress is empty box

Like a computer starts out nice a fresh.

The manufacture of the computer is responsible for your decision to install bad applications.

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WordPress is empty box

You decide which themes and plugins to install.

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WordPress is empty box

Ask a developer friend or maintenance professional for reputable themes and plugins.

Ask the maintenance professional how many sites they manage.

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Maintenance needs vary

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Maintenance needs vary

🏡 Simple Website

🏢 Complex Website

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Maintenance needs vary

🏡 Simple Website

DYI or delegate responsility

managewp.com - free/paid, good for the majority of sites, still need technical expertise when problems come up

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Maintenance needs vary

🏡 Complex Website

Self-imposed locked down 🔒

roots.io - highly technical, expensive and impractical for majority of sites

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The essentionals of Maintenance

Two reason to go over: For the DIY'ers and to know what to look for before you spend money on WordPress maintenance.

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The essentionals of Maintenance

Solid WordPress Web Host
Regular security updates
Frequently backups
Themes & plugins from
reputable developers

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The future of Maintenance

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The future of Maintenance

Technical support is a bandaid and will never go away unless time and energy is spent attempting to solve why the technical support is needed in the first place.

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The future of Maintenance

Software not Humans 👨‍💻

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The Lean Mean Maintenance Machine

I'm Austin Ginder.

Find me https://twitter.com/austinginder
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🔧 The Lean Mean Maintenance Machine Austin Ginder