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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.
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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.
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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

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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.

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