WPwatercooler - Weekly WordPress Talk Show

This week on WPwatercooler we're going to be talking about the various solutions you can use to manage you banner ads on your WordPress website.
Show airs Oct 12 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC
Show Notes:

* The AdSanity Plugin
* Responsive Ads | Playground from ZURB
* Can AdSanity Override AdBlocker? – The AdSanity Plugin For WordPress
* WordPress › Advanced Advertising System « WordPress Plugins
* Advanced Ads for WordPress
* WordPress > AdRotate > WordPress Plugins

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This week on WPblab twitter nerd Bridget Willard and IT Manager and WordPress Web Developer Jason Tucker answer the following questions: Q: My website loads slow, what can I do to speed it up? Try changing the following: * Use a caching plugin, we like WP SuperCache if that doesn't work then… * Get a new webhost, we like * Small to medium sites: Siteground * Medium to Large sites: WP Engine * Try a CDN, we like MaxCDN Q: What is a CDN? Content Delivery Network Q: Who is the best CDN? We like MaxCDN Q: What is a good CDN for photos that is cheap? Photon a module that is part of the JetPack plugin is great for a free CDN that optimizes your images. Q: Whats the best way to make sure my featured images and social images show faces in the images and won't cut them out: My Eyes are Up Here Plugin Q: I want to use Adsense on my WordPress site but I'm on WordPress.com Move to another webhost because WordPress.com doesn't allow adsense on their sites. We recommend Siteground and WP Engine, they are both great hosts * Small to medium sites: Siteground * Medium to Large sites: WP Engine Q: What is the best way to manage Adsense? Advanced Ads is the one Jason uses on large sites, it works on smaller one stoo! They have a pro version too: Advanced Ads Pro Q: I want to run an accessibility Blab.im, should I get a WordPress site? Should I post the Blab on the site? Get a YouTube channel going and make sure to look at this site for tips on making your website accessible: http://accessiblejoe.com/   This week's WPblab can be viewed here on blab.im https://blab.im/d80cbcdb813d428198c9e646fcc7b21f

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This week on WPblab twitter nerd Bridget Willard and IT Manager and WordPress Web Developer Jason Tucker answer the following questions:
Q: My website loads slow, what can I do to speed it up?
Try changing the following:

* Use a caching plugin, we like WP SuperCache if that doesn't work then…
* Get a new webhost, we like

* Small to medium sites: Siteground
* Medium to Large sites: WP Engine


* Try a CDN, we like MaxCDN

Q: What is a CDN?
Content Delivery Network
Q: Who is the best CDN?
We like MaxCDN
Q: What is a good CDN for photos that is cheap?
Photon a module that is part of the JetPack plugin is great for a free CDN that optimizes your images.
Q: Whats the best way to make sure my featured images and social images show faces in the images and won't cut them out:
My Eyes are Up Here Plugin
Q: I want to use Adsense on my WordPress site but I'm on WordPress.com
Move to another webhost because WordPress.com doesn't allow adsense on their sites. We recommend Siteground and WP Engine, they are both great hosts

* Small to medium sites: Siteground
* Medium to Large sites: WP Engine

Q: What is the best way to manage Adsense?
Advanced Ads is the one Jason uses on large sites, it works on smaller one stoo!

They have a pro version too: Advanced Ads Pro
Q: I want to run an accessibility Blab.im, should I get a WordPress site? Should I post the Blab on the site?
Get a YouTube channel going and make sure to look at this site for tips on making your website accessible: http://accessiblejoe.com/
 
This week's WPblab can be viewed here on blab.im

https://blab.im/d80cbcdb813d428198c9e646fcc7b21f

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* WordPress Essentials episode of WPwatercooler * SMMOC * Chris Lema * Sé Reed Media * How to use Child Themes in WordPress * Commerce.io – text based ecommerce * Commerce.io – example * WordPress Podcast Themes * Kindrid – Text to Give * Give – WordPress Giving Plugin * Caldera Forms * What plugin is best for Podcasting? PowerPress * Jason's talk on Podcasting 101 * WP Dating – Build your own dating site using WordPress * What podcast player does Jason use? OverCast

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* WordPress Essentials episode of WPwatercooler
* SMMOC
* Chris Lema
* Sé Reed Media
* How to use Child Themes in WordPress
* Commerce.io – text based ecommerce
* Commerce.io – example
* WordPress Podcast Themes
* Kindrid – Text to Give
* Give – WordPress Giving Plugin
* Caldera Forms
* What plugin is best for Podcasting? PowerPress
* Jason's talk on Podcasting 101
* WP Dating – Build your own dating site using WordPress
* What podcast player does Jason use? OverCast

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This week on WPwatercooler we're talking about WordPress maintenance. Show airs Oct 5 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC Security, mediation, blacklist removal * Sucuri Security — WAF, DDoS Protection, Malware Removal, WordPress Security, and Blacklist Removal * Sitelock.com WordPress Maintenance Companies * WordPress Support Services Starting at $29 per Month * WordPress Support – 24/7, unlimited small fixes $79 by WP Curve * WordPress Support and Maintenance Services by Maintainn DIY Maintenance * ManageWP – Manage WordPress Sites from One Dashboard * WordPress -WP-Optimize « WordPress Plugins An awesome podcast * kitchensinkwp.com [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep156-what-should-be-included-in-wordpress-maintenance-5-5611e0ba03521″ show_gravatar=”true”]  

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This week on WPwatercooler we're talking about WordPress maintenance.
Show airs Oct 5 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC
Security, mediation, blacklist removal

* Sucuri Security — WAF, DDoS Protection, Malware Removal, WordPress Security, and Blacklist Removal
* Sitelock.com

WordPress Maintenance Companies

* WordPress Support Services Starting at $29 per Month
* WordPress Support – 24/7, unlimited small fixes $79 by WP Curve
* WordPress Support and Maintenance Services by Maintainn

DIY Maintenance

* ManageWP – Manage WordPress Sites from One Dashboard
* WordPress -WP-Optimize « WordPress Plugins

An awesome podcast

* kitchensinkwp.com

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This week on WPwatercooler we're recapping WordCamp Los Angeles. We'll be joined by their organizers and volunteers to talk about the event. Show airs September 28 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep155-wordcamp-los-angeles-wclax-5-560962258f748″ show_gravatar=”true”]

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This week on WPwatercooler we're recapping WordCamp Los Angeles. We'll be joined by their organizers and volunteers to talk about the event.
Show airs September 28 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC
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This week on WPwatercooler we'll be recapping the events of WordCamp Las Vegas 2015. From the location to the keynote and to the most memorable talks we'll be discussing it all. Show airs Sept 21 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep154-wordcamp-las-vegas-2015-recap-5-55ff3b68e7ceb” show_gravatar=”true”]

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