More Dev. Less Drama.pdf

More Dev. Less Drama.pdf

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  More Dev! PRODUCT MARKETING WPEngine @rob_stino Rob Stinson Less Drama SOLUTIONS ENGINEER WP Engine linkedin.com/in/robert-li Robert Li
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  3 More Dev! Less Drama! Betterleverage host features and tools to streamline your workflows… so you can spend more time doing what you love!
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  4 More Dev. LessDrama. Other Sessions
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  5 This Session⚡
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  Let’s Save SomeTime Everything we cover will be another lever you can pull to simplify and streamline your work. ⚡
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  7 (That we don’tnecessarily love doing (( or even paid to do)) but they take up our time.) The Other Things We Do 1 Local Env Management 4 Template Management 2 Dependency Management 5 Disaster Management 3 Client Management 6 Pipeline Management
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  Local 1
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  • Friendly UI •Developer friendly • Optimized for speed (rebuilt 12 months ago to be fast!!!) Out of the box, free, and ready to go! ABOUT WP ENGINE Core Features
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  10 Start from not-scratch ●Pre-configured env’ ● All the plugins & themes you start with ● Starter content Blueprints LOCAL
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  11 Live Links area quick way to give direct access to your Local site to anyone on the internet. ● New & improved, much more stable (used to be Ngrok) ● Persistent URLs ● Secure Connections ● PW Protected Live Links LOCAL
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  12 Pair Local withyour favorite host for a delightfully simple development workflow! ● Push & Pull ● Connect to multiple accounts ● WP Engine & Flywheel ready ● Optional DB deploy ● File-based change management Local Connect LOCAL
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  13 Shell access andWP CLI super- powers ● Right-click on site and open site-shell ● Run terminal commands WP CLI LOCAL
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  14 Pretty URLs -E.g. heapsgoodsite.local Multisite - WordPress multisite ready, for those that dare SSL - Because if it’s not, it’s not good One-click Login - “I’m in” Hot-swap Install Config - nginx/Apache, PHP version - great for testing Mailhog - Easily check & debug what emails your site is (or isn’t) sending. + More LOCAL
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  Extend the powerof Local ● Library of FREE add-ons available for all users ● Previous “Pro” only add-ons are now available to all ● You can even extend Local yourself and build your own add-on Local Add-ons
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  16 Broken Links ===bad ● One click scan Link Checker LOCAL ADD-ONS
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  17 Optimize the imageson your site. ● Image compression ● Remove unnecessary data Image Optimiser LOCAL ADD-ONS
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  18 Back-up. Offsite. ● GoogleDrive ● Dropbox Cloud Backups LOCAL ADD-ONS
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  19 Never click “refresh”in your browser again. Instant reload is helpful for: ● Maintaining flow-state and streamline previewing your CSS changes. ● Debugging file changes: Local displays a log stream of your latest changes Instant Reload LOCAL ADD-ONS
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  20 Notes - Quicklyadd notes to a site for easy reference in the future TablePlus - One-Click access to a sites DB via TablePlus Xdebug + VS Code - One-Click Xdebug configurator for VS Code Xdebug + PhpStorm - One-Click Xdebug configurator for Php Storm + More LOCAL ADD-ONS
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  localwp.com
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  Smart Plugin Manager 2
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  Included (1 license)with every WP Engine dedicated solution. Bulk license packs are available. ● Keep your plugins and themes up to date, automatically. ● VRT to reduce the risk of breakages. ● Schedule updates at a time of your choosing with granular controls. Core Features SMART PLUGIN MANAGER
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  24 Schedule and manageall your plugin updates with ease. ● Select and exclude plugins ● Hide content blocks from testing ● Set timezone specific update schedule and frequency Schedule with fine grain control SMART PLUGIN MANAGER
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  25 Updates that don’tbreak nor change your WordPress site: ● VRT dataset from the over 1 million update operations it has served since launch. ● Smart checkpoint, maintenance mode and auto rollback ● Email reporting and film-roll output for visual checking. “Smart” updates with Visual Regression Testing SMART PLUGIN MANAGER
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  26 The only toolon the market that updates themes, and custom, premium and free plugins: ● Updates from the WordPress repo, as well as premium, private and .git repos. ● Works with Github, BitBucket or GitLabs Update any theme or plugin SMART PLUGIN MANAGER
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  27 Manage, schedule andupdate en masse with SPM. Perfect for resellers and mass hosting: ● Update setting across multiple installs all within the User Portal ● Works with Multisite Operate in bulk SMART PLUGIN MANAGER
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  wpengine.com/smart-plugin-manager
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  Genesis Custom Blocks 3
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  ● A WordPressplugin that provides an admin interface and a simple templating system for building custom Gutenberg blocks. ● Blocks that Look & Function EXACTLY as you need. ● NOT dependant on the Genesis Framework.
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  34 Let’s Watch One EmbeddedGif/vid - < 1 min
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  wpengine.com/genesis-custom-blocks
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  Backups 4
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  Secure your datawith automated backups. ● Replicated for maximum availability. ● Up to 60 backup points. ● Encrypted at rest and in transit to ensure your data is secure. Core Features BACKUPS
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  39 Replicated for maximum availability: ●Copied 9x over 3 availability zones. ● Encrypted at rest and in transit. ● Granular, transportable, and templateable. Rock solid. Peace of mind. BACKUPS
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  Push / Pull(Deployments) 5
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  Quickly and safelydevelop with best practice and testing. ● Segregated PROD/STAGE/DEV environments. ● Easily push and pull between environments with one click. ● Granular controls. Core Features PUSH / PULL
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  42 Without the hasslesof setting it all up: ● Segregated environments so you can safely develop and test without affecting production. ● Granular control with table level data manipulation. ● Auto-backup upon push/pull. Develop using best practices PUSH / PULL
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  Client Billing &Management 6
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  getflywheel.com/growth-suite
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  46 Subscriptions & Billing GROWTH SUITE ●Get paid on time ● Recurring or one-time payments ● Multiple Currency Support ● Add Notes ● Add Discounts
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  47 ● Recurring reportsthat include website data ● Scheduled weekly, monthly, or quarterly ● Agency-branded (logo & colors) ● Integrates with Google Analytics Client Reporting GROWTH SUITE
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  48 Client Portal GROWTH SUITE ●Your brand ● Your clients login ● View their services ● Make payments and update payment details
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  49 Resell WP Hosting GROWTHSUITE ● Deeply integrated with our platform ● Your pricing ● Increase recurring revenue ● Let us handle the infrastructure
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  50 ● Important siteinformation at a glance ● No more checking individual sites ● Filterable and sortable Bulk Site Management GROWTH SUITE
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  SSH Gateway 7
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  53 SSH Gateway isthe most powerful way to interact with WordPress on WP Engine. ● Unprecedented power and flexibility. ● Get access to WP CLI command line controls. ● Secure access to the server backend. Core Features SSH GATEWAY
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  54 Get access tothe most powerful ways of interacting with WordPress ● Interact with WordPress programmatically. ● Automate and script your interactions to save you time. ● Execute custom PHP functions and code. ● Remote DB Access. The power of the command line SSH GATEWAY
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  55 SSH gateway accessis done securely via Bastion Host ● No direct access to the actual server environment. ● Encrypted connection ● Destructible session for maximum protection of your data and interactions. Access done securely SSH GATEWAY
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  GitHub Action 8
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  58 The official WPEngine Github action boilerplate allows you to take your deployment pipeline to the next level. ● Deploy with speed and flexibility. ● Script and automate however you want. ● Rolling out to Bitbucket next. Core Features GITHUB ACTION
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  59 Using the industryleading distributed version control platform, Github: ● Deploy to any or all of your environments at once. ● Execute post deploy scripts to automate whatever you want. ● Built in cache control and PHP linting. Deploy how you want, at speed GITHUB ACTION
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  60 Unprecedented flexibility toscript however you want: ● Update all of your plugins and themes at once. ● Send your code to any or all of your environments. ● Manipulate WordPress post deploy in any way you want. Build, manage and automate in bulk GITHUB ACTION
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  github.com/wpengine/github-action-wpe-site-deploy
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  Thank you. Robert Li SOLUTIONSENGINEER WP Engine Rob Stinson PRODUCT MARKETING WP Engine