There are many different ways to build a website. This is how we built ours.
The Framework
WordPress
WPBusiness.info is using the latest version of WordPress (3.8 as of time of writing). We use GitHub for version control and do most of our development on our local machines using WAMP.
The Theme
Divi Elegant Theme
Divi is unlike any theme I’ve ever used. The “page builder” functionality is unlike anything I’ve ever seen in WordPress and truly takes the experience to the next level. On top of the layout builder, the theme comes with some built in layouts to get you started. Layouts are populated with page builder modules that can do pretty much anything.
Plugins
We’ve kept it simple with plugins. There are a few standard plugins we use on pretty much every site but the rest we will develop ourselves.
- Akismet
- WordPress SEO
- Google Analytics for WordPress
- W3 Total Cache
- Post Admin Word Count
- Custom plugins for Eventbrite integration (we may release these in the future)
Hosting
Rackspace
I’ve been hosting with Rackspace for a little over a year now and it’s been a wonderful experience. Their support is amazing, some may say even fanatical. They’re innovators in the hosting space and a recommended solution for professional WordPress hosting.
Jon Bishop
Jon Bishop is the Manager of Creative Technology at AMP Agency. Jon maintains several plugins in the WordPress plugin repository, helps run the Boston WordPress meetup and spends the rest of his time blogging at JonBishop.com and the AMP Agency blog.
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