Resources for WordPress Webinar

Platform Reviews and comparisons

https://www.bluehost.com/blog/wordpress/8-benefits-of-using-wordpress-9894

https://digital.com/blog/wordpress-stats/

https://ecommerce.thetop10sites.com/better-than-shopify_2020.html

Shopify and WordPress Set-up

WordPress Statistics – Kinsta

Frameworks & Themes

Elegant Themes – Divi

Elementor

SiteGround and Elementor Templates

Studio Press

Best WordPress Frameworks – Hostinger

Hosting and Domain Registration

Siteground

Features: CDN, Accelerator, free SSL, multiple sites, staging setup

Bluehost

GoDaddy

Flywheel

WPEngine

Plugins

Twenty Essential WordPress Plugins for 2020

11 Essential WordPress Plugins

Add WebPush to your Web Site

Broken Link Checker

Installing Word Press

Download WordPress

How to Install WordPress Manually

Learning Word Press

Online WordPress Courses

WP Beginner — excellent learning resource

WP Beginner Guides

SEO

Best SEO Plug-ins for WordPress

WooCommerce

Setup

WooCommerce Set-up Wizard

Importing Products into WooCommerce

Import CSV Suite FAQ

Divi Product Page Setup

WooCommerce Product Page in Divi

Product Page Template in Divi

Remove Sidebar from Product Pages

Extensions

WooCommerce Extensions

WooCommerce and Square

WooCommerce Taxonomies

WooCommerce Automating Tax Calculations

Divi and WooCommerce

Admin

https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/managing-orders/

Design Resources

https://color.adobe.com/create

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/category/divi-resources

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/divi-resources/how-to-design-a-blog-post-template-with-divis-theme-builder-free-download

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/divi-resources/how-to-add-custom-templates-and-design-to-divis-blog-post-formats-part-1-of-3

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/divi-resources/how-to-add-custom-templates-and-design-to-divis-blog-post-formats-part-2-of-3

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/divi-resources/how-to-add-custom-templates-and-design-to-divis-blog-post-formats-part-3-of-3

Change the Divi Logo in the header

https://www.elegantthemes.com/documentation/divi/logo/

Enable the Classic WordPress Editor in Divi

Enable Classic Editor in Divi

Configure HTTPS

https://my.siteground.com/support/tutorials/getting-started/configure-ssl-with-one-click

https://my.siteground.com/support/kb/wordpress-ssl-certificate

Social Media

https://wordpress.com/support/menus/social-links-menu/

Affiliate Links

ZenFolio Referral Code 9BP-ZYX-ECM

SiteGround Referral Link

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WordPress Yearly Cost

Item	Type	Monthly	Annual	Lifetime	Note
Domain Name .com	Domain		15.95
Hosting	Hosting	5.95	71.4
WordPress	Software		0
WooCommerce	Software		0
Elegant Themes Divi	Software		89	249
Akismet	Plug-in	5	60
UpDraft Premium	Plug-in		70
NextGen Pro	Plug-in		139	299	30% Sale on Now. Has a commerce function
WordFence Basic	Plug-in		0
WordFence Premium	Plug-in		99
Real Media Library Pro	Plug-in		39
Yoast Free	Plug-in		0		Free Version
Yoast Premium	Plug-in		89
WP Forms Lite	Plug-in		0		Free Version/Variable depending on features
Broken Link Checker	Plug-in		0
Total Yearly			672.35

An Estimate of the costs to create and run an e-commerce site on WordPress annually