Having made most of these, I thought I’d share. It’s a very good list. Read the full report here, including whys and hows:
Beginners Guide: 25 Most Common WordPress Mistakes to Avoid.
But if you just need a quick list to glance at, here it is:
- Choosing the wrong platform
- Buying more than what you need
- Not creating a WordPress backup
- Ignoring WordPress updates
- Using a default favicon
- Updating functions.php without having FTP access
- Too many categories
- Not setting up your permalinks
- Ignoring SEO settings
- Changing the site URL and losing all traffic
- Not installing a caching plugin
- Choosing a WordPress theme from a bad source
- Not having a contact form
- Not installing Analytics
- Writing in Microsoft Word
- “Just Another WordPress Blog” tagline
- Not deleting the sample page
- Failing to moderate comments
- Error establishing a database connection
- White screen of death
- Crazy long archives
- Not saving images for the web
- Ignoring security
- Hard coding everything
- Not learning more
OK, I’ve committed 24 out of 25. The last one is not a sin I’ve committed.
As a developer I am aware of most of them but I like the last 25th where you said “Not learning more” :). I am completely agree with you because I’ve seen many times where developer following same old approach for years without trying to learn something new and easier. Nice list Julie.