MidsouthMakers WordPress
About	The WordPress application at our root .org domain
Hosted At	https://www.midsouthmakers.org/
Source	View Source
Language	PHP, JavaScript
Contact	Joe Ferguson
Notes	Runs on the same host as https://rfid.midsouthmakers.org.

Midsouth Makers WordPress

Midsouth Makers is a WordPress-powered community platform serving as a comprehensive hub for membership management, event coordination, e-commerce, and community engagement.

Core Platform

Component	Details
CMS	WordPress 6.9.4
Theme	Midsouth Makers Custom Theme v2.0.0 — responsive, mobile-friendly, modern industrial aesthetic
PHP	8.4
Database	MariaDB 10.11

E-Commerce (WooCommerce)

The platform includes a full-featured online store powered by WooCommerce v10.6.0:

Product catalog and management
Shopping cart and checkout
WooCommerce Payments — direct payment processing
PayPal Payments — alternative payment gateway
Tax and shipping automation via WooCommerce Services
Product brand support with shortcodes
REST API for product and order management

Membership & Access Control

Role-based membership management via the Members plugin
Custom user roles and fine-grained capability permissions
Content restriction by role
Multi-role assignment per user
Member login widgets and private site capability

Events & Meetup Integration

Automatic import of events from Meetup.com (no API key required)
Scheduled event imports via Action Scheduler
Event display via [meetup_events] shortcode
Compatible with major event calendar plugins

Content & Media

WP Carousel Pro — image, post, product, and video carousels
Custom featured image sizes (800×400, 300×200)
Support for multiple post formats (gallery, video, audio, quote, and more)
Extensive media library spanning 2010–2026
TinyMCE Advanced — enhanced content editor

Communication

Contact Form 7 — flexible contact forms with reCAPTCHA and spam protection
WP Mail SMTP — reliable email delivery with support for Gmail, SendGrid, Mailgun, SES, and other providers
Jetpack newsletter and subscriber features

Analytics & Insights

Google Site Kit — unified dashboard for Google Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, and PageSpeed Insights
Jetpack — traffic statistics, activity logging, and site monitoring

Security

Jetpack Security — malware scanning, brute force protection, web application firewall (WAF), and backup/restore
Akismet Anti-spam — comment and form spam filtering
Disable Comments — granular comment control per post type

Performance

Comet Cache — advanced page caching
DNS prefetch and resource preloading
Image lazy loading and CDN delivery via Jetpack
Emoji script removal for faster page loads

Accessibility & SEO

Keyboard-navigable menus with ARIA attributes
Skip-link and smooth-scroll functionality
JSON-LD structured data (Schema.org) for articles
Responsive design with mobile detection

Theme Customization

Custom logo with fallback branding
Configurable welcome message
Six widget areas (sidebars and footer regions)
Primary and footer navigation menus
Full-width and sidebar page templates
Custom background and editor style support