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= 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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! 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 <code>[meetup_events]</code> 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
[[Category:Midsouth Makers]]

Latest revision as of 15:57, 16 March 2026

   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
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