{"id":2536,"date":"2013-11-09T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.365ezone.com\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2013-11-09T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:41:42","slug":"the-pros-and-cons-of-jetpack-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365ezone.com\/blog\/the-pros-and-cons-of-jetpack-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pros and Cons of Jetpack for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"jetpack<\/p>\n

We were promised a future filled with jetpacks. While this would make our world infinitely cooler, there comes certain pros and cons to a jetpack.<\/p>\n

Pros: fly like a bird, avoid rush hour traffic, skip long layovers in Atlanta.
\nCons: run out of fuel mid-air, engine may burn your backside, deadly collisions.<\/p>\n

While we can\u2019t fly into the clouds with a jetpack yet, Jetpack for WordPress<\/a> is your ticket to the WordPress cloud. The most expansive WordPress plugin ever includes a whopping 30 free modules to supercharge your website.<\/p>\n

Similar to a personal jetpack, Jetpack carries it\u2019s own pros and cons. Read on to see if this Jetpack is worth riding.<\/p>\n

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The Pros of Jetpack for WordPress<\/h1>\n

Created by Automattic<\/a> (who created WordPress.com), Jetpack is one of WordPress\u2019 most popular plugins over the past few years. 30 premium features (and more added often) are offered for free that are useful to WordPress beginners and pros alike.<\/p>\n

The settings page can look intimidating (this isn\u2019t even half the options):<\/p>\n

\"jetpack<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t activate all the features, rather pick and choose which ones work for you. Here\u2019s a sampling of the modules that are essential to optimize your website.<\/p>\n

Publicize<\/center>Who has time to go to all of their social media platforms to share a new blog post? Just hit \u201cPublish\u201d on your post and this module automatically pings and shares a link with your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Yahoo!, and LinkedIn pages. (Google does not offer an API to publish to Google Plus.)<\/p>\n

WordPress.com Stats<\/center>The sheer amount of statistical information is Google Analytics is daunting. If you want an easy-to-understand stat interface, this will work perfectly. Check out a concise graph of your monthly, weekly, and daily stats without leaving WordPress.<\/p>\n

Photon<\/center>Jetpack also includes Photon, a fully functional content delivery network. Photon serves your posts\u2019 images from the WordPress network grid, saving you precious bandwidth. This is especially helpful if you are on a shared server<\/a> that doesn\u2019t support unlimited bandwidth.<\/p>\n

Sharing<\/center>There\u2019s a gazillion sharing plugins in WordPress, but \u201cSharing\u201d will work just fine. Have your readers share your content with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Stumbleupon, Reddit, and many more services. Create your own custom sharing buttons and configure the services as icons, text, or both.<\/p>\n

Mobile Theme<\/center>If your website doesn\u2019t have a responsive theme, you may want to look into \u201cMobile Theme\u201d. Jetpack will override whatever mobile theme you have now with a minimalistic, blue design that\u2019s easy to read.<\/p>\n

Infinite Scroll<\/center>This useful plugin automatically pulls the next set of posts into view when the reader gets to the bottom of the page. This should help your website\u2019s bounce rate.<\/p>\n

Omnisearch<\/center>Omnisearch is one of the newest services offered by Jetpack. Search for anything locally on your site. On your WordPress dashboard, simply type in a search request and Omnisearch shows you posts, pages, comments, and feedback containing your search term.<\/p>\n

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The Cons of Jetpack for WordPress<\/h1>\n

With great power comes great responsibility. You must be aware of the limitations and drawbacks of such a large plugin like Jetpack.<\/p>\n

Beware of Plugin Bloat<\/center>Some Jetpack critics believe all these modules in this plugin will make your website feel just like you after Thanksgiving dinner: sleepy, slow, bloated. If you\u2019re site is loading slowly and you are not sure what\u2019s causing it, the culprit may be resource hog Jetpack.<\/p>\n

Many plugins have their own CSS \/ Javascript that needs to be loaded for the plugin to perform correctly. The link goes to the external files in the header or footer, so that the CSS \/ Javascript files are loaded. The site requests the file, than the file is returned (known as a Round Trip<\/a>). The less round trips, the faster the site appears.<\/p>\n

A better alternative to what Automattic has done is to provide a simple checkbox so you can deactivate the modules you don\u2019t need, instead of going into every module to turn it off or on.<\/p>\n

Default Activation<\/center>Auto-activation can be real annoying if it messes with any part of your site. Jetpack implements live code that could change your site\u2019s functionality without notice. Some plugins you don\u2019t want to update right away for fear of breaking a widget or aspect of the layout.<\/p>\n

Instead of making activation optional, you now have to get another plugin called Manual Control<\/a> to turn this \u201cfeature\u201d off.<\/p>\n

Jetpack Ego<\/center>This is just a minor annoyance, but who does Jetpack think it is?! It should be included in the \u201cPlugins\u201d section with the rest of it\u2019s kind, but apparently it is so self-important that it\u2019s above \u201cPosts\u201d<\/p>\n

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If you are interested in just the \u201cStats\u201d portion of Jetpack, check out Jetpack Lite<\/a>. This plugin is one of the first I\u2019ve seen not to add to a plugin, but rather remove all the modules, files, and code from the parent plugin. Jetpack Lite\u2019s objective is to cause no additional load on your server.<\/p>\n

While not perfect, Jetpack is a godsend for beginners who are just getting started with WordPress. However, if you are experienced with the WordPress directory, likely you have found individual plugins that work better for you than the large Jetpack collection.<\/p>\n

Do you use Jetpack for WordPress? Which modules are your favorites?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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