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AdvExtreamer

AdvExtreamer

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Ok, so from this post and from some of the other posts, I decide to get serious about this Wordpress automation. And since it's 2011 and it's going to be a blow out year. I decided to start this thread to track this software that i'm going to build and keep you all updated on it here, but mostly for my benefit, since it'll be f*ing amazing after it's completed and you'll all be jealous of it.

Please keep the responses here related to said topic, unless it's exceptionally amazing hot ass on a sexy woman, that is always welcome (but really, make sure it's exceptional ass), otherwise i'll ask the mods to remove your threads.


So, some thoughts about WP and automation:

This whole process will need to be split into two areas:

1 - Initial install of WP, plugins, theme and customization
2 - Ongoing maintenance, upgrades, whatever else the fuck you wanna do

My long term goal is to have this admin area run/control most or a big portion of my online biz, so it'll be pretty broad in some sense, but very focused in others.

I need to do more thinking about how i'm going to handle WP sites, compared to other sites, and the best approach to take with them and about them. Updates will come.


here's a pic of the adding of domain area:

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Not a big fun of German language, are you? ;)

WP Robot is great script (personally my favourite, combined with his WP SP), however his WP Robot CC is a total crap and I'm not sure why I'm still paying for it...

Anyway...
AdvExtreamer, I'm interested in your future product (hope to buy it one day) and if you'll need any betatesters let me know.

Such a update solution for WP that will handle most of the plugins and will deal will update errors (common thing for a lot of them) would definitely fill the gap on the market.

Good luck!
MBlaster
 
German language is great, his accent is another thing.

I agree, WPRobot is a great script and i have the unlimited license, lost track of how many WP sites it runs on. But it's only one piece of the puzzle.

Good example is I wanted to install that "easy privacy policy" script across all my wp sites, so i had to go to each one and install/configure each one. pain in the ass.

especially keeping track of all the new updates, etc, that are coming out.

I will keep you'll updated, probably mostly on here while it's in development. Part of my buying 900+ domains this year, is that majority of them will probably run WP on them in one way or another. So with that many, it's humanly impossible to manage so many in any meaningful way (without paying an army of indians).
 
I think we're talking about same or similar setups.

I can tell you what I have done already.

I have developed a bot (uBot) that you need to supply with domains, usernames, passwords (csv file) then it logs in into each and every installation and goes through whole WP setup (all options and all plugins, setups a theme, affiliate codes, api keys).

Sure it has its limitations, but it was perfect solution for my girl friend so I could skip explaining to her what particular options mean... instead she could be focused on link building.. ;-)

The main limitation of my solution is the time it takes to process one blog.
It takes about 5-7 minutes (depending on your PC and its internet connection) to configure one blog as ubot does it human style), so having an army of blogs to configure/update is a pain...
Also, ubots are fragile to any changes in the WP, so its not to easy to be up to date with everything...

So...
If you would develop a server side application that could utilise cron and could deal with multiple servers, updating a set set of plugins, then all you need to send me is your paypal id ;-)

Could you share a list of plugins you want your solution to be compatible with?

Cheers
MBlaster
 
Here you go.,

The below plugins are from my two standard setups, so some of them are doing same job, just on different websites.

Akismet
All in One SEO Pack
cbnet Ping Optimizer
Clean-Contact
Cross-linker
Easy Privacy Policy
Exclude Pages from Navigation
Facebook Like Button Plugin
Google XML Sitemaps
Permalinks Moved Permanently
Piwik Analytics
Platinum SEO Pack
Popover plugin
Redirection
Ultimate Google Analytics
W3 Total Cache
WP No External Links
WP Robot 3
WP Shopping Pages
WP Super Cache
wp-insert
WpTweetBomb
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin

So no surprises above I think, and sure there are others (some commercial, that need personalised update on key websites), but just having the above up to date would be awesome...
 
If you can initially deliver the script and then more importantly support it, I will happily pay for this script. PM when done.
 
mblaster said:
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Sure it has its limitations, but it was perfect solution for my girl friend so I could skip explaining to her what particular options mean... instead she could be focused on link building.. ;-)
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Hey man, you should get your girlfriend focused on other jobs than installing wp and link building ;)
 
are you planning on flipping these sites? if not, then why not look at installing it on one install (one set of files at least).. then hooking in and changing databases depending on which referring site the user is going to...

even if you are flipping then it's probably worth it for the time saving...
 
secci said:
are you planning on flipping these sites? if not, then why not look at installing it on one install (one set of files at least).. then hooking in and changing databases depending on which referring site the user is going to...

even if you are flipping then it's probably worth it for the time saving...
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maybe i'll flip them, if the price is right, but i'm not planning on it.

there is no big reason not to have separate installs/databases, etc, since hosting is becoming so cheap and i want these sites to be able to be moved to different areas/ips without any issues. and there's already a few solutions out there that will install from one database/source, but that is also one point of failure. I'm thinking of having like 10 to 100 sites/domains per hosting package/ip.

basically, the plan is to have the sites totally separate, but fully controlled through this tool.
 
UPDATE: Figured out how to find, download and install any plugins that are publicly available at the wordpress plug site: wordpress.org/extend/plugins

What this means is that any/all public plugins are game... and will be available to install/manage.

Want to install a new plugin to 300 independent wordpress installs? click a few buttons and schedule it to be installed in the next few minutes (depending on how busy the systems are).

This will save me a bunch of time.
 
Progress update:

I can now remotely install and activate any public plugin, the private ones are next.

Below is a "detail" page for one wordpress install, as you can see towards the bottom right corner, the "activate" link, which you can activate that plugin without going to the WP site.

Or if you wan this plugin installed and activate on 100+ wordpress installs, that's pretty easy too.

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You're really on it mate, it looks awesome.
Please keep us updated ;)

Can you list private/commercial/premium plugins your software will be compatible with?

Many thanks
MBlaster
 
mblaster said:
You're really on it mate, it looks awesome.
Please keep us updated ;)

Can you list private/commercial/premium plugins your software will be compatible with?

Many thanks
MBlaster
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Initially it'll be the ones that I use, but after whichever ones I can get access too, I'll add to the system. I use many, but WPRobot, Empire builder, internal links will be at the top of the list. I might reach out to the developers of the private plugins and see if they'll let me play with them so I can support them on the system as that will mean more sales for them. (I don't have any plans to go into the plugins business, others are doing a great job) I just needed a way to manage massive amount of WP blogs in an easy way and that's the solution I'm creating here.
 
Nice work man! Have you finished making it to where it can manage wordpress installs across multiple servers? Are you going to install them remotely with the script using something like cpanel or have the script upload the actual files and do it that way?
 
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