WordPress links of the week (March 24, 2014): Sites' cost, plugins' to avoid, backup plugins…

News, plugins tips, tutorials and more from the world of WordPress that I found interesting and/or useful:

• How Much Does A WordPress Site Cost? (websearchsocial)
  Type A: The Out Of The Box Site – Roughly $1,000
  Type C: The Custom Site – Between $2,000 and $5,000
  Type C: The Custom Site – At least $10,000
• How To Create WordPress Custom Fields The Easy Way (hongkiat)
• 5 Popular WordPress Plugins To Avoid on Shared Hosting (wpseer)
  Broken Link Checker, Google XML Sitemaps, Yet Another Related Posts Plugin, WP-PostViews, WordPress Popular Posts
• Finding the Right WordPress Backup Plugin (torque)
  VaultPress & UpdraftPlus
• Build Your Own Custom WordPress Search (wpmudev)
• Is Your WordPress Site Secure? 10 Things to Look For (wpexplorer)
• WordPress Performance Improvements That Can Go Wrong (smashing magazine)
• 5 Quick Beginner-Friendly CSS Customizations That Make Your Blog Stand Out (tutsplus)
• 5 Ways to Synchronise WordPress Uploads Across Environments (polevaultweb)
• Hugh McGuire: Want to Make a Book? & From URL To ISBN: Making Books From Blogs (wordpress.tv)
• Steps to Securing WordPress   (wordpress.tv) & slides @prezi
• Blog Like A Journalist (wordpress.tv) & slides
• Find Hundreds of WordPress Plugins on GitHub (wpmudev)
• How To Build A Fully Customized WordPress Login Page (hongkiat)

Plugins

• Ultimate Branding (wpmudev)
  white-label the entire WordPress admin area
  
• WP Accessibility  (via Torque’s Making Your WordPress Site Accessible to Everyone)
  fixes for common accessibility issues
• WordPress Creation Kit Review: Create Custom Post Types and More (wpkube)
• WP Install Profiles (wpbeginner’s How To Bulk Install Your Favorite Plugins in WordPress)
  Download custom collections of plugins automatically