wordcamp syd 2014: a minimalist's guide to wordpress plugin development
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For some, the idea of writing a WordPress plugin is scary because there is so much that you can do with them, both good and bad. But plugins don’t have to be complicated, there are some amazing things you can do with just a few lines!TRANSCRIPT
Hi, my name isFrankie Jarrett
from St. Joseph, MO USA
I’m a WordPress developer & entrepreneur.
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MINIMALIST
PLUGIN DEV
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Frankie, I want to writea WordPress plugin but...
it’s too hard.
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Frankie, I want to writea WordPress plugin but...
I don’t know where to start.
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PLUGINS
DON’T HAVE TO BE
COMPLICATED Minimalist Plugin Development
Frankie Jarrett@fjarrett
The Pragmatic Programmer
by Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt
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LEARN ABOUT HOOKS
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference
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ACTIONS:Firing code at
certain points in time
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FILTERS:Changing the
value of something
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LET’S
WRITE A PLUGIN
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THANKS FOR
LISTENINGfrankiejarrett.com
Follow me @fjarrett
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