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!

1. Hi, my name is
Frankie Jarrett
from St. Joseph, MO USA
I’m a WordPress developer &
entrepreneur.
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2. MINIMALIST
PLUGIN DEV
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3. Frankie, I want to write
a WordPress plugin but...
it’s too hard.
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4. Frankie, I want to write
a WordPress plugin but...
I don’t know where to
start.
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5. PLUGINS
DON’T HAVE TO BE
COMPLICATE
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6. The Pragmatic
Programmer
by Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt
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7. LEARN ABOUT
HOOKS
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference
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8. ACTIONS:
Firing code at certain
points in time
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9. FILTERS:
Changing the value of
something
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10. LET’S
WRITE A
PLUGIN
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11. THANKS FOR
LISTENING
frankiejarrett.com
Follow me @fjarrett
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