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How to be aWordPress Rockstar Ptah Dunbar #wcmia @ptahdunbar

How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Ptah Dunbar• WordPress core contributor• Co-organizer for South Florida WordPress Meetup• WordPress Consultant

WordPress speaks many languages PHP HTML CSS JS MySQLHow to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Prerequisites Make sure you have the following apps installed • Web Server (Apache/PHP/MySQL) • MAMP Pro/WAMP/XAMPP • Subversion (Tortoise SVN for PC) • Terminal/Command line • IDE or Text Editor • Textmate/Eclipse/AptanaHow to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Subversion 101 manages files and directories, and the changes made to them, over timeHow to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Subversion Commands The only commands you’ll need to know • svn checkout [url] [destination] • svn update • svn status • svn revert * • svn diff > ticket.13237.diff • patch -p0 < ticket.13237.diffHow to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Have several WordPress Installs http://wp.trunk - latest snapshot of trunk http://wp.dev - daily working copy of trunk http://wp.stable - latest stable major version http://wp.ms - multisite install (subdomain/dir) http://wp.bp - latest stable + buddyPress stable http://bp.trunk - latest trunk + buddyPress trunk http://bp.dev - latest trunk + buddyPress trunk http://wp.29 - WordPress 2.9 (or any legacy version)How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Development Plugins • Debug Bar (3.1+) - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/debug-bar/ • Debug Console - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/debug-bar-console/ • Demo Data Creator - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/demo-data-creator/ Development Constants for wp-config.php • define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true ); • define( ‘SCRIPT_DEBUG’, true ); • define( ‘SAVEQUERIES’, true );How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

The Plugin API do_action, apply_filters, oh my!How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

1. Add an action do_action( ‘event’ );How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

2. Hook into that action add_action( ‘event’, ‘foobar’ );How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

3. Do stuff. function foobar() { echo ‘Hello World’; }How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

1. Add a filter return apply_filters( ‘the_content’, ‘This is data.’ );How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

2. Hook into that filter add_filter( ‘the_content’, ‘foobaz’ );How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

3. Do stuff. function foobaz() { return ‘New content’; }How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

WordPress UX take advantage of all usability features baked into core.How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Navigating the WordPress source code Say hello to your new CodexHow to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Contributing to Core can be as little as one linerHow to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Contributing to Core or as big as...How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

WordPress Rockstars Follow other people in the community and build relationships with them.How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

Become actively involved Read WordPress Books, attend local WordPress meetups, WordCamps.How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

South Florida WordPress Training http://meetup.com/wordpress-training/ Next Meet-up: March 19th, 2011How to be a WordPress Rockstar #wcmia

That’s all folks. Questions?How to be a WordPress Rockstar — @ptahdunbar #wcmia

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