These are my reference notes on Tom Mcfarlin’s presentation at WordCamp Altanta 2013, entitled Level-Up Your WordPress Development Skills.
Links
- Watch the presentation on WordPress.tv
- View the presentation slides on Slideshare
- Tom Mcfarlin’s blog post about the presentation
Quotes
- Try to stay and the intersection of what you love doing and what you’re best at doing
- Working as part of a team is more fun than working by yourself
On blogging
- 30-45 minutes a day
- 5 days a week
- Approximately 300 words per post
- Write first thing in the morning
- Blogging begets blogging, the more you do it the easier it is
- Evalute and filter ideas
- Don’t be afraid of critism, becoming a better developer is a journey not a destination
WordPress Hooks
An easy to remember definition of the two types of WordPress hooks:
- Filters allow you to manipulate the data
- Actions allow you to insert your code when something happens
Four WordPress APIs not to be missed
Using the WordPress Codex
When searching for a solution to a problem:
- Search the WordPress Codex before searching Google
- Then search the WordPress Codex using Google
Thanks so much for capturing and sharing these, Ben.
I hope they helped!
Thank you Tom for the great presentation. I especially like your advice, “Try to stay and the intersection of what you love doing and what you’re best at doing”. I often think about that one.