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Shelley Keith and Stephanie Leary
The WordPress University
New book coming Fall 2014
Content Strategy for WordPressdemonstrates how to build structured
content for higher ed sites
Sign up to be notified when itrsquos outhttpslearymelist
Who we areShelley (sk140)
Lone web geek on a campus of ~3500 students and 400 facultystaff
HEWEB program committee since 2006 Chaired regional HEWEB 2010 amp 2011 events
Launched WPMU in May 2009 Alone
Stephanie (sleary)
Lone web geek in an office of 6 (+45 student tutors) serving 50000 students
HEWEB program committee 2005-2009
Launched single WP sites in 2008 consolidated network August 2010
17 plugins on Extend
We mad
e this
Why WordPress
Why WordPressShelley 2005
bull Zero dedicated web staff
bull No budget
bull 16000 html files
bull Rampant duplication
bull Headers and navigation files (template)
bull Images
bull 4700 broken links
bull No search
bull No site map
bull No analytics
bull No remote access
bull No process
bull No hope
bull MS FrontPage
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
New book coming Fall 2014
Content Strategy for WordPressdemonstrates how to build structured
content for higher ed sites
Sign up to be notified when itrsquos outhttpslearymelist
Who we areShelley (sk140)
Lone web geek on a campus of ~3500 students and 400 facultystaff
HEWEB program committee since 2006 Chaired regional HEWEB 2010 amp 2011 events
Launched WPMU in May 2009 Alone
Stephanie (sleary)
Lone web geek in an office of 6 (+45 student tutors) serving 50000 students
HEWEB program committee 2005-2009
Launched single WP sites in 2008 consolidated network August 2010
17 plugins on Extend
We mad
e this
Why WordPress
Why WordPressShelley 2005
bull Zero dedicated web staff
bull No budget
bull 16000 html files
bull Rampant duplication
bull Headers and navigation files (template)
bull Images
bull 4700 broken links
bull No search
bull No site map
bull No analytics
bull No remote access
bull No process
bull No hope
bull MS FrontPage
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Who we areShelley (sk140)
Lone web geek on a campus of ~3500 students and 400 facultystaff
HEWEB program committee since 2006 Chaired regional HEWEB 2010 amp 2011 events
Launched WPMU in May 2009 Alone
Stephanie (sleary)
Lone web geek in an office of 6 (+45 student tutors) serving 50000 students
HEWEB program committee 2005-2009
Launched single WP sites in 2008 consolidated network August 2010
17 plugins on Extend
We mad
e this
Why WordPress
Why WordPressShelley 2005
bull Zero dedicated web staff
bull No budget
bull 16000 html files
bull Rampant duplication
bull Headers and navigation files (template)
bull Images
bull 4700 broken links
bull No search
bull No site map
bull No analytics
bull No remote access
bull No process
bull No hope
bull MS FrontPage
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
We mad
e this
Why WordPress
Why WordPressShelley 2005
bull Zero dedicated web staff
bull No budget
bull 16000 html files
bull Rampant duplication
bull Headers and navigation files (template)
bull Images
bull 4700 broken links
bull No search
bull No site map
bull No analytics
bull No remote access
bull No process
bull No hope
bull MS FrontPage
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Why WordPress
Why WordPressShelley 2005
bull Zero dedicated web staff
bull No budget
bull 16000 html files
bull Rampant duplication
bull Headers and navigation files (template)
bull Images
bull 4700 broken links
bull No search
bull No site map
bull No analytics
bull No remote access
bull No process
bull No hope
bull MS FrontPage
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Why WordPressShelley 2005
bull Zero dedicated web staff
bull No budget
bull 16000 html files
bull Rampant duplication
bull Headers and navigation files (template)
bull Images
bull 4700 broken links
bull No search
bull No site map
bull No analytics
bull No remote access
bull No process
bull No hope
bull MS FrontPage
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull Creaky Mambo site precariously upgraded to Joomla 115
bull 15 wasnt out yet beta broke our theme and all our plugins
bull Confusing divisions of content in admin screens
bull Comments required plugin [mxc] code inserted into content
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Why WordPress Stephanie 2008
bull No RSS feeds My predecessor had a desktop app to generate them by hand
bull No podcasting Uploaded MP3s to FTP server inserted links did RSS by hand
bull Terrible search also plugin-based
bull No budget
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull 6 was out but plugins hadnt been updated
bull Emulating WPs simple editing UI -- rich text editor media uploadinsert -- required 3 plugins meant to work together They didnt
bull Post editing UI overwhelmed by taxonomies and podcasting module
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
The Drupal Detour(a 17-month mistake)
bull Clean URL module flaky self-contradictory couldnt stabilize
bull View creation required masters degree in HCI
bull Couldnt create multiple blogs without tying them to users
bull Recommended upgrade process documented at 18 hours
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Advantagesbull UI for posts and pages EASY
bull Scheduling EASY
bull Clean URLs
bull feeds for everything (feed table handout)
bull One-click upgrades
bull widgets and menus
bull Free in the repository 16k plugins amp 1400 themes
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Weaknessesbull Lacks native reusable content amp network-
wide internal linking system
bull Requires caching plugin not included to optimize speed
bull Critical plugins can fail as WP advances
bull Disjointed and incomplete advanced documentation
bull Heavy use of pages can be problematic
bull Lacks robust native workflow
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Multisite and Child Themes
bull Setup options
bull sitedomainedu
bull domainedusite
bull Theme Frameworks
bull Genesis
bull Thematic
bull Headway
bull Whiteboard
bull Starkers
bull More - httpgoogl0B5yX
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Compared to other CMSs
bull Fast development cycles
bull WP 30 to 31 8 months
bull Drupal 60 to 70 3 years
bull Joomla 15 to 16 3 years
bull Cohesive disciplined core developer group
bull UI focused on ease of use
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Compared to other CMSs
bull Core features work very well
bull Comments
bull RSS and Atom feeds
bull Permalinks
bull Nonessential features relegated to plugins
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Making the Case for WordPress
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
LAMP vs IIS 7bull mod_rewrite
bull htaccess
bull URL Rewrite 11
bull PHP running as FastCGI
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Open Source vs Commercial
Open Source
Low or no initial budget outlay
Premium support options available
Variety of custom development options--------------------------------Shelley launched in 2009 with $2k
Commercial
High startup costs
Enterprise support contracts available
Often contracted to the CMS company for customization
-------------------------------Texas 2yr launching OmniUpdate this year $52k+
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
WordPress Tour
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
5 Minute Installation
Unless your campus infrastructure sucks
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Basic Installationbull Gather database information name
username password
bull Unzip files to server
bull View in browser
bull Fill in values
bull Pass Go collect $200
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Network Setupbull Decide subdirectories or subdomains
bull Wildcard DNS is not required if you are not letting people sign up for new sites on their own
bull Users already in the system can be added to the new site
bull httpcodexwordpressorgCreate_A_Network
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Domain Mappingbull snoopywordpresscom -gt
snoopycorpcom
bull snoopywebserver-1schooledu -gt snoopyschooledu
bull WordPress MU Domain Mapping
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Migrating Single Sites to Networksbull Import from single WP install or other
supported CMS
bull Import from RSS
bull HTML Import
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Troubleshootingbull define(WP_DEBUG true)
bull Debug Bar plugin
bull View hooks
bull See Nacin on debugging WordPress
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Themes
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Basic Theme Setupbull stylescss and indexphp
bull More specific files for each archive type
bull Single post page or custom post type
bull Category and tag archives custom taxonomies
bull Date-based archives (day month year)
bull functionsphp turns on feature support works like mini-plugin
bull headerphp footerphp sidebarphp -- basic includes
bull commentsphp
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
How this comes together
bull You click a category link on a post
bull Based on your permalink structure WordPress knows you are requesting a list of posts in that category It queries the database
bull It finds 53 posts Your Reading setting says 20 per page
bull WordPress assembles the first 20 posts data plus links to two more pages
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Which templatebull Which theme file is used
bull category-slugphp
bull category-idphp
bull categoryphp
bull archivephp
bull indexphp
bull See Show Template plugin
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
More Advanced ThemesPage templates
Multiple sidebars
Widget areas
Using get_template_part() and specialized loop files
Theme options
Editor styles
Tips
handling subcategories without tons of files
conditional sidebars
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Child Themes Theme Name UWC 2011 Description Child theme for the Writing Center Version 10 Author Stephanie Leary Author URI httpuwctamuedu Template US2011 import url(US2011stylecss) Overrides
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Other Child Theme Files
bull If template is present in child theme use instead of parent file
bull BOTH functionsphp files will be used
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Theme Frameworks
bull A complete theme with many optionsbull Page templatesbull Specific archivesbull Many widget areasbull SEO features
bull custom fields for keywordsbull title filtersbull Genesis Google snippet preview
bull Can be overridden by child themes
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Building a Theme1Craft your HTML structure2Drop in WordPress template tags
bull the_title()bull the_content()bull etc
3Move common elements into include templatesbull Headerbull Footerbull Sidebarsbull Search form
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Building a Theme4Create widget areas5Handle comments and comment
forms6Dont forget 404php
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Creating Your Own Widgets
bull WP_Widget classbull constructor
bull specify widget title amp make it go bull widget
bull generate output bull update
bull handle form input save options bull form
bull display form fields
bull See wp-includesdefault-widgetsphp for examples
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Theme QampA
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Break
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Performance and Security
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Backing Upbull WP DB Backup (single sites database
only)
bull Backup Buddy (network database and files $$)
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Upgradingbull Do it (But back up first)
bull If the FTP Settings screen appears add to wp-configphp
bull Force direct upgradeinstall without making Apache the ownerdefine( FS_METHOD direct )define( FS_CHMOD_DIR 0775 )define( FS_CHMOD_FILE 0664 )
bull (Assuming you and Apache are in the same group)
bull Upgrading via SSH
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Permalink Settingsbull For best performance use the built-in
options
bull Verbose rules to be fixed in 33 (Thanksgiving-ish)
bull categorypostname
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bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Cachingbull WP Super Cache
bull W3 Total Cache
bull Hyper Cache
bull Batcache
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Security Precautions
bull Make sure WP files are group-writeable not world
bull Set permalinks and caching then make htaccess not writeable
bull No admin user
bull Change database table prefix from wp_
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Security Precautions
bull Move wp-configphp up one directory
bull Prevent bogus login attempts with Login Lockdown
bull Run WP Security Scan and Exploit Scanner
bull Monitor filesystem with File Monitor Plus
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Security Pluginsbull Login Lockdown or Limit Login
Attempts
bull Force SSL
bull WordPress Firewall
bull WP Security Scan
bull Exploit Scanner
bull File Monitor Plus
bull Audit Trail
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Evaluating Themes and Plugins
bull Search code for
bull base64()
bull eval()
bull include(wp-configphp)
bull Does it use updated libraries
bull Are wp_head() and wp_footer()
missing
bull Does it insert links you canrsquot remove
bull Does it pester you for commercial upgrades
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
Writing Secure Themes and
Pluginsbull Use the Settings API
bull Check user capabilities
bull Check nonces and referrers
bull Validate user input
bull Escape output
bull Mark Jaquith on WP security
bull Professional WordPress Plugin Development
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
Custom Fieldsbull Adding more information to posts
bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
Post Typesbull Things that are not posts OR pages
bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
Documentationbull Codex
bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
More With WordPress
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
BuddyPressbull Good Uses
bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
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bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
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ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
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bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
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bull People
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bull courses
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bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
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bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
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bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
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bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
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bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
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bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
BuddyPressSocial Network Layer
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bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
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bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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bull Campus wide social network
bull Company-wide internal communication tool
bull Niche social network for interest topic
bull Benefits
bull Own the content
bull Long-term relationship maintenance
bull Timely integration and removal of popular third-party social networks
bull Absolute style control
BuddyPress Plugins
bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
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bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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bull Welcome Pack
bull Achievements
bull BuddyPress Share It
bull Group Suggest Widget
bull Simple Google Map Plugin
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
$$
ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
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bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
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Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
CollabPressTask Management for WordPress
CollabPress
eCommerce Plugins
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ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
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bull People
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bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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eCommerce Plugins
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ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
Custom Fields Taxonomies and
Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
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bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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ScholarPressA Learning Management System for
BuddyPress
Content AuditNow wersquore talking real CMS capability
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Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
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bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
creators)
bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
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bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
Development Philosophy
bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
Supportbull Contract available from Automattic (core
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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Custom Fields Taxonomies and
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
Taxonomiesbull Extra sets of categories and tags
bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
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bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
Development blogs
bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
QampA
Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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Post Types
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
bull Examples content audit notes professor contact info
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bull People
bull Movie DB
bull Taxonomy Tools
bull Scribus Query Multiple Taxonomies widget
bull Otto on complex taxonomy queries
Custom Post Types amp Taxonomies
bull Default post types
bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
bull Categories
bull Post Tags
bull Menus
bull Link Categories
bull Potential Uses
bull Video
bull People
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bull products
bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
bull Course Post Type sample plugin code
bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
Custom Post Type Resources
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
bull If you want it fixed sooner patch it yourself
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
DiscussionIRC channels
bull wordpress
bull wordpress-dev
bull buddypress
bull bbpress
Listserves
bull WP-Hackers
bull WP-Edu
wp-eduorg
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bull wpdevel
bull makeui
bull makethemes
bull makeaccessibility
bull wppolyglots
News EventsWordCamps
bull San Francisco
bull New York
bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
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Demosbull Network administrationbull Plugins
bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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bull Default input vs custom meta boxes
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
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bull Posts Pages
bull Attachments
bull Revisions
bull Menu Items
bull Potential uses
bull Course descriptions
bull Media database
bull Seminar series
bull Employee Directory
bull Default Taxonomies
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bull Post Tags
bull Menus
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bull Video
bull People
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bull books
bull courses
bull Anything that needs to be cataloged and displayed separately
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bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
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bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
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bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
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bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
Development Philosophy
bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
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bull bbpress
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bull WP-Hackers
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bull Custom fields professor name email phone course code
bull Taxonomies college department
bull Create your own register_post_type()
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress
bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
The WordPress Community
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bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
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bull Custom Post Types in WordPress 30
bull Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
bull Introducing WordPress 3 Custom Taxonomies
bull Custom Post Types and Taxonomies in WordPress
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bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Trac
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bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
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bull makeui
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bull local centralwordcamporg
bull WP Candy
bull Planet WordPress
bull wpMailme
bull wpBeginner
bull wpTuts
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bull BPbull Collab bull Scholarbull Edit Flow andor Editorial Calendarbull Content Auditbull HTML Import if theres interest
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bull 29 30 31 32 33 are all major releases
bull 321 is a bugfix and security update
bull Old releases do not get security updates
bull Core developers set feature agenda for major releases based on Trac tickets known problems and user surveys
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bull Development schedule kept on wpdevelwordpresscom
bull Meetings once a week in wordpress-dev
bull If it can be covered by a plugin let it Core is for features most people need or frameworks developers can build on
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bull Forum
bull WP StackExchange
bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
bull Groups on LinkedIn huge Twitter population
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bull wordpress
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bull Forum
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bull Trac
bull Developersrsquo blogs
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bull Third party vendors such as MUSupportnet
bull Active user forums on wwwwordpressorg wpbeginner provides some paid support options
bull Individual plugin amp theme developers
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