In his talk, Joey will show beginning developers and power users how easy it is to get started with WordPress plugin development. Many WordPress tutorials out there talk about copy this or that to your functions.php file in your theme. However, it’s just as easy to create your own functionality plugin; which makes for easier to maintain code in the future that isn’t theme dependant. Joey will begin with the basics of what a plugin is and how it’s structured. He’ll explain the hooks (actions and filters API) and talk about some of the most commonly used WordPress APIs in plugins. Finally, he’ll share some resources for developers and users to further learn from. A very basic understanding of what PHP is and how it works is recommended for attendees of this session.
About Joey
Joey is a Web Developer from Vancouver, BC. He works at Automattic, building various things on WordPress.com and open-source projects. He has authored/contributed to several WordPress.org plugins and contribute to WordPress core. He’s an avid coffee drinker, dog lover & enthusiastic traveler.
