Going For It: How to Become a Respected WordPress Developer
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The document discusses six steps to becoming a respected WordPress developer: 1) Define your skills across HTML, PHP, MySQL, and best practices. 2) Dominate fundamentals like coding standards, templates, queries, and hooks. 3) Get involved in the WordPress community by blogging, contributing to core/docs, and releasing plugins/themes. 4) Treat clients the way you would want to be treated by managing expectations, exceeding them, and finishing jobs. 5) Exceed expectations by setting them properly, making interfaces intuitive, and learning when to compromise. 6) Always continue learning from core, blogs, books, conferences, and other developers.
Going For It: How to Become a Respected WordPress Developer
- 1. Going For It How To Become A Respected WordPress Developer blogs at krogsgard.com | @krogsgard Lead WordPress Developer at Infomedia curates Post Status | poststat.us Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 2. So you want to be a professional WordPress developer? Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 3. Good decision! Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 4. Steps to Better WordPress Development WordPress Development How good is better? Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 5. Steps to Better Development • Define your skills • Dominate fundamentals • Be part of the larger community • Wear the client’s shoes • Exceed expectations • Stay hungry Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 6. 1. Define Your Skills Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 7. Define Your Skills The many levels of a WordPress Developer • CSS • HTML • PHP • MySQL Where do you stack up? • “Best Practices” Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 8. Key Takeaway Honesty is Everything Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 9. 2. Dominate Fundamentals Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 10. Dominate Fundamentals Fundamental practices for WordPress Development • Coding Standards • Template Hierarchy • The Loop • Conditionals Practice makes perfect. • Template Tags • Hooks! • WP_Query Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 11. Key Takeaway Discipline Wins Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 12. 3. Be Part of the Larger WordPress Community Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 13. Be Part of the Larger Community There are many ways to get involved. • Blog • Contribute to core • Contribute to docs • Release plugins This is a large community. • Release themes • Be nice Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 14. Key Takeaway Give Back, Get Back Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 15. 4. Wear the Client’s Shoes Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 16. Wear the Client’s Shoes How would you want to be treated? • Know known unknowns* • Reply to emails • Don’t be afraid to call • Manage expectations • Exceed expectations High heels or flip-flops? • Finish the job *Answer questions the client doesn’t even know they have yet Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 17. Key Takeaway Follow the Golden Rule Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 18. 5. Exceed Expectations Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 19. Exceed Expectations Didn’t we go over this? • What does cheap mean? • Set expectations • Imagine another developer is your client • Make the interface intuitive • Educate them to use it You’re the client’s lifesaver • Learn the word “no” • Compromise Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 20. Key Takeaway Deliver Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 21. 6. Stay Hungry Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 22. Stay Hungry Always be learning. • Core • Blogs • Books • Twitters • Teach Avoid the monsters. • Other developers • Meetups • WordCamps! Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 23. Freebies! Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 24. Drink Lots of Coffee Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 25. Celebrate Launches Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 26. Don’t be Lazy Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 27. Work Life Balance Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta
- 28. Going For It How To Become A Respected WordPress Developer blogs at krogsgard.com | @krogsgard Lead WordPress Developer at Infomedia curates Post Status | poststat.us Brian Krogsgard WordCamp Atlanta