Lessons Learned in the Fast Lane

Lessons learned in developing and providing user support for "high-interest" plugins.

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1. Lessons Learned in the Fast Lane
   Developing and Supporting a High-Interest Plugin
   #wcphx 2018
   Andy Fragen
   

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2. Did you ever anticipate that level of interest?
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3. OMG, can I really pull this off?
   Does Imposter Syndrome get in the way?
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4. First Do No Harm
   define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
   define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
   define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', true );
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5. Be Nice
   The golden rule applies.
   Treat everyone as you would like to be treated when asking for help.
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6. Be Patient
   Slow down.
   Rinse, lather, repeat
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7. Learn to Say No
   It’s harder than saying “yes”
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8. Be open to other ideas and other ways
   of doing things.
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9. Build a Community
   Facebook
   Slack
   Twitter
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10. Pay it Forward
    https://wptally.com
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11. Summary
    Do your best to help people use your project.
    Create documentation.
    Support your code.
    Make your code readable.
    Comment your code well.
    Always develop with WP_DEBUG set to true.
    Be active and contribute to other projects.
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12. whoami
    https://thefragens.com
    @andyfragen
    https://github.com/afragen
    Day job: Chief Medical Officer at Community
    Hospital of San Bernardino (Dignity Health)
    Recovering trauma/acute care surgeon
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13. Questions?
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