Being WordPress Developer

There is so much to grasp and explore to be an efficient and smart WordPress Developer. We will see what exactly is needed if you want to call yourself a developer. Code over Plugins, Smart approach over Solutions, Right Networking, What drives WordPress, Plugins, Page Builders, Backups, Extending Functionalities.

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2. RAM RAM SA…
   

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3. Did you guys get a Pen & Notepad in the swag kit?
   

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4. Everyone taking notes on their devices should re-think…
   alert : unsolicited advise
   

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5. Anyways…
   

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6. How many of you have an experience of more than
   8 years in WP Development?
   

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7. Do you call yourself WP Developers?
   

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8. How many of you are doing it for half a decade?
   

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9. Do you call yourself WP Developers?
   

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10. How many of you are doing it since a year or two?
    

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11. Do you call yourself WP Developers?
    

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12. If I ask you guys that I want to make a website,
    How many would you take that up?
    

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13. One condition… NO PLUGINS…
    Now tell us, how many are still up?
    

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14. If I ask you guys that I want to make a Lead Mgmt. System,
    How many would you take that up?
    

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15. Same condition… NO PLUGINS…
    Now tell us, how many are still up?
    

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16. No… We don’t hate plugins… In fact, Ajit has even built some.
    disclaimer
    

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17. WordPress is beyond BLOG
    

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18. WordPress is beyond BLOG
    11 lakh search results
    

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19. WordPress is beyond CMS
    

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20. WordPress is beyond CMS
    30 lakh search results
    

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21. People who have actually built something beyond BLOG or CMS
    

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22. People who have actually built something beyond BLOG or CMS
    Lesser than the no of families in Aat
    Number of families in Aat as per census 2011 : 78
    

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23. WHY???
    

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24. Timeline constraints
    Maybe
    

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25. Budget constraints
    Maybe
    

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26. Our love of plugins & readymade themes
    Maybe
    

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27. We are still understanding how WordPress works internally
    Maybe
    

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28. But should that really defer us from venturing out???
    

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29. Ajit = WP Developer
    Jayman = WP Designer
    

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30. Lead Mgmt. System built on Wordpress without plugins
    Team : Ajit & Jayman
    

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31. Event listing built on Wordpress without plugins
    Team : Ajit
    

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32. Eden Connect for Mahindra Agri
    

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33. Upcoming tours for Khaki Tours
    

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34. Team : Ajit & Jayman
    

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35. User Onboarding
    Team: Ajit
    

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36. As we have done it, we are here to share our learnings
    

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37. And it really is not Rocket Science
    

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38. CONFIDENCE
    

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39. not in US
    

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40. but in WordPress
    

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41. EASE OF CODING
    

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42. FLEXIBLE
    

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43. COMMUNITY
    

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44. TRAINING & RESOURCES
    

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45. We have always delivered because it was on WordPress
    

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46. BEING IN TOUCH WITH RIGHT PEOPLE
    

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47. Jayman loves WordPress because Ajit can create anything with it
    

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48. Ajit can write anything in it cause
    Jayman loves & sells WordPress everywhere
    

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49. It is very important to be with people who
    can help you grow
    

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50. WordPress FB Groups
    

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51. Twitter
    

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52. WordPress Slack Groups
    

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53. WordCamps
    

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54. Meetups
    

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55. KNOW IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT WORDPRESS
    

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56. There is much more than directory structures,
    plugin repo and widgets in WordPress
    

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58. CUSTOM POST TYPES
    

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59. Custom Post Types are building blocks for new content types
    

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60. Custom Post Types
    - Enquiries
    - Regions
    

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61. Now this is where notepads will come in handy and devices won’t :p
    https://goo.gl/ePytcf
    https://goo.gl/QaI81x
    https://goo.gl/7Ua6Jc
    https://goo.gl/mrpZrh
    

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62. POST META
    

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63. Post Meta lets you add additional data to Custom Post Types
    

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64. Custom Post Types
    - Enquiries
    - Regions
    Custom Taxonomies
    - City
    - Status
    Post Meta
    - Enquiries
    - Tracking Id
    - Name
    - Email
    - Mobile
    - Regions (Multiple/Repeatable)
    - Email
    - Contact
    

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65. Now this is where notepads will come in handy and devices won’t :p
    https://goo.gl/hYaJm7
    https://goo.gl/tXrmSd
    

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66. CUSTOM TAXONOMIES
    

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67. Custom Taxonomies sets up new relations,
    kinda like setting DB relationships.
    

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68. Custom Post Types
    - Enquiries
    - Regions
    Custom Taxonomies
    - City
    - Status
    

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69. Custom Post Types
    - Enquiries
    - Regions
    Custom Taxonomies
    - City
    - Status
    Enquiries & Regions were mapped to City
    

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70. Custom Post Types
    - Enquiries
    - Regions
    Custom Taxonomies
    - City
    - Status
    Every enquiry had a status
    

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71. Now this is where notepads will come in handy and devices won’t :p
    https://goo.gl/VX08eO
    https://goo.gl/fvMDLF
    https://goo.gl/n65avn
    https://goo.gl/Sj7lAa
    

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72. WP_Query
    

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73. This is real magic
    

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74. 3 types
    

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75. Post Query
    

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76. Tax Query
    

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77. Meta Query
    

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78. $args_enquiry = array (
    'post_type' => enquiry,
    'post_status' => 'publish',
    'pagination' => false,
    );
    $tax_query = array(
    'relation' => 'AND',
    array(
    'taxonomy' => 'city',
    'terms' => array(‘1’),
    'field' => 'term_id',
    'operator' => 'AND',
    ),
    );
    // Get Enquiry with tracking ID
    $meta_query = array(
    'relation'=>'AND',
    array(
    'key' => 'enquiry_tracking_id',
    'value' => $tracking_id,
    'compare' => '=',
    )
    );
    $args_enquiry[’tax_query'] = $tax_query;
    $args_enquiry[’meta_query'] = $meta_query _query;
    $query_region = new WP_Query($args_ enquiry);
    

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79. Now this is where notepads will come in handy and devices won’t :p
    https://goo.gl/RygG8u
    https://goo.gl/ILvnpq
    https://goo.gl/HD1YBc
    

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80. LMS
    •City
    •Status
    Taxanomies
    •Enquiry
    •Region
    PostType
    Meta
    •Tax_Query
    •Meta Query
    WP_Query
    

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81. SNEAK PEEK
    

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86. PLUGINS
    

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87. See. We had said, we don’t hate Plugins
    

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88. When to use Plugins?
    

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89. WooCommerce
    

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90. bbPress
    

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91. BuddyPress
    

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92. Edit Flow
    

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93. When not to use Plugins?
    

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94. UI Implementations
    

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95. Backend Customizations
    

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96. Social Implementations
    

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97. BACKUP
    

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98. Crashed, Hacked Sites
    Corrupt Databases
    Bad Hosting Provider
    Forgot to renew hosting
    

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99. Backups are Holy Grail in success of any Developers
    

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100. Our TAT is 15 mins
     

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101. We did it for Endemol India, 4 years after building it
     and a year after stopping the maintenance.
     

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102. This is it… REALLY…
     We told you it was not Rocket Science.
     

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103. Ajit Bohra
     @ajitbohra
     Jayman Pandya
     @jaymanpandya
     THANK YOU
     Connect with us, We love talking :p
     

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