WordPress: The good parts

Presentation to the PHP community about some awesome parts about WordPress core (yes they do exist).

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1. WordPress The good parts
2. Who am I? • Anton Timmermans • Full time WordPress Developer • Core Contributor & developer.wordpress.org • @atimmer10
3. The WordPress way
4. The hook system
5. Hook system add_filter( 'some_filter', 'callable_to_execute' ); apply_filters( 'some_filter', 'value_to_change' ); add_action( 'some_action', 'callable_to_execute' ); do_action( 'some_action' );
6. The loop <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?> <article <?php post_class(); ?>> <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2> <?php the_content(); ?> </article> <?php endwhile; ?>
7. Content aware functions • wpautop • wptexturize
 
 "holiday" -> “holiday”
8. Smart elegance • DAY_IN_SECONDS, YEAR_IN_SECONDS • __return_false, __return_zero, __return_empty_array
9. Backwards compatibility • Write with confidence • Follow the WordPress way! • It’s a feature
10. Test suite
11. Even more…
12. Discussion / Q&A