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Developing WordPress Sites on Your Local Machine

A description of what local development is, why it rocks, and the best ways to implement it.

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Transcript

  1. Developing WP Sites On Your Local Machine Patrick Rauland Appleton

    WordPress 2013/02/08

  2. Introduction Question If you could rebuild any website with WordPress

    which site would it be? And Why?

  3. Connect With Us • Web - meetup.com/Appleton-WordPress/ • Twitter ◦

    @AppletonWP ◦ Hashtag - #awp • YouTube - http://www.youtube. com/channel/UC_e4PGv9xxprYSgNqu- PrwA

  4. Upcoming Meetups • March - Responsive Themes for WordPress /w

    David Kryzaniak • April - How to Manage Multiple WordPress Installs with Ease /w Rose Fields

  5. Upcoming Events • June 8,9,10 - Milwaukee WordCamp ◦ http://2013.milwaukee.wordcamp.org/

    • July ?? - Chicago WordCamp ◦ http://2013.chicago.wordcamp.org/

  6. Developing WP Sites On Your Local Machine by: Patrick Rauland

    @bftrick

  7. About Me • Work ◦ BR

  8. About Me • Play ◦ Yoga!

  9. What is Local Development?

  10. Benefits of Local Development • Testing Environment

  11. Benefits of Local Development • Testing Environment • Speed

  12. Benefits of Local Development • Testing Environment • Speed •

    Control of Server

  13. Complexities of Local Development • Permalinks

  14. Tools for Local Development • OS (duh!)

  15. Tools for Local Development • OS (duh!) • Server

  16. Tools for Local Development • OS (duh!) • Server •

    Database

  17. Tools for Local Development • OS (duh!) • Server •

    Database • Programming Language