Pragmatic WordPress WorkFlow: Theming

Building pro themes with any feature you want in 30 minute

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1. Pragmatic WordPress
   WorkFlow: Theming
   with Kevin Dees
   at WordCamp Raleigh 2012
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2. Kevin Dees
   Developer
   at Robojuice in Greenville SC
   √ kevindees.cc
   √ @kevindees
   X google+
   X facebook
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3. Recourses
   • https://github.com/kevindees/pragTheme
   • https://speakerdeck.com/kevindees/
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4. Pragmatic Approach
   • Dealing with things sensibly and realistically
   in a way that is based on practical rather
   than theoretical considerations.
   • Avoiding our need, as developers, to over
   engineer WordPress themes by using best
   practices and preexisting code
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5. Getting Started DRY
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6. Don’t
   Repeat
   Yourself / Others
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7. DRY Toolbox
   • Plugins
   • Themes
   • GitHub
   • jQuery Plugins
   • CSS Frameworks
   • WordPress Frameworks
   Don't Repeat Yourself
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8. Using Other Themes
   • Genesis Theme Framework
   • WordPress 2012 Theme
   • Bones WordPress Theme
   Don't Repeat Yourself
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9. http://themble.com/bones/
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10. Using Plugins
    • SEO: Yoast
    • Backups: BackupBuddy
    • Forms: Gravity Forms
    • Caching: W3 Total Cache
    Don't Repeat Yourself
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11. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-seo/
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12. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/
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13. http://www.gravityforms.com/
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14. http://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/
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15. As of October 31st 2012, both Sidebar
    Manager and WooSEO will be removed from
    the WooFramework, in favour of WooSidebars
    and WordPress SEO by Yoast, respectively.
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    ~ WooThemes
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16. Using Frameworks
    • CPTypes and Taxonomies: ACPT
    • Theme Options: Options Framework
    • Meta Boxes and Fields: WP Alchemy
    • Require Plugins: TGM Plugin Activation
    Don't Repeat Yourself
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17. https://github.com/kevindees/advanced_custom_post_types
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18. https://github.com/devinsays/options-framework-plugin
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19. https://github.com/farinspace/wpalchemy
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20. https://github.com/thomasgriffin/TGM-Plugin-Activation/
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21. The Code
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23. ACPT
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25. WP Alchemy
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29. Theme Options
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31. TGM
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33. DEMO
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34. WordPress Docs
    • http://codex.wordpress.org/
    Function_Reference/get_post_meta
    • http://codex.wordpress.org/
    Function_Reference/get_option
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