WP The Right Way

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2. WP The Right Way
   

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3. I’m Tom J Nowell
   Automattic, VIP Wrangler
   

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4. So I Had a Problem
   

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6. “OMG WE
   HAVE TO
   DO THIS”
   Jenny Wong
   

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7. Markdown
   # This is a Header
   This is a paragraph, with
   **some bold text**
   A way to write formatted text that can still be read
   

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8. Gitbook.io
   Online hosting for books
   

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10. Contributing
    

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11. Making Changes
    1. Visit the GitHub Page
    2. Click the fork button
    3. Make changes
    4. Click the Pull Request button
    Pull Requests easy, and always welcome
    

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13. Advice
    And problems encountered
    

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14. Don’t Announce Early
    Make sure you’ve actually started first
    

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15. Trademarks
    Don’t register domains with WordPress in the URL
    

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16. Examples & Slippery Slopes
    1. Vagrant
    2. Mamp
    3. XAMPP
    4. ….etc etc
    Be careful making recommendations
    

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17. Translations
    Plan translations before they happen
    

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18. Licenses
    Having one is a great idea
    

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19. $£€
    Commercialising
    State your intentions clearly or people get anxious
    

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20. Don’t be afraid to ask
    No change is too small
    

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21. Current Status
    

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22. 67,000+ pageviews
    

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23. 15 Active Contributors
    And many more
    

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24. Most Popular Country: Spain
    

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25. wptherightway.org
    

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26. I’m Tom J Nowell
    www.tomjn.com @tarendai
    

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