Why WordPress is the framework of the future!

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1. Why WordPress is the framework of the future! By Jack

   Lenox

2. WordPress is the most popular CMS on the web

3. Its behind 14.7% of Alexa’s top million sites

4. As of August 2011 it manages 22% of all new

   websites (in the US)

5. You’re in good company...

6. A few golden rules • Use as few plugins as

   possible • Always check through the WordPress function library when implementing something unprecedented http://codex.wordpress.org/ Function_Reference • Build advanced functionality into the theme rather than creating lots of extra custom plugins
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8. Anatomy of a theme • header.php • sidebar.php • footer.php

   • index.php • archive.php • page.php • single.php • functions.php
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10. Part 1 How to “deWordPressify” your site

11. 1. Externalise your /wp-content/ directory

12. Voila! (In wp-config.php)

13. 2. Properly customise your login, registration and forgotten password pages

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17. Login Page (In login.php)

18. Login redirects (In functions.php)

19. 3. How to use custom post types, and make the

    most of them
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23. Custom Post Types (In functions.php)

24. Part 2 Give users control over their own profiles and

    data

25. 1. Front end profile management for users

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28. 2. Custom fields in user management

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30. Part 3 Really cool stuff

31. 1. How to set up a highly customisable API for

    your site (really easily!)
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34. 2. How to validate users and access user-specific data from

    a mobile app
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38. I hope this proves useful, I’d love to know how

    you get on: @jacklenox [email protected]