leveling up - going from beginner to boss using wordpress
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Leveling UpGoing from Beginner to Boss Using WordPress
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Adam Soucie
• Highforge
• Web Developer
• Content writer
• 2014 WordCamp Orlando
Organizer
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You have to start
somewhere
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Alternative Education Options
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But what should I learn?
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Being alone is okay
at first
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Hone your craft
• Write crappy code
• Figure out why it’s crappy
(you might need Google)
• Fix it.
• Repeat.
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Amazing Resources
• The Codex
• Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange
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Find your own
bunch of a-holes
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Communities help you GROW
• Local MeetUps
• Local Facebook Groups
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Build and Give Back
• Core contributions
• Build small plugins for free
• hack.pledge()
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Any questions?
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Special Thanks
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Important Links
codex.wordpress.org
wordpress.stackexchange.com
hackpledge.org
meetup.com/wordpress-orlando
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More info:
www.adamsoucie.com
www.highforge.com
Illustrations:
Tina Fiume
Images:
© 2014 Marvel Studios