16. Year One
Play with WordPress.org
on a host
Explore themes and
plugins
Check out theme
frameworks
Learn to write child
themes
Focus on things
like
Metaboxes
Actions and filters
Theme templates
17. Year Two
Year of the plugin
Single-function ones
Read the codex like the Bible
Read everything Pippin writes
18. Year Three
Get involved in the community
Write some posts
Speak at a WordCamp
Contribute to core
Create an extension for an existing plugin
Write a plugin for a theme framework
Learning WordPress SucksHave you been using WordPress long enough that you want to look under the hood? Make some tweaks? Own your site like a boss?Good luck!While there are a ton of resources out there that provide tutorials, examples, and other great information, wading through it all can be like a space battle. They come at you from all directions, each with it's own path, and each gunning for you (and perhaps your money).In this talk, I'll share a selection of resources that are available. And I'll suggest a plan to maximize your results and minimize your running around in circles. Because the best strategy in a space battle is to stay on target!This session is intended for those WordPress users without formal developer education but are curious about development and not afraid of code. Or something like that. :-)P.S. for the organizers… I'm not going to endorse any specific training or vendor. I would like to share my experience with the one's I've used though.
adding blog posts on someone else's websitedeciding you should have your own blogsetting up a WordPress.com sitequickly getting frustrated with the limitations of WordPress.comsetting up your own WordPress.org siteswapping out themesinstalling plugins
Code – ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!(find a gif with the Wilhelm scream)
Picky aren’t you?
The codex
Well, okay, I confess. I'm not a coder either. I'm a wannbe coder.
Amalgamator
http://chrislema.com/wordpress-ninja-1400-days/I’m on day 257 myself