WordCamp New York City 2009

November 14–15, 2009
...was awesome!

Beginner Development: Building Your First Plugin

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John Hawkins

It has been more than 25 years since the last time I was in New York City. I can’t think of a better reason to go back than to be part of WordCamp! This will be my 9th (and final) WordCamp in 2009, and I can’t think of a better place to finish off the year!

I’m really excited to be speaking about building your first plugin. Plugin development is something I got into as a way to cut down on the amount of time it took me to perform different tasks on

In my session I will cover how to create a plugin, how to add an options page, how to modify a page or post using shortcodes and how to add an admin dashboard widget. (Not bad for 30 minutes, huh?)

Editor’s Note: To get a taste of John’s session, check out the video from his beginner plugin session at WordCamp Portland.

https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.10

One Response

  1. Cindi says:

    Video stops at 16:48 and begins replay. I’ll have to wait for Saturday to see the rest. See you in NYC!

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