We Are WordPress

We Are WordPress.WordCamp Miami 2012

#wcmia@theandystratton

Hi.

My name is Andy.

I work with WordPress.

WordPress is free, open-source, community

driven software.

$I make moneywith WordPress.

I make WordPressdo more.

Themes. Plugins. Consulting.

I use WordPressto help others.

Businesses. Organizations. Charities. Friends.

I am in a relationshipwith WordPress.

I am in a

RELATIONSHIPwith WordPress.

We exist becauseof each other.

Isn’t that community?

Mos Def.

See, “Fear Not of Man” by Mos DefFrom 0:50–1:38,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_lR5JkgCnU

“ Listen.People be askin’ me all the time,

“"Yo Mos,what's gettin’ ready

to happen with Hip Hop?"

“I tell em, "You know what's gonna happen with Hip Hop?

“Whatever's happening with us"

“If we smoked out, Hip Hop is gonna be smoked out

“If we doin’ alright, Hip-Hop is gonna be doin’ alright

“People talk about Hip Hoplike it's some giantlivin’ in the hillside

“Comin’ down to visit the townspeople

“We are Hip Hop.

“Me, you, everybody.

“We are Hip Hop.

“So Hip Hop is goin’ where we goin’

“So, the next time you ask yourself where Hip Hop is goin’

“Ask yourself:

“Where am I goin’? How am I doin’?

“‘Till you get aclear idea.

What does this mean?

Focus.

Where do you fit?

People’s opinion of WordPressrelies on you.

If WordPress is seen as insecure –

your work is seen as insecure.

Contribute.Core Dev & UI.

Bug Reporting/Trac.

Contribute.Theme & Plugin Repository.

Forums & Codex.

Respect.Backups. Updates & Upgrades. Hosting.

Akismet. VaultPress. BackupBuddy.

Respect.Secure Passwords. Quality Themes/Plugins.

Lock sites down (timthumb)

Manners.Designers & Developers:

Play nice. Know your shit. Fix your shit.

Defense.Call out poor code/products.

Help fix things. Explain better ways.

Defense.Blog/post in forums.

Provide quality solutions.

What else? (specifically)

Designers.Child Themes. Browser Compatibility.

Don’t redesign core UI!

Developers.

Write secure code.

Write secure code.Write secure code.

Write secure code.Write secure code.

Write secure code.

Use These:esc_attr()esc_html()esc_js()

esc_textarea()esc_url()wp_kses()

Developers.Use core API’s, actions & filters.

Use third-party libraries under very specific contexts and with caution (timthumb).

Developers.Don’t remove core API’s, actions & filters.

Developers.Write extensible code.

Developers.Add your own filters/actions.

Let me extend your code, not hack it.Ensure compatibility. Update as needed.

What else?

Context Is Queen.Many problems, many solutions.

Have principles but work within the context of the problem you’re trying to solve.

JFDI.Just F*cking Do It.

WP Lookup vs. WP SeekBuild shit. Good ideas rock.

Donate Code.Build something great? Donate it.Ask clients. You’d be surprised.

You’re building it anyway.

In the end,

everyone can do something.

WordPress’ awesomenessis tied to

it’s community’s freedomto be the best it can be.

The world’s impression of WordPress is driven by it’s

community.(not just it’s functionality)

We know WordPressis the best CMS,

...because we arebest community.

We Are WordPress.

Now, prove it.