Speaking session
Core Functions You (Maybe) Don’t Know Exist in the Developer track
Your Presentation
With thousands of functions in the WordPress codebase, it’s virtually impossible to remember all of them. We’ll cover some overlooked WordPress core functions that you may not know exist. We’ll walk through some practical examples for their use, and give you a variety of new gems you can use every day.
What do you want people to learn from your presentation?
I want people to walk away with some new functions they can add to their dev toolkit.
Why did you decide to speak?
I love to share my knowledge and experience with others just as much as I love to learn from the knowledge and experience of other WordPress folks. The topic is fun and I’ve prepared a bunch of new functions to explore.
What attracted you to WordPress in the first place?
I was attracted to WordPress because of its simplicity for users, its ability to be highly customized and its large community of developers.
What is your favourite plugin or theme, and why?
My favorite plugin is Fieldmanager –– Alley’s custom plugin. It’s a staple in my plugin library because it is very robust, easily allowing me to add advanced fields, such as media, dynamic selects, and repeating fields, to not only posts, but taxonomies, options, users and more.
What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?
I am most looking forward to meeting new people as well as chatting with some familiar faces. The conversations are always lively and I enjoy the time spent with the WordPress community face-to-face.