Leveling UpGoing from Beginner to Boss Using WordPress

Adam Soucie

• Highforge

• Web Developer

• Content writer

• 2014 WordCamp Orlando

Organizer

You have to start

somewhere

Alternative Education Options

But what should I learn?

Being alone is okay

at first

Hone your craft

• Write crappy code

• Figure out why it’s crappy

(you might need Google)

• Fix it.

• Repeat.

Amazing Resources

• The Codex

• Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange

• Google

Find your own

bunch of a-holes

Communities help you GROW

• Local MeetUps

• Twitter

• Local Facebook Groups

Build and Give Back

• Core contributions

• Build small plugins for free

• hack.pledge()

Any questions?

Special Thanks

Important Links

codex.wordpress.org

wordpress.stackexchange.com

hackpledge.org

meetup.com/wordpress-orlando

More info:

www.adamsoucie.com

www.highforge.com

Illustrations:

Tina Fiume

Images:

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