1. We Are WordPress.
WordCamp Miami 2012
#wcmia
@theandystratton

2. Hi.

3. My name is Andy.

4. I work with WordPress.

5. WordPress is free,
open-source, community
driven software.

6. $
I make money
with WordPress.

7. I make WordPress
do more.
Themes. Plugins. Consulting.

8. I use WordPress
to help others.
Businesses. Organizations. Charities. Friends.

9. I am in a relationship
with WordPress.

10. I am in a
RELATIONSHIP
with WordPress.

11. We exist because
of each other.

12. Isn’t that community?

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

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

15. “ "Yo Mos,
what's gettin’ ready
to happen with Hip Hop?"

16. “
I tell em, "You know what's gonna
happen with Hip Hop?

17. “
Whatever's happening with us"

18. “
If we smoked out, Hip Hop is
gonna be smoked out

19. “
If we doin’ alright, Hip-Hop is
gonna be doin’ alright

20. “
People talk about Hip Hop
like it's some giant
livin’ in the hillside

21. “
Comin’ down to visit
the townspeople

22. “
We are Hip Hop.

23. “
Me, you, everybody.

24. “
We are Hip Hop.

25. “
So Hip Hop is goin’
where we goin’

26. “
So, the next time you
ask yourself where
Hip Hop is goin’

27. “
Ask yourself:

28. “
Where am I goin’?
How am I doin’?

29. “
‘Till you get a
clear idea.

30. What does this mean?

31. Focus.

32. Where do you fit?

33. People’s opinion of WordPress
relies on you.

34. If WordPress is seen as insecure –

35. your work is seen as insecure.

36. Contribute.
Core Dev & UI.
Bug Reporting/Trac.

37. Contribute.
Theme & Plugin Repository.
Forums & Codex.

38. Respect.
Backups. Updates & Upgrades. Hosting.
Akismet. VaultPress. BackupBuddy.

39. Respect.
Secure Passwords. Quality Themes/Plugins.
Lock sites down (timthumb)

40. Manners.
Designers & Developers:
Play nice. Know your shit. Fix your shit.

41. Defense.
Call out poor code/products.
Help fix things. Explain better ways.

42. Defense.
Blog/post in forums.
Provide quality solutions.

43. What else?
(specifically)

44. Designers.
Child Themes. Browser Compatibility.
Don’t redesign core UI!

45. Developers.

46. Write secure code.

47. Write secure code.
Write secure code.

48. Write secure code.
Write secure code.
Write secure code.

49. Use These:
esc_attr()
esc_html()
esc_js()
esc_textarea()
esc_url()
wp_kses()

50. Developers.
Use core API’s, actions & filters.
Use third-party libraries under very specific
contexts and with caution (timthumb).

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

52. Developers.
Write extensible code.

53. Developers.
Add your own filters/actions.
Let me extend your code, not hack it.
Ensure compatibility. Update as needed.

54. What else?

55. Context Is Queen.
Many problems, many solutions.
Have principles but work within the context
of the problem you’re trying to solve.

56. JFDI.
Just F*cking Do It.
WP Lookup vs. WP Seek
Build shit. Good ideas rock.

57. Donate Code.
Build something great? Donate it.
Ask clients. You’d be surprised.
You’re building it anyway.

58. In the end,

59. everyone can do
something.

60. WordPress’ awesomeness
is tied to
it’s community’s freedom
to be the best it can be.

61. The world’s impression of
WordPress is driven by it’s
community.
(not just it’s functionality)

62. We know WordPress
is the best CMS,

63. ...because we are
best community.

64. We Are WordPress.

65. Now, prove it.