Intro to Plugin Development /w Boone

WordPress is known for its ability to separate function (plugins) from form (themes). In this talk with Boone, a lead developer for BuddyPress, we will go over the basics of plugin development including how and why you would want to create a plugin in the first place.

We will cover:

Why would I want to create my own plugin? (reusability, theme independence, etc) A brief overview of WP's plugin API: add_action() and add_filter() The basics of WP plugin structure How to make sure your plugin plays nicely with other plugins Getting started releasing your plugins on wordpress.org (http://wordpress.org/) Please note the date for the Meetup. We are moving the meetup back by two weeks so we can fit Boone in the schedule.

About the speaker: Boone Gorges is a freelance WordPress developer based in Queens, NY.

Boone is a Lead Developer for BuddyPress (http://buddypress.org), and oversees development on a number of WordPress projects, including Commons In A Box (http://commonsinabox.org), A (http://anthologize.org)nthologize (http://anthologize.org), and Participad (http://participad.org).

He specializes in working with educational and non-profit organizations. Boone is on the web at http://boone.gorg.es (http://boone.gorg.es/), blogs at http://teleogistic.net (http://teleogistic.net/), and tweets at http://twitter.com/boone .