Slides from WordCamp Philly – Getting Comfortable with WordPress Hooks

I was very happy to attend WordCamp Philly this weekend. Please enjoy the slides from the talk (some of them had embedded video, which is unfortunately not present). https://speakerdeck.com/zgordon/wordpress-hooks

Speaking Announcement – WordCamp Philly 2015

I have taken off a number of months in 2015 from speaking at WordCamps, but I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at WordCamp Philly (June 13-14). My talk will be about WordPress hooks, actions and filters. This is something I tried to talk on last year, but have learned a lot more in how … Continue reading Speaking Announcement – WordCamp Philly 2015 →

We Can Always Use a Good Review of WordPress Actions, Filters and Hooks ;)

Shout out to Tom for posting this article on "Understanding Events, Actions, and Filters" as part of the WPTuts "Using WordPress for Web Application Development" series. If you're new to WordPress plugin development, you definitely want to review this article.

The Difference Between WordPress Filters and Actions

Thanks to Otto for making the difference between actions and filters clear: Filters filter things. Actions do not. And this is critically important when you’re writing a filter. A filter function should never, ever, have unexpected side effects. There, you go, pretty straightforward! He actually makes some really good, concise points about the difference between … Continue reading The Difference Between WordPress Filters and Actions →

An Introduction Into WordPress Actions and Filters

Thanks to Gennady Kovshenin for the awesome, thorough article on WordPress Actions and Filters. I would say it gives you about everything you need to know. Thanks man!