May 21, 2015 — You’ll find thousands of tutorials, snippets, and other advice online advising you to “just add this to your functions.php file.”
In this talk learn Why that’s rarely the best strategy for anyone (yes, even a non-technical user), Why developers and designers should never do this on client sites, What best practices are regarding adding custom functionality to your site and Tools for users of all levels to avoid functions.php bloat.

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May 18, 2014 — This talk covers Nick Ciske’s experiences with sponsored plugins, building premium plugins (while running a consultancy), working for a premium plugin shop, and other lessons gleaned from the WordPress community.

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May 13, 2014 — So you’ve released a free plugin, or want to release a paid plugin/add-on — what are your monetization options, and what are the pros/cons of each?

Nick Ciske covers his experiences with sponsored plugins, building premium plugins (while running a consultancy), working for a premium plugin shop, and other lessons gleaned from the WordPress community.

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