May 1, 2010 — Joseph Scott teaches guidelines, practices, and tips for designing your WordPress plugins to keep a responsible balance between using the power granted to plugin authors and keeping your users’ data and installations secure and stable.

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May 1, 2010 — Niall Kennedy kicks off the developer track of WordCamp San Francisco 2010 and gives an overview of how using and developing plugins can extend and enhance your WordPress-based site.

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May 1, 2010 — Scott Berkun opens the general track of WordCamp San Francisco with a discussion on the evolution of WordPress, its effects on publishing on the Web, and his thoughts on how it will affect the future of writing and publishing.

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April 24, 2010 — Steve Zehngut moves beyond the basics of plugin creation and demonstrates more advanced plugin development by creating a new media management plugin for WordPress live in this presentation.

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April 24, 2010 — Lucy Beer talks about how to get the best out of your WordPress-based site to promote your business or service, including some basic marketing strategy, selections for useful plugins, and ground rules for effectiveness.

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April 24, 2010 — Blair Williams shares his experiences with developing and publishing premium WordPress plugins, including how to distribute them, strategies for charging and how to charge for them, and how to market your plugin to reach new users.

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April 24, 2010 — Colin Loretz discusses specific methods for using WordPress as a content management system, including when WordPress is best for your site and how you can optimize your WordPress use for a complete site.

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April 24, 2010 — Drew Strojny from The Theme Foundry leads a workshop-style session on customizing WordPress themes, from basic best practices to the beginnings of more advanced customizations.

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April 24, 2010 — Pete Mall presents an overview of the new Multisite functionality in WordPress 3.0, including system requirements, differences and how to upgrade from WordPress MU, and how to get started with a Multisite installation.

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April 24, 2010 — Austin Passy discusses the advantages and flexibility of using theme frameworks with your WordPress site.