Migrating Sharing Icon Functionality into a WordPress Plugin
By Michael Hull
Turn Your Code Into A Plugin
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Start with one or more known facts or solutions.
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Use and expand upon these in order to gather and
classify a wider variety of facts and solutions.
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Repeat!
The Process Of
Generalization
Disclaimer
: Due to excessive study of mathematics, this speaker is
trained and equipped to use the above process thoroughly.
Confession:
obsessed with
addicted
to
using
constantly
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Euclid of Alexandria (Ancient
Greek mathematician, 300BC)
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Compiled a 13-volume geometry
book,
The Elements
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Started with simple assumptions
and built an elaborate framework
•
Each uncovered fact could be used to establish the
truth of other statements
Example
The thing you probably, kind of remember about right
triangles.
Pythagorean Theorem
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Child theme:
specific case
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Plugin:
generalized to cover many possible cases
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Generalizing is easier said than done
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In the triangle example, the time gap was something
like 3,000 years.
I Thought This Was About WordPress?
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Build a social sharing icon set that gets added after
each post.
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Tools:
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HTML/CSS
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Javascript / jQuery
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PHP
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Font Awesome
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We’ll start with a “non-ideal” child theme that holds
the icon functionality
The Task At Hand
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Here is the structure of the
/themes
folder that we’ll
assume:
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themes/
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twentyfifteen
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tycp-theme-example (2015 child theme)
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style.css
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functions.php
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header.php
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tycp-icons.js
The Child Theme
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Migrate the sharing icon functionality from the child
theme into a plugin.
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Leave non-sharing-icon-related pieces of the child
theme intact.
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Look for issues that we should consider along the
way
Goals For Our Plugin
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github.com/mhull/
tycp-theme-example
tycp-plugin-example
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resoundingechoes.net/slides/wc2015.pptx
Links
In this content, Michael Hull discusses the process of generalization using examples from history, mathematics, and WordPress development. The focus is on migrating sharing icon functionality from a child theme to a plugin. The goal is to generalize the functionality and address potential issues that may arise. Helpful links and insights are provided to guide through this process.
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Turn Your Code Into A Plugin By Michael Hull
The Process Of Generalization Start with one or more known facts or solutions. Use and expand upon these in order to gather and classify a wider variety of facts and solutions. Repeat! Confession: Disclaimer: Due to excessive study of mathematics, this speaker is trained and equipped to use the above process thoroughly. obsessed with addicted to using constantly
Example Euclid of Alexandria (Ancient Greek mathematician, 300BC) Compiled a 13-volume geometry book, The Elements Started with simple assumptions and built an elaborate framework Each uncovered fact could be used to establish the truth of other statements
Pythagorean Theorem The thing you probably, kind of remember about right triangles. c2=a2+b2 c2=a2+b2 -2ab cosq
I Thought This Was About WordPress? Child theme: specific case Plugin: generalized to cover many possible cases Generalizing is easier said than done In the triangle example, the time gap was something like 3,000 years.
The Task At Hand Build a social sharing icon set that gets added after each post. Tools: HTML/CSS Javascript / jQuery PHP Font Awesome We ll start with a non-ideal child theme that holds the icon functionality
The Child Theme Here is the structure of the /themesfolder that we ll assume: themes/ twentyfifteen tycp-theme-example (2015 child theme) style.css functions.php header.php tycp-icons.js
Goals For Our Plugin Migrate the sharing icon functionality from the child theme into a plugin. Leave non-sharing-icon-related pieces of the child theme intact. Look for issues that we should consider along the way
Links github.com/mhull/ tycp-theme-example tycp-plugin-example resoundingechoes.net/slides/wc2015.pptx
