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All my favorite WordPress life hacks

Kyle Maurer

Condensed May 2018 edition

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If you want to be as

as this guy

productive

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If you want to be as

as this guy

cool

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Let’s go!!!!!!!!

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Diff Checker

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Git

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PHPStorm

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Don’t install social media apps

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Local development

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Invest in reputation

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Knock to Unlock

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Stop. Using. Sliders.

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Rapid prototyping with Chrome dev tools

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Ping people more often just to say hello

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Sit / Stand Desk

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Portrait Oriented Monitor

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Interview peers

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Master keyboard shortcuts

freewaresquad.com

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Listen to podcasts constantly

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Give more shoutouts

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Filter more emails out of inbox

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Turn off email notifications

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<Code> IRL w/ friends / peers

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WP CLI

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User Switching

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Let unused domains expire

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Write inline docs

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Jilt

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Holler Box

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Speak at WordCamps

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Volunteer at WordCamps

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Open “wontfix” issues

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Query Monitor

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Sit with strangers

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Tools

The real handy stuff

  1. Diff Checker
  2. PHPStorm
  3. Knock to Unlock
  4. Edit text in Chrome dev tools

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Productivity

Stop feeling like you didn’t get enough done. Start actually getting enough done.

  1. Sit / stand desk
  2. Portrait oriented monitor
  3. Master keyboard shortcuts
  4. Filter more emails out of inbox
  5. Turn off email notifications
  6. Remove social media apps from phone

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Plugins

You should really be using these all the time

  • User Switching
  • Query Monitor
  • Jilt
  • Holler Box

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Development

Build stuff in a way that won’t embarrass future you (too much)

  1. Local development
  2. Git
  3. Write inline docs
  4. Code with friends
  5. WP CLI
  6. Git
  7. Open “wontfix” issues
  8. Git!!!

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Career

Climb the ladder or whatever

  1. Invest in reputation
  2. Speak at WordCamps
  3. Volunteer at WordCamps
  4. Sit with strangers
  5. Interview peers

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Life

Become the person that your dog thinks you are

  1. Listen to podcasts constantly
  2. Ping people more just to say hi
  3. Let unused domains expire
  4. Give more shoutouts
  5. Stop using sliders

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Let’s be friends

sandhillsdev.com

getoptionspodcast.com

kyleblog.net

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