Contributing plugins to WordPress.org provides several benefits: it is fun, improves code quality through peer review and testing, attracts contributors to help with the project, allows learning from others through discussion and feedback, and builds reputation in the WordPress community. The speaker recommends publishing plugins on WordPress.org to take advantage of these benefits and encourages attendees of the WordCamp Finland conference to attend workshops on contributing to WordPress.org.
Why should you publish your plugin as open source and contribute to WordPress?
1. Contributing to WordPress.org
Why you (and your company) should
publish plugins at WordPress.org
Otto Kekäläinen
@ottokekalainen
WordCamp Finland
Tampere 8.5.2015
2. 37 677 plugins at wordpress.org
Free for anybody to use
Why do it?
4. Improve your code quality
Peer review,just like in science!
Linus law
“Given enough eyes all bugs are shallow”
Testing,bug reports,multi-environment
quality assurance..
..but if you release code that is total crap,it
will most likely remain just that!
5. Get contributors
There is nothing like the smell of fresh
pull requests in the morning...
Yes,some people are willing to write code
for you (but not your whole project)
6. Learn from others,with others
When your code is in the open,you'll get
opportunities to discuss it,get feedback,
improve it –and yourself
When you are open,others will approach
you
If you lend shoes to a friend they might
wear out.Ideas are the opposite –the
more you use it,the more it creates value!
7. Get respect and admiration
Potential customers
Potential employees
Potential employers
Something to impress
girls/boys in the bar with?
At least at a WP conference!
9. Recap: Why?
1. It's fun
2. Improve your code quality
3. Get contributors
4. Learn from others,with others
5. Build reputation
How?
Workshops at WordCamp Finland 2015
Saturday at 11:00 and 13:30
10. Contact Seravo if you need experts in
WordPress or other open source software
Open seravo.f
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