From Web Address to Web Page – the Humble URL in WordPress

Simon Wheatley
Saturday 21st March
5:15pm
Track 1: The Rocket

Slides: https://speakerdeck.com/simonwheatley/from-web-address-to-web-page-the-humble-url-in-wordpress

Once upon a time we passed parameters to create web pages, now we use pretty URLs and (hopefully) think through our URLs carefully. URLs are one of the fundamental commands a user can give WordPress, and they can be poetic, powerful and precise all at once.

This talk will cover how URLs are turned into WP_Query parameters, what URL endpoints are and when to use them, how URLs can be attractive and amusing, and how to use URLs across different post type structures.

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Simon Wheatley

I co-founded Code For The People (CFTP), a specialist WordPress consultancy working with clients like the Rolling Stones, EMI, Stephen Fry and UK Government Departments Defra and DFID. CFTP was acquired by Automattic, and I work in Automattic's enterprise division to this day. You can follow my personal Twitter @simonwheatley, or read my (fairly random) blog posts. Viva WordPress!

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