Daily Tip: 10-Year Old WordPress Plugin Developer Releases Dashboard Site Preview
January 2, 2012
Dashboard Site Preview is a handy new plugin from a brand new plugin developer that lets you see a quick preview of the frontend of your site as a dashboard widget. The really cool thing about it is that it was created by 10-year old Jesse Friedman, who took what he learned at WordCamp Philly and wrote his first plugin!
Here’s a tip: Got a bored child at home? Get him/her started developing WordPress plugins. Helping your child get plugged into open source development is probably one of the most valuable things you can do for him and it may even open up more opportunities in the future.
Check out some resources for getting started:
How to Write a WordPress Plugin: 12 Essential Guides and Resources
Because this plugin/widget is provided free of charge, I simply ask you to link back to Pressography.com in a post on your blog, or from one of your sites. It doesn't need to be anything fancy - just a note saying that you're using it, and whether or not you like it. However, there is no requirement that you do this, you're free to use the plugin regardless.
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