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Wordcamp Minneapolis 2016 - Key takeaways

Scaling

Scaling truths, according to Automattic Wordpress VIP dev Matt Perry:

1. Wordpress is built to scale
2. Truth #1 doesn't matter if your theme or plugin is not built to scale
3. Sometimes even fast code is not enough, but it's a good place to start

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<pre>
<?php
ini_set( 'display_errors', 'On' );
error_reporting( E_ALL );


function test_function() {
	$test = rand();
	return $test;
}

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<?php
/**
 * Wrapping with a class the static way:
 */
Static_Convio_Gravity_Forms_Meta::init();

class Static_Convio_Gravity_Forms_Meta {

	public static function init() {
		add_action( 'gform_post_update_form_meta', array( __CLASS__, 'pga_gform_post_update_form_meta' ), 10, 3 );

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<?php
class Gravity_Forms_Customizations {

	public static function init() {
		add_action( 'gform_after_save_form', array( __CLASS__, 'enable_honeypot_on_new_form_creation' ), 10, 2 );
	}

	public static function enable_honeypot_on_new_form_creation( $form, $is_new ) {
		if ( $is_new ) {
			$form['enableHoneypot'] = true;

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<?php
// Add this to the bottom of wp-config.php to log plugin activation errors:

add_action( 'activated_plugin','fpt_save_error' );
function fpt_save_error( $tmp_plugin ) {
	$out_txt  = PHP_EOL . date( "Y/m/d H:i" ) . ' Plugin activation: ' . $tmp_plugin . ' ---messages--->' . PHP_EOL;
	$out_txt .= ob_get_contents();
	$out_txt .= PHP_EOL . '<---- end plugin activation ---' . PHP_EOL;
	file_put_contents( ABSPATH. 'wp-content/uploads/plugin_activation.log', $out_txt, FILE_APPEND );
}

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<?php
// Add filter to determine if certain posts should excluded
add_filter( 'toplytics_exclude_post', 'check_if_topolytics_should_exclude', 10, 2 );
function check_if_topolytics_should_exclude( $should_exclude, $post_id ) {
	$excluded_posts = get_peta_excluded_posts();
	if ( in_array( $post_id, $excluded_posts ) ) {
		$should_exclude = true;
	}

	return $should_exclude;