This week on WPblab we’ll be talking with surgeon Dr Andy Fragen about how he builds WordPress plugins as a hobby.
Andy Fragen

Geek Surgeon / Plugin Developer

* thefragens.com
* afragen (Andy Fragen)
* Andy Fragen (@andyfragen)

Andy doesn't do WordPress during the day, he does it as a hobby

* CSS Zen Garden:The Beauty of CSS Design
* The Events Calendar Category Colors

Scratching your own itch has lead to making some plugins for favorite things

* Github Updater
* Software Licensing-Updater Implementation for WordPress Plugins

Some people go home from a crazy day at work and do puzzles to unwind…

Coding is a puzzle – figuring out how to accomplish something or meet a need with a plugin
Started using Git/GitHub mainly for version control for his own purposes … not primarily seeking help/input to start
Rachelle Wise: I've written a bunch of plugins, but they've been mostly specific to client sites and haven't submitted anything yet, but I've been thinking about it. Any tips for submitting to the WP directory?

Andy Fragen: Use some batch script to make it easier – but definitely go for it! What’s the worse that could happen? You’ll have to support it