How to Develop WordPress Plugins

This class is a step-by-step guide to building your first WordPress plugin. In this series, you’re going to build a to-do list plugin. The plugin will use a custom post type, a custom taxonomy and a shortcode for the output. As you build the plugin, you’ll learn about the best practices for WordPress development, including how to follow the recommended coding standards.

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Course Content

Introduction

Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development

Should I Use a Plugin or Theme?

What is a WordPress Post Type?

Building the Plugin

Introducing Our Big ToDo Project

How to Organize WordPress Plugins

Object Oriented Programming and Static Classes

Create the Custom Post Type, Part 1

Create the Custom Post Type, Part 2

Docblock and Documentation

Creating a Custom Taxonomy Class

Internationalization for WordPress Plugins

CMB2

Installing CMB2 (Custom Metaboxes 2)

Creating Metaboxes with CMB2

Settings

Creating a Plugin Settings Page, Part 1

Creating a Plugin Settings Page, Part 2

Creating a Plugin Settings Page, Part 3

Shortcodes

How to Create Plugin Shortcodes

How to Display the Plugin Output

Attributes for Your Plugin Shortcode

More Plugin Features

User Access for Your Plugin

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About Instructor

Topher DeRosia

Topher is an accomplished programmer, having written his own content management systems and managed some very large websites. He loves to help people and believes playing with WordPress is fun. Topher lives in Michigan, USA.

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25 Lessons
1 Quiz
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