Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development
Learn the essentials of WordPress plugin development and start writing your own plugins for fun and profit (seriously)!
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jun 28, 2013
Duration
1h 23m
Table of contents
Introduction
Introduction: What is a plugin?
5m
Does the world need another plugin?
2m
Why use a plugin?
2m
Custom plugins
4m
Summary
1m
Getting started
Do your homework
5m
Naming your plugin
1m
Plugin files
2m
Readme file
3m
Plugin home page
1m
Summary
2m
Writing a simple plugin
Plugin header
2m
License
1m
/* Do stuff */
5m
Building shortcodes
4m
Demo: Writing a plugin that loads a Google Webfont
3m
Summary
1m
Advanced plugin fundamentals
WordPress Settings API
2m
Building an options page
2m
Validation and Sanitization
5m
Demo: Write a plugin with an options page
10m
Summary
2m
That's done, now what?
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jun 28, 2013
Duration
1h 23m
Description
WordPress plugin development is easier than it looks. In this course I’ll talk about why you might want to create a plugin in the first place, how to make use of built in WordPress functions to make your job easier, and what to do with your plugin once it’s written.
About the author
About the author
Chris is a freelance WordPress theme and plugin developer, one half of the design studio Arcane Palette Creative Design, lead developer of WordPress theme shop Museum Themes and Project Manager for the event management plugin Event Espresso. In his free time, he makes electronic music.
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