Intro to WordPress Plugin Development

This tutorial series is a look into the best practices for developing WordPress plugins.

This tutorial is perfect for anyone who:

Has dabbled in PHP coding. Perhaps you have added a few snippets of code to your child theme’s functions.php file.
Has written a custom plugin, but want some guidance to write better plugins.
Has never written a plugin but wants to learn more about it.

In this series, we will cover:

Best practices for WordPress plugin development.
- How to format your code
- How to organize your files
- Naming conventions used in your code
How to use filters
- Add, modify, or remove data
How to use actions
- Trigger something to happen when a specific event occurs
How to create a custom post type
How to create a custom shortcode
How to load custom JavaScript and CSS
Add a menu to the admin area
Object oriented versus procedural programming
Using classes in object-oriented programming

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