Intro to WordPress Plugin Development

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

Who is this for?

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.

What topics are covered?

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