{"id":3589,"date":"2017-08-14T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottdeluzio.com\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2018-01-09T12:20:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T19:20:19","slug":"intro-wordpress-plugin-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottdeluzio.com\/intro-wordpress-plugin-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to WordPress Plugin Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"seriesmeta\">This entry is part 1 of 12 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/scottdeluzio.com\/series\/intro-to-wordpress-plugin-development\/\" class=\"series-25\" title=\"Intro to WordPress Plugin Development\">Intro to WordPress Plugin Development<\/a><\/div><p>This tutorial series is a look into the best practices for developing WordPress plugins.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is this for?<\/h3>\n<p>This tutorial is perfect for anyone who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has dabbled in PHP coding. 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