File Format | PDF
File Size | 5.59 MB
Pages | 297
Language | English
Category | Programming Web
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Description: If you can write
WordPress plug-ins, you can make WordPress do just about anything. From making
the site easier to administer, to adding the odd tweak or new feature, to
completely changing the way your blog works, plug-ins are the method WordPress
offers to customize and extend its functionality. This book will show you how
to build all sorts of WordPress plug-ins: admin plug-ins, Widgets, plug-ins
that alter your post output, present custom "views" of your blog, and
more.
WordPress
Plug-in Development (Beginner̢۪s Guide) focuses on teaching you all aspects of
modern WordPress development. The book uses real and published WordPress
plug-ins and follows their creation from the idea to the finishing touches, in
a series of carefully picked, easy-to-follow tutorials. You will discover how
to use the WordPress API in all typical situations, from displaying output on
the site in the beginning to turning WordPress into a CMS in the last chapter.
In Chapters 2 to 7 you will develop six concrete plug-ins and conquer all aspects
of WordPress development.
Each new chapter
and each new plug-in introduces different features of WordPress and how to put
them to good use, allowing you to gradually advance your knowledge. This book
is written as a guide to take your WordPress skills from the very beginning to
the level where you are able to completely understand how WordPress works and how
you can use it to your advantage.
A fast-paced
guide for PHP developers to creating feature-rich plug-ins for WordPress.
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WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner's Guide