Plugin Development Introduction
In the previous courses, you learned about WordPress, setting up an IDE, and coding standards. At this point, you are well-prepared for plugin development.
To begin, you can visit the WordPress Plugin Developer Handbook to learn about the basics of plugin development.
Explore these videos for insights and tutorials on Plugin Development. This section comprises 6 modules with a combined duration of 36 minutes.
| Video Content | Time |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Plugins | 04:18 |
| Basics of Plugin Creation | 12:48 |
| Software License, Activation and Deactivation Hooks | 08:26 |
| Uninstall Methods | 04:09 |
| Best Practices | 02:51 |
| More on Activation and Deactivation Hooks | 04:08 |
Following are the reference links of the key concepts/topics of plugin development that you can refer to:
- List of functions for Determining Plugin & Content Directories
- Validation functions
- Sanitization functions
- Escaping functions
- Nonces
- Actions
- Filters
- Hooks
- Basic Shortcodes
- Character Escaping in meta values
- Meta Boxes
- Functions for metadata
- AJAX Actions
- HTTP API
Once you have understood the concepts outlined in the above handbook, go through these valuable resources by Pippin Williamson.
While you’re learning how to develop plugins, it’s a good idea also to become familiar with the different HTML elements used in the WordPress admin area (wp-admin). It helps the elements to fit in and look like the existing user interface.
You can have a quick reference of the WP-Admin Dashboard here.
If you still need more information or guidance on WordPress plugin development, take a look at these videos from WordPress.tv | (CC BY-SA 4.0) –
Thomas Vitale: Getting Started With WordPress Plugin Development