WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook
Language: English
Published by Packt Publishing Limited, GB, 2022
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Create plugins for WordPress through detailed recipes that cover the creation of shortcodes, custom post types, and custom blocks, integrate data from external sources, and do much more with this recipe-based guideKey FeaturesCreate plugins that change and extend WordPress to perform virtually any taskExtend the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) and other components with the help of detailed examples and explanationsCustomize WordPress to meet your project's needs and create plugins that benefit the entire communityBook DescriptionWordPress is one of the most widely used, powerful, and open content management systems (CMSs). Whether you're a site owner trying to find the right extension, a developer who wants to contribute to the community, or a website developer working to fulfill a client's needs, learning how to extend WordPress' capabilities will help you to unleash its full potential. This book will help you become familiar with API functions to create secure plugins with easy-to-use administration interfaces.This third edition contains new recipes and up-to-date code samples, including new chapters on creating custom blocks for the block editor and integrating data from external sources. From one chapter to the next, you'll learn how to create plugins of varying complexity, ranging from a few lines of code to complex extensions that provide intricate new capabilities. You'll start by using the basic mechanisms provided in WordPress to create plugins, followed by recipes covering how to design administration panels, enhance the post editor with custom fields, store custom data, and even create custom blocks. You'll safely incorporate dynamic elements into web pages using scripting languages, learn how to integrate data from external sources, and build new widgets that users will be able to add to WordPress sidebars and widget areas.By the end of this book, you will be able to create WordPress plugins to perform any task you can imagine.What you will learnDiscover action and filter hooks, which form the basis of plugin creationExplore the creation of administration pages and add new content management sections through custom post types and custom fieldsAdd new components to the block editor libraryFetch, cache, and regularly update data from external sourcesBring in external data sources to enhance your contentMake your pages dynamic by using JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX and adding new widgets to the platformAdd support for plugin translation and distributing your work to the WordPress communityWho this book is forThis book is for WordPress users, developers, and site integrators interested in creating new plugins to address their personal needs, fulfill client requirements, and bring new capabilities to the WordPress community. Basic knowledge of PHP and WordPress is expected.…
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- Title
- WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook
- Author
- Yannick Lefebvre
- Publisher
- Packt Publishing Limited, GB
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 180181077X
- ISBN 13
- 9781801810777
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
Create plugins for WordPress 6 through detailed recipes that cover the creation of shortcodes, custom post types, and custom blocks, integrate data from external sources, and do much more with this recipe-based guide
Key Features
- Create plugins that change and extend WordPress to perform virtually any task
- Extend the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) and other components with the help of detailed examples and explanations
- Mold WordPress to meet your project’s needs and create plugins that benefit the entire community
Book Description
WordPress is one of the most widely used, powerful, and open content management system (CMS). Whether you're a site owner trying to find the right extension, a developer who wants to contribute to the community, or a website developer working to fulfill a client's needs, learning how to extend WordPress' capabilities will help you to unleash its full potential. This book will help you become familiar with API functions to create secure plugins with easy-to-use administration interfaces. Complete with new recipes and up-to-date code samples, including a new chapter on the creation of custom blocks for the Block Editor, this third edition WordPress book teaches you how to create plugins of varying complexity ranging from using just a few lines of code to complex extensions that provide intricate new capabilities. Starting with WordPress' basic mechanism for creating plugins, the book covers recipes to show you how to design administration panels, enhance the post editor with custom fields, store custom data, and even create custom blocks. You'll safely incorporate dynamic elements on web pages using scripting languages, learn how to integrate data from external sources, and build new widgets that can be added to WordPress sidebars and widget areas. By the end of this book, you'll be able to create WordPress plugins to perform almost any task you can imagine.
What you will learn
- Discover action and filter hooks which form the basis of plugin creation
- Explore the creation of administration pages and add new content management sections through custom post types and custom fields
- Fetch, cache, and regularly update external site data
- Bring in external data sources to enhance your content
- Make your pages dynamic by using JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX and adding new widgets to the platform
- Add support for plugin translation and distributing your work to the WordPress community
Who This Book Is For
This book is for WordPress users, developers, and site integrators interested in creating new plugins to address their personal needs, fulfill client requirements, and bring new capabilities to the WordPress community. Basic knowledge of PHP and WordPress is expected.
Table of Contents
- Preparing a Local Development Environment
- Plugin Framework Basics
- User Settings and Administration Pages
- The Power of Custom Post Types
- Customizing Post and Page Editors
- Extending the Block Editor
- Accepting User Content Submissions
- Customizing User Data
- Leveraging JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX Scripts
- Adding New Widgets to the WordPress Library
- Fetching, Caching, and Regularly Updating External Site Data
- Enabling Plugin Internationalization
- Distributing Your Plugin on WordPress.org
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