February 2009
Beginner to intermediate
296 pages
4h 48m
English
Overview
WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner's Guide is your ultimate resource for learning to create custom plugins for WordPress, designed to extend and tailor its functionality. Through practical tutorials and real-world examples, you'll master essential plugin development skills, enabling you to create dynamic plugins and understand how WordPress works under the hood.
What this Book will help me do
- Understand and utilize the WordPress plugin architecture and API for custom development.
- Build and customize WordPress plugins to enhance site functionality with practical examples.
- Incorporate dynamic interactivity into plugins using AJAX and jQuery.
- Maintain the security of your WordPress plugins and publish them to WordPress Plugin Repository.
- Learn to use the WordPress database and manipulate content dynamically in plugins.
Author(s)
The author, Vladimir Prelovac, is a renowned WordPress developer and author who has contributed extensively to the WordPress community. His expertise includes creating widely-used plugins such as Smart YouTube and Plugin Central. Drawing on real-world experience, his writing offers deep insights into plugin development.
Who is it for?
This book is ideal for programmers with a basic understanding of PHP and WordPress who wish to build custom plugins. Whether you're enhancing existing functionality or creating innovative additions, this book supports your growth. If you're a WordPress enthusiast ready to elevate your site-building skills, this book is for you.
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