WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials

Preparation

As always, we're going to go through the same setup steps to get our plugin outlined so we can get it activated and tested as soon as possible.

1. Create a folder inside the wp-content/plugins/ directory. We are naming this plugin "Content Rotator", so create a new folder inside wp-content/plugins/ named content-rotator.
2. Create the index.php file.
3. Add the Information Head to the index.php file. If you forgot the format, just copy and modify it from the Hello Dolly plugin like we did in previous chapters.

   We're giving you bigger sections of code than before because hopefully by now you're more comfortable adding and testing them. Here is what our index.php looks like:

   <?php /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...