Building a WordPress Plugin
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The document discusses building a WordPress plugin, including providing a basic plugin structure with a readme.php and wcphx.php file, setting up internationalization, activation and deactivation hooks, and using namespacing techniques like function prefixes and class wrappers. It is presented by Eric Mann, a senior web engineer and WordPress core contributor who provides an overview of plugin development fundamentals and encourages the reader to try building their own simple plugin.
Building a WordPress Plugin
- 1. Building a WordPress Plugin It’s Not Rocket Science @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 2. Who’s This Guy? • Senior Web Engineer at 10up • WordPress Core Contributor • Early adopter @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 3. What is a Plugin @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 4. Basic Structure: Readme @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 5. Basic Structure: wcphx.php @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 6. Setting Things Up • Internationalization • Activation/Deactivation • Hooks – Actions/Filters @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 7. Namespacing • What is it? • Function prefixes • Class wrappers – Static – Object – Singleton @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
- 8. Let’s Try It http://eam.me/q1 @10up http://10up.com Eric A Mann @ericmann
Editor's Notes
- #3: Personal IntroductionSenior Web Engineer @ 10upPreviously worked on .Net projects in the insurance and health industriesFormer freelance PHP/JS developerContributed to every major WP release since 2.3Early adopter – already have Windows 8