Creating Plugins to Extend WordPress

Learn how to develop custom plugins for WordPress using PHP and the WordPress API in this fun and friendly course!

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Brief Summary

In this course, you’ll get hands-on experience in creating plugins for WordPress using PHP. It's all about making it simple and fun!

Key Points

  • Understanding the WordPress API
  • Creating your first dashboard banner plugin
  • Enhancing plugins with widgets and settings

Learning Outcomes

  • Develop your own WordPress plugins from scratch
  • Learn how to use the WordPress API effectively
  • Distribute your plugins through GitHub and the WordPress directory

About This Course

Developing Custom Plugins with PHP and the WordPress API

In this Creating Plugins to Extend WordPress training course, expert author Joe Chellman will teach you how to create your own plugins using the WordPress API. This course is designed for users that already have a basic working knowledge of WordPress.

You will start by learning about the highlights of the WordPress API, then jump into creating your first plugin: a dashboard banner. From there, Joe will teach you how to create your second plugin, as well as how to further enhance your plugin, including how to create a widget for custom posts, register settings and sections, and prepare your plugin for localization. This video tutorial also covers additional plugin possibilities, such as using transients to cache expensive operations, implementing the transients API, and reacting to deactivation and uninstallation of your plugin. Finally, you will learn how to distribute your plugin, including how to publish independently on GitHub and submit to the WordPress plugin directory.

Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have learned how to create and distribute your own plugins using PHP and the WordPress API. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

  • Learn how to create your WordPress plugins and widgets

  • Once you have completed this training course, you will have learned how to create and distribute your own plugins using PHP and the WordPress API

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Infinite Skills is a Canadian based company who offer a huge and ever growing range of high quality eLearning solutions that teach using studio quality narrated videos backed-up with practical hands-on examples and comprehensive working files. All courses are created by trained educators and experts in video based education.The emphasis is on teaching real life skills that are essential for...

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4.9 course rating
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Jeffery P.
4.0
1 year ago

Well done videos and well designed instruction. Good for a general overview of working with WordPress to make plugins and custom post types. You'll need a strong working knowledge of PHP or you'll be lost. Last updated 2015. A lot has changed since then.

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Ernesto
1.0
2 years ago

good

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Janice M.
5.0
2 years ago

He has a very clear voice that makes it very easy to understand and follow. He is not wordy and his explanations are very concise.

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ui-avatar of Cynthia Norman
Cynthia N.
5.0
2 years ago

Good content so far and easy to follow.

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ui-avatar of Bohdan Zhyhun
Bohdan Z.
5.0
3 years ago

Not Bad course to update knowledge about Wordpress Plugins Development workflow !!

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ui-avatar of Rodrigo Vieira Del Bem
Rodrigo V. D. B.
5.0
3 years ago

Maybe the best course on plugin development on Udemy...The others are not as deep as this one.

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ui-avatar of Jeremy Marchandeau
Jeremy M.
5.0
4 years ago

Great course, very clear explanations and interesting examples. Highly recommended!

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ui-avatar of Albina Peposhi
Albina P.
5.0
4 years ago

So far so good, really well explained and I can understand easily what the author wants to explain.

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ui-avatar of Trushar Gavit
Trushar G.
4.0
4 years ago

Good insights.

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Kerry T.
5.0
4 years ago

Offered a lot of in depth things I needed for plugin development.

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