Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development

@mattyza WordPress Plugins 101 Everything you need to know to
start designing and building WordPress plugins, right away.

@mattyza Goal: Developer Harmony Folks ﬁnd plugin development to be
tricky and confusing. Lets change that.

@mattyza Start with an Idea The end result is equal
parts vision and execution.

@mattyza Naming and Structure A strong foundation is of paramount
importance.

@mattyza Plugin Headers Halt! License and identiﬁcation, please. WooCommerce

@mattyza Code Structure Procedural or Object-Oriented? Lets discuss.

@mattyza Actions & Filters The backbone of your plugin, and
how it interacts with WordPress.

@mattyza Look under the Hood Some say… WordPress core code
is all available to you. Look inside!

@mattyza Please readme.txt Constructing the perfect readme.txt ﬁle for your
users.

@mattyza Test, Test, Test! Test your code. Test it again.
Get a friend to test. Then test it again.

@mattyza Listing on WordPress.org Sharing your plugin with the WordPress
world.

@mattyza WordPress Plugins 102 Simplifying the basics and removing the
repetitive tasks.

@mattyza Localise Your Static Text Break down international borders, with
WordPress.

@mattyza Use Magic Functions Turn common conditionals into one-liners. Thanks
WordPress!

@mattyza Use a Starter Plugin http://github.com/mattyza/starter-plugin/

@mattyza Keep it lean and relevant. Find a starter which
meets your needs. If those needs change, fork it.  (Don’t forget to pull request back to the original!)

@mattyza WordPress Plugins 103 Tips and tricks only possible to
learn through experience.

@mattyza Be mindful of other plugins If your plugin relies
on another plugin, initialise on plugins_loaded.

@mattyza You’re building within WordPress Be mindful that you’re building
a tool which ﬁts within an existing system.

@mattyza Lets Chat General discussion and questions around WordPress plugin
development.

@mattyza @mattyza @woothemes matty.co.za woothemes.com

Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development

Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development

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@mattyza WordPress Plugins 101 Everything you need to know to

@mattyza Goal: Developer Harmony Folks ﬁnd plugin development to be

@mattyza Start with an Idea The end result is equal

@mattyza Naming and Structure A strong foundation is of paramount

@mattyza Plugin Headers Halt! License and identiﬁcation, please. WooCommerce

@mattyza Code Structure Procedural or Object-Oriented? Lets discuss.

@mattyza Actions & Filters The backbone of your plugin, and

@mattyza Look under the Hood Some say… WordPress core code

@mattyza Please readme.txt Constructing the perfect readme.txt ﬁle for your

@mattyza Test, Test, Test! Test your code. Test it again.

@mattyza Listing on WordPress.org Sharing your plugin with the WordPress

@mattyza WordPress Plugins 102 Simplifying the basics and removing the

@mattyza Localise Your Static Text Break down international borders, with

@mattyza Use Magic Functions Turn common conditionals into one-liners. Thanks

@mattyza Use a Starter Plugin http://github.com/mattyza/starter-plugin/

@mattyza Keep it lean and relevant. Find a starter which

@mattyza WordPress Plugins 103 Tips and tricks only possible to

@mattyza Be mindful of other plugins If your plugin relies

@mattyza You’re building within WordPress Be mindful that you’re building

@mattyza Lets Chat General discussion and questions around WordPress plugin

@mattyza @mattyza @woothemes matty.co.za woothemes.com