Professional WordPress plugin development / Brad Williams, Ozh Richard, Justin Tadlock ; [foreword by Joost de Valk].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Brad.

Contributor:

Richard, Ozh.

Tadlock, Justin.

Valk, Joost de.

Wrox Development (Firm)

Series:

Wrox Professional guides Professional WordPress Plugin Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blogs--Computer programs.

Web sites--Authoring programs.

WordPress (Electronic resource).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (554 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

WordPress plugin development

Professional Word Press plugin development

Word Press plugin development

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley, c2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A guide to customize and extend WordPress blogs through the use of plugins covers such topics as integrating widgets, adding menus, implementing security practices, and creating custom taxonomies.

Contents:

Professional WordPress® Plugin Development; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLUGINS; What Is a Plugin?; How Plugins Interact with WordPress; When Are Plugins Loaded?; Available Plugins; Official Plugin Directory; Popular Plugin Examples; Popular Plugin Tags; Advantages of Plugins; Not Modifying Core; Why Reinvent the Wheel; Separating Plugins and Themes; Easy Updates; Easier to Share and Reuse; Plugin Sandbox; Plugin Community; Installing and Managing Plugins; Installing a Plugin; Managing Plugins; Editing Plugins; Plugin Directories; Types of Plugins

Testing Plugin FunctionalitySummary; CHAPTER 2: PLUGIN FOUNDATION; Creating a Plugin File; Naming Your Plugin; Using a Folder; Sanity Practices; Prefix Everything; File Organization; Folder Structure; Header Requirements; Creating the Header; Plugin License; Determining Paths; Plugin Paths; Local Paths; URL Paths; Activate/Deactivate Functions; Plugin Activation Function; Create Default Settings on Activate; Plugin Deactivation Function; Deactivate Is Not Uninstall; Uninstall Methods; Why Uninstall Is Necessary; Uninstall.php; Uninstall Hook; Coding Standards; Document Your Code

Naming Variables, Functions, and FilesSingle and Double Quotes; Indentation; Brace Style; Space Usage; Shorthand PHP; SQL Statements; Plugin Development Checklist; Summary; CHAPTER 3: HOOKS; Actions; What Is an Action?; Action Hook Functions; Commonly Used Action Hooks; Filters; What Is a Filter?; Filter Hook Functions; Quick Return Functions; Commonly Used Filter Hooks; Using Hooks from Within a Class; Creating Custom Hooks; Benefits of Creating Custom Hooks; Custom Action Hook Example; Custom Filter Hook Example; How to Find Hooks; Searching for Hooks in the Core Code; Variable Hooks

Hook Reference ListsSummary; CHAPTER 4: INTEGRATING IN WORDPRESS; Adding Menus and Submenus; Creating a Top-Level Menu; Adding a Submenu; Adding a Menu Item to an Existing Menu; Creating Widgets; Creating a Widget; Advanced Widget; Creating Dashboard Widgets; Creating a Dashboard Widget with Options; Meta Boxes; Adding a Custom Meta Box; Saving Meta Box Data; Advanced Meta Box; Keeping It Consistent; Using the WordPress UI; Headings; Icons; Messages; Buttons; Links; Form Fields; Tables; Pagination; Summary; CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONALIZATION; Internationalization and Localization

Why Internationalize?Understanding Internationalization in Professional Work; Getting Your Plugin Ready for Translation; Echoing and Returning Strings; Using Placeholders; Internationalizing JavaScript; Creating Translation Files; The MO and PO Files; Translation Tools; How to Create a POT File; Where to Store Translation Files; Summary; CHAPTER 6: PLUGIN SECURITY; Securing Your Plugin; What Securing Your Plugin Is; What Securing Your Plugin Is Not; User Permissions; How to Check current_ user_ can(); Do Not Check Too Early; Nonces; Authority Versus Intention; What Is a Nonce?

How to Create and Verify Nonces

Notes:

"Wrox programmer to programmer."

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613374660

9781118075326

1118075323

9781283374668

1283374668

9781118075302

1118075307

OCLC:

739838990