WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook - Third Edition (E-book)

WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook - Third Edition (E-book) - Opis

WordPress is one of the most widely used, powerful, and open content management systems (CMSs). Whether you're a site owner trying to find the right extension, a developer who wants to contribute to the community, or a website developer working to fulfill a client's needs, learning how to extend WordPress' capabilities will help you to unleash its full potential. This book will help you become familiar with API functions to create secure plugins with easy-to-use administration interfaces.This third edition contains new recipes and up-to-date code samples, including new chapters on creating custom blocks for the block editor and integrating data from external sources. From one chapter to the next, you’ll learn how to create plugins of varying complexity, ranging from a few lines of code to complex extensions that provide intricate new capabilities. You'll start by using the basic mechanisms provided in WordPress to create plugins, followed by recipes covering how to design administration panels, enhance the post editor with custom fields, store custom data, and even create custom blocks. You'll safely incorporate dynamic elements into web pages using scripting languages, learn how to integrate data from external sources, and build new widgets that users will be able to add to WordPress sidebars and widget areas.By the end of this book, you will be able to create WordPress plugins to perform any task you can imagine. Spis treści: 1. Preparing a Local Development Environment2. Plugin Framework Basics3. User Settings and Administration Pages4. The Power of Custom Post Types5. (...) więcej Customizing Post and Page Editors6. Extending the Block Editor7. Accepting User Content Submissions8. Customizing User Data9. Leveraging JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX Scripts10. Adding New Widgets to the WordPress Library11. Fetching, Caching, and Regularly Updating External Site Data12. Enabling Plugin Internationalization 13. Distributing Your Plugin on WordPress.org O autorze: Yannick Lefebvre is a plugin developer who has created multiple plugins on the official WordPress repository. His first creation, Link Library, is used on thousands of sites worldwide. With a background in computer science, he wrote his first plugin in 2004 and quickly started sharing his creations with the community. He is actively involved in the Montreal WordPress community, has presented multiple times at WordCamp Montreal, and offers custom plugin development services. By day, Yannick works for CM Labs Simulations, a company providing software tools and simulators for vehicles and heavy equipment. mniej