Create Your First WordPress Plugin

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1 - Introduction.mp4

02:04

2 - Exploring plugins and declaring our own plugin.mp4

03:26

3 - Addign more details to the plugin declaration.mp4

00:58

4 - Adding a menu item for the plugin settings page.mp4

05:45

5 - Adding a settings page and introduction to WordPress security mechanisms.mp4

06:37

6 - Introduction to the OpenMeteo API.mp4

01:56

6 - The OpenMeto website.txt

7 - Adding the settings form.mp4

07:51

8 - Processing settings form submission.mp4

04:15

9 - Latlongnet.txt

9 - Saving latitude and longitude settings.mp4

00:39

10 - Introduction to WordPress shortcodes.mp4

02:06

11 - Using a shorcode to display custom content.mp4

06:36

12 - Interacting with external APIs.mp4

10:56

13 - Refactoring the shortcode callback.mp4

02:29

14 - Caching the weather data using the Transients API.mp4

06:32

15 - Scheduling events using the Cron System.mp4

07:35

16 - Cron and Transients behind the scenes.mp4

03:52

17 - Cleaning up after the plugin is deactivated.mp4

02:39

18 - Adding styles to the weather table.mp4

06:22

19 - Good Bye.mp4

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Description

Use WordPress and external APIs to show the current weather information for a given location

What You'll Learn?

Understand how WordPress plugins integrate with WordPress core
Use different WordPress plugin APIs
Interact with 3rd party APIs
Schedule WordPress events to execute actions on a set interval
Have a basic understanding of how WordPress uses capabilities to secure websites

Who is this for?

Begginer programmers who want to learn how to create WordPress plugins

Experienced programmer who have no experience with WordPress

Programmer who have stayed away from the WordPress scene for some time and wish to update their knowledge

What You Need to Know?

Basic PHP knowledge

A working WordPress instance

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Description
In this course, you will learn the basics of WordPress plugin development, and incrementally build your knowledge to create a plugin that displays data extracted from an 3rd party API. You will learn the basics of WordPress security, and the internals of how Transients, Cron, and Settings work in WordPress. You will also learn how to search for documentation, how to schedule events, how to cache data, and more.

Get ready to learn about
Declaring WordPress plugins
Using the WordPress Settings API to store plugin settings
Processing user input and persisting it in the database
Using shortcodes to display custom content in any WordPress block
Using WordPress to communicate with external APIs
Caching data using the Transients API
Scheduling events using the Cron System
Styling your custom content using CSS

By the end of the course, you will have a fully functional WordPress plugin that can store user input, interact with WordPress APIs, get data from 3rd party APIs, and display custom content using shortcodes. But, more importantly, you will have the knowledge to create your own WordPress plugins to customize WordPress to yours and your client's needs.

Learning to create WordPress plugins gives you the ability to work in many different fields implementing solutions on existing projects, or create projects of your own that extend the capabilities of WordPress. WordPress plugins can evolve to become fully fledged businesses giving you the opportunity to tap into an industry that is already established, and that continues to grow year after year.
Who this course is for:
Begginer programmers who want to learn how to create WordPress plugins
Experienced programmer who have no experience with WordPress
Programmer who have stayed away from the WordPress scene for some time and wish to update their knowledge

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My name is Buzu. I'm a full stack web developer working mainly in web applications using WordPress, Drupal, and Laravel, but I have also programmed custom PHP applications for the web, and for the CLI.I started learning web development with HTML, CSS, and JS in 2006. Then I moved on to learning PHP, and MySQL to eventually start working as a freelance WordPress developer in 2010.Since then, I've worked in various projects across different industries, from real state, to automotive.

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