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Build powerful, interactive plug-ins for your blog and to share online Everything you need to create and distribute your own plug-ins following WordPress coding standards Walk through the development of six complete, feature-rich, real-world plug-ins that are being used by thousands of WP users Written by Vladimir Prelovac, WordPress expert and developer of WordPress plug-ins such as Smart YouTube and Plugin Central Part of Packt’s Beginners Guide series: ex… More >>
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This book is written in a very easy to understand fashion. Each example builds on the the previous example. Its a great way for someone like me, who likes to learn by doing, to learn how to create plugins.
There is a lot of information out on the web that will tell you how to create a plug-in, but this book allows you to follow the creation of a plugin from start to finish.
Highly recommended
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on January 6th, 2010 at 1:00 am
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging programs available and plugins associated with it are also quite popular. This book shows the reader how to create your own and provides excellent instructions on doing this. One concept that is discussed early on is “dogfooding your plugins.” This means you should strive to create a plugin that satisfies your needs. And while it addresses a need you have, it very likely is one that others have as well. With all the plugins available now, a plugin that addresses a unique need should become popular quickly.
The book devotes chapters to the creation of seven different plugins, including Digg This (social bookmarking plugin), Live Blogroll, The Wall, and Post Types among others. Each chapter describes in step by step details how to create the plugin and gives numerous code examples along the way. It also explains unfamiliar concepts in a way that makes them easy to quickly understand. There are also brief explanations of how JQuery and Ajax (two important programming languages used in developing plugins) work. The book’s final chapter gives tips on documenting and promoting your plugin, as well as ways to improve your overall WordPress knowledge.
Every time I check the WordPress plugin directory, it seems there are quite a few amazing new plugins to try out which have been created by talented people. This book will help you to become one of them.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on January 6th, 2010 at 1:04 am
This book talks about the why and how of WordPress plugin development with heavy emphasis on the “how”. The book’s tagline “Learn by doing: less theory, more results” describes the book quite well. There is an introductory chapter that talks about the many benefits of learning WordPress plugin development. After that, the book immediately jumps right into showing you how to develop a series of 6 increasingly challenging WordPress plugins from scratch. It then finishes up by talking about plugin localization, promotion, and support tips.
Even though this book is a “Beginner’s Guide,” there are a lot things in there that many advanced WordPress plugin developers can benefit from. I don’t consider myself a beginner in WordPress plugin development (see my WordPress plugins), and I have definitely learned quite a bit of things after reading this book.
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Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on January 6th, 2010 at 1:58 am