7 Guides for Beginner WordPress Plugin Developers

Learning how to develop plugins for WordPress gives you the ability to simplify many site development and management tasks. These articles provide good insight into the different pieces of plugin development. In order to get the most out of these articles, it is best to have a basic understanding of PHP and HTML. Two good resources for any questions that you may have are WordPress’ Plugin Handbook and StackExchange.

1. https://www.sitepoint.com/an-introduction-to-wordpress-plugin-development/

This article gives a great overview of plugins and plugin development. It explains WordPress’ use of hooks, shortcodes, and widgets to integrate your plugin with WordPress. Be sure to follow the links to the codex for more information.

2. https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-plugin-development-guide/

This guide to creating a WordPress plugin that works with Facebook Open Graph shows different techniques used in plugin development. This is a good source to pull pieces from that apply to your plugin. The hooks and functions used for enqueueing scripts and styles can be modified to fit your needs.

3. https://mikejolley.com/2013/08/13/keeping-your-shit-secure-whilst-developing-for-wordpress/

Plugin vulnerabilities were the cause of 22% of WordPress site hacks, as noted in this article. Fortunately, WordPress has many built-in functions to bolster security. Implementing simple measures can ensure that the data your plugin uses is secure.