CDU Class: How to Build a Plug-In for WordPress

Do you want to add additional functionality to your WordPress site?

Have you ever downloaded a plug-in that you wish would do something a bit differently?

This WordPress plug-in class is designed for people that want to learn the basics of building and customizing plug-ins to make their WordPress site more powerful and customizable.

The course will cover:

What is a plugin and how do you make... [read more]

Do you want to add additional functionality to your WordPress site?

Have you ever downloaded a plug-in that you wish would do something a bit differently?

This WordPress plug-in class is designed for people that want to learn the basics of building and customizing plug-ins to make their WordPress site more powerful and customizable.

The course will cover:

What is a plugin and how do you make one? How is this different than functions.php

What are hooks and what are filters? How are they used in wordpress.

Example of a filter in code: What are short codes, why are they useful, and how do you add them to a plugin

Example of a hook in code: How can you add author info to the bottom of a post?

Meet the Instrucutor | Matt Briener

Matt has built dozens of plug-ins to sell, give away, and for clients' WordPress projects. He has over 5 years of WordPress development experience and gives back to the local WP community by donating his time to WordPress Happiness Hour.

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