Writing a plugin for WordPress, it isn’t that hard. The hardest part is coming up with a idea for a plugin that hasn’t been written already. But once you have a idea, that hasn’t been worked out already, the real fun starts.
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Like many programming or scripting jobs, the creation of a WordPress plugin is all about trial-and-error. You have to try it, to be able to learn how to write a plugin for WordPress. In this tutorial, I’m going to take you trough the basics of writing your very first WordPress plugin.
The plugin that we’re going to create, is going to put an end to the most commonly made spell fault in the world of WordPress. WordPress is spelled like two words, you have Word and you have Press. By putting these two words together, you have the name of the blogging software; WordPress. Read more »
Ever wondered about the amount of Wordpress plugins that is available to the world, absolutely for free? Not even to mention, the amount of Wordpress plugins that are created for real money. I believe it’s possible to stuff an installation of Wordpress with such a large amount of compatible plugins, that it collapses under it’s own weight.
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A post at Joost de Valk, where he’s looking for SEO aware Wordpress developers, put my brains at work about ‘what Wordpress plugins haven’t been created yet?’. Are there people that are in desperate need for a plugin, that nobody likes to develop? Read more »
In a world that is stuffed with Wordpress plugins, it can be quite a job to find just the plugin you’re looking for. It will turn out in a few minutes of searching with Google, when you don’t know the (exact) name of the plugin.
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Everyone can name their favorite plugins, so do I. But the trick is to name the plugins that really are worth installing, that add something usefull to the blog. Plugins tend to slow down a Wordpress blog, so it’s good to keep an eye on your performance.
There are a few plugins that came up in my mind instantly, when I thought about this list. Those plugins are so valuable for each blog that it’s not the question if they will be one the list, but how high on the list they will be. Read more »
