Custom WordPress Plugins: Design, Develop, and Distribute

Course details

This course is designed to take you from a casual WordPress user to a capable plugin developer, guiding you through the creation of three distinct types of plugins: a custom post type plugin, a simple contact form plugin, and a basic social media sharing plugin. Through hands-on, step-by-step instruction, learn vital skills like registering custom post types, handling form submissions securely, and integrating popular social media sites. Take this course to not only create and customize your own plugins but also understand how to prepare them for submission to the WordPress Plugin Directory, empowering you to enhance WordPress sites with unique, functional tools–and possibly start your own plugin business.

Learning objectives
Create custom WordPress plugins from scratch.
Implement and register custom post types and taxonomies.
Handle form submissions and user input securely.
Prepare and submit plugins to the WordPress plugin directory.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Overview of WordPress Plugins
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the course exercise files

1. Custom Post Type Plugin (Content Management)

04 - Project management custom post type plugin
05 - Setting up the custom post type plugin structure
06 - Registering the custom post type plugin
07 - Creating meta boxes for additional information
08 - Displaying custom post type data in the frontend
09 - Testing and debugging your custom post type plugin

2. Contact Form Plugin (Utility Integration)

10 - Introduction to contact forms
11 - Creating a contact form with shortcodes
12 - Creating fields for our contact form
13 - Integrating with email services and storing data
14 - Testing and debugging your contact form plugin

3. Social Media Sharing Plugin (Design and Layout Integration)

15 - Introduction to social media sharing plugin
16 - Creating a social media sharing plugin
17 - Customizing styles and scripts for social media buttons
18 - Testing and debugging the social media sharing functionality

4. Accessibility and The WordPress Plugin Directory

19 - Preparing your plugin for the WordPress Plugin Directory

Conclusion

20 - Next steps for plugin development