Taking WordPress to the next level with advanced plugin
development
WordPress is used to create self-hosted blogs and sites, and
it's fast becoming the most popular content management system (CMS)
on the Web. Now you can extend it for personal, corporate and
enterprise use with advanced plugins and this professional
development guide. Learn how to create plugins using the WordPress
plugin API: utilize hooks, store custom settings, craft translation
files, secure your plugins, set custom user roles, integrate
widgets, work with JavaScript and AJAX, create custom post
types. You'll find a practical, solutions-based approach, lots of
helpful examples, and plenty of code you can incorporate!





Shows you how to develop advanced plugins for the most popular
CMS platform today, WordPress

Covers plugin fundamentals, how to create and customize hooks,
internationalizing your site with translation files, securing
plugins, how to create customer users, and ways to lock down
specific areas for use in corporate settings

Delves into advanced topics, including creating widgets and
metaboxes, debugging, using JavaScript and AJAX, Cron integration,
custom post types, short codes, multi site functions, and working
with the HTTP API

Includes pointers on how to debug, profile and optimize your
code, and how to market your custom plugin



Learn advanced plugin techniques and extend WordPress into the
corporate environment.