WordPress Development Quick Start Guide: Build beautiful and dynamic websites for your domain from scratch

Synopsis

Learn core WordPress concepts and components to create modern WordPress-based solutionsKey FeaturesLearn the foundations of WordPress development and its hook-based architectureChoose the right components for any development taskBuild flexible solutions that works with existing plugins and themesBook DescriptionWordPress is the most used CMS in the world and is the ideal way to share your knowledge with a large audience or build a profitable business. Getting started with WordPress development has often been a challenge for novice developers, and this book will help you find your way.This book explains the components used in WordPress development, when and where to use them, and why you should be using each component in specific scenarios. You begin by learning the basic development setup and coding standards of WordPress. Then you move into the most important aspects of the theme and plugin development process. Here you will also learn how themes and plugins fit into the website while learning about a range of techniques for extending themes and plugins.With the basics covered, we explore many of the APIs provided by WordPress and how we can leverage them to build rapid solutions. Next, we move on to look at the techniques for capturing, processing, and displaying user data when integrating third-party components into the site design.Finally, you will learn how to test and deploy your work with secure and maintainable code, while providing the best performance for end users.What you will learnExplore the role of themes, plugins, and built-in features in developmentAdapt to built-in modules and built-in database structuresWrite code for WordPress's hook-based architectureBuild, customize, and integrate WordPress pluginsExtend themes with custom design templatesCapture and process data with built-in features and custom formsImprove usability with AJAX and third-party componentsManage non-functional aspects, such as security, performance, and migrationWho this book is forThis book is for web developers and site owners who want to build custom websites with WordPress. Basic knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS is required to get most out of this book.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781789342581

Publisher:

Packt Publishing

Date of Addition:

11/03/18

Copyrighted By:

Packt

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Communication

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.