20 Tutorials to Develop WordPress Plugin

Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Ferman in How-To, Wordpress View Comments

WordPress has become more important application for bloggers and even for those who need small web site. To extend its functionality beyond the basic features there are too many plugins. You can do almost anything with wordpress using different plugins. If you are a developer you can develop your own plugin or use plugins developed by others.

I have compiled 20 tutorials for developers to know how to develop wordpress plugin.

1. WP Tutorial: Your First WP Plugin

Here it is, a video guide to creating your first WordPress plugin (in under 5 minutes!).

WP Tutorial: Your First WP Plugin

WP Tutorial: Your First WP Plugin

2. Writing a Plugin

WordPress Plugins allow easy modification, customization, and enhancement to a WordPress blog. Instead of changing the core programming of WordPress, you can add functionality with WordPress Plugins.

Writing a Plugin

Writing a Plugin

3. How to Write a WordPress Plugin – Introduction

For any WordPress user, plugins are essential. WordPress Plugins allow those with little to no programming skills to extend the functionality of their blog.

How to Write a WordPress Plugin - Introduction

How to Write a WordPress Plugin - Introduction

4. Create a Custom WordPress Plugin From Scratch

This tutorial will describe the implementation of a WordPress plugin starting from scratch. The plugin will connect to an external OSCommerce database and display random products on your WordPress site.

Create a Custom WordPress Plugin From Scratch

Create a Custom WordPress Plugin From Scratch

5. Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin

This tutorial will guide you through every step of building a simple, widgetized WordPress plugin with settings.

Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin

Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin

6. A Crash-Course in WordPress Plugin Development

Despite an extensive codex, many WordPress users remain unfamiliar with how to create their own custom plugins. In today’s screencast, we’ll start from scratch and build our first usable plugin.

Plugin Crash Course

Plugin Crash Course

7. WordPress Plugin Development Short Tutorial

A short video tutorial on wordpress plugin development.

WordPress Plugin Development Short Tutorial

WordPress Plugin Development Short Tutorial

8. WordPress Plugin Tutorial – Hello World

Learning to develop a WordPress plugin can be both fun and rewarding. In this Tutorial we will go over how to make a simple Hello World plugin that you can create.

9. The Ultimate Guide to Building a WordPress Plugin

There are often plugins created for basic extended functionality, but what happens when you can’t find the perfect plugin for your needs? It might be easier to just create the plugin yourself.

10. How to Make a Social Bookmarking WordPress Plugin

In this article by Vladimir Prelovac, you will learn to create your first functional WordPress plugin and learn how to interact with the WordPress API (this is the WordPress interface to PHP) on the way.

11. WorPress Plugin Development with PHP

Nice video tutorial on plugin development.

WorPress Plugin Development with PHP

WorPress Plugin Development with PHP

12. Tips to Speed Up WordPress Plugin Development

Anyone can create useful WordPress plugins without being a hacker.

13. Seven Reasons to Write a WordPress Plugin

Listed below are seven reasons why a WordPress user should consider writing a WordPress plugin.

14. WordPress Plugin Actions

An example of an action would be that you want a execute some code after a user has published a post or left a comment.

15. WordPress Plugin Filters

WordPress filters allow to you modify virtually any kind of text displayed and are extremely powerful.

16. Constructing a WordPress Plugin Admin Panel

This tutorial will go into what it takes to successfully create an admin panel for your plugin.

17. Constructing a WordPress Plugin User’s Panel

This tutorial will go over the steps to add in your own User’s Administration Panel.

18. Using JavaScript and CSS with your WordPress Plugin

This portion of the series will cover how to load JavaScript and CSS files for your plugin.

19. Using AJAX with your WordPress Plugin

This post will show you how to use AJAX with your WordPress plugin.

20. Releasing and Promoting Your WordPress Plugin

After you have finished writing your awesome WordPress plugin, there are a few things to consider before releasing and promoting your WordPress plugin.

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    I have installed . customized many plugins for my clients , but have not created a single plugin from scratch.

    Will definitely give a try to develop a plugin from scratch , I appreciate Ferman for his efforts in getting this list :-)
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