WordPress For the Web Developer: How To Write Your Own Plugins

“Previously in this tutorial series about the WordPress Content
Management System, we’ve covered relatively simple ways of
modifying the look, feel, and functionality of your WordPress
website by using plugins and selecting and modifying themes. Now
you’ll be getting deeper into the internals of WordPress by
learning how to write your own plugins and integrate them into
WordPress.

“Here’s the high-level overview of the process: Select a unique
name for the plugin and main function Create directory, main and
readme files with header and license information

“Write and debug the code (easy, huh? 🙂

“Zip up the code directory, and install plugin on WordPress for
final testing

“Name That Plugin

“All WordPress plugins must have a name, but more importantly,
the name must be unique across all WordPress plugins, to prevent
the wrong code from being executed. So before you get too involved
in writing code, take a few minutes to search the currently
available plugins and pick a good, descriptive name that nobody
else is using.”

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