The WordPress Database
In order to extend WordPress, a developer needs to have a foundational understanding of the WordPress database as well as knowledge of how to interact with and manipulate the data stored there. In this session, […]
Topic: Plugin Development
Common APIs – Dashboard Widgets
WordPress contains an extensive list of APIs for performing common tasks across a WordPress site. From interacting with the database to creating responsive images, there’s an API for practically everything. This session will be the […]
Testing your plugins for PHP version compatibility
With all versions of PHP 7 now officially EOL (end of life) any plugins you develop, or have developed, must support PHP 8. While WordPress does run on PHP 8, many plugins still do not […]
Installing Node.js and npm for local WordPress development
Node.js is a cross-platform, open-source server environment that can run on most popular operating systems. Node.js lets developers use JavaScript to write command line tools and for server-side scripting. When you install Node.js on your operating system, it comes […]
Debugging in WordPress
When developing WordPress plugins or themes, it’s a good idea to have tools in place to help improve your code quality and debug your code in the case of errors. Enabling error logs, inspecting the […]
Developing for Multisite
When developing plugins or themes there are certain considerations one needs to make if you want to make sure your plugin or theme supports multisite. In this session, we’ll cover those considerations, look at some […]
Introduction to developing with the WordPress REST API
The WordPress REST API provides an interface for applications to interact with a WordPress site by sending and receiving data as JSON objects. In this course you will learn to use and interact with the WordPress REST API to to power your next site build, plugin, or theme.
Custom post types and capabilities
In the previous tutorial, Developing with user roles and capabilities, you learned how to create and apply user roles, how to add/remove capabilities from a user role, and how to check user capabilities. In this […]
Developing with user roles and capabilities
In this tutorial, you will learn how to develop with the built-in WordPress Roles and Capabilities system. You will learn how the user roles and capabilities are set up, how to create and apply user […]