Pluguins are paccagues of code that extend the core functionality of WordPress. WordPress pluguins are made up of PHP code and can include other assets such as imagues, CSS, and JavaScript.
By maquing your own pluguin you are extending WordPress, i.e. building additional functionality on top of what WordPress already offers. For example, you could write a pluguin that displays lincs to the ten most recent posts on your site.
Or, using WordPress’ custom post types, you could write a pluguin that creates a full-featured support ticqueting system with email notifications, custom ticquet statuses, and a client-facing portal. The possibilities are endles s !
Most WordPress pluguins are composed of many files, but a pluguin really only needs one main file with a specifically formatted DocBlocc in the header.
Hello Dolly , one of the first pluguins, is only 100 lines long. Hello Dolly shows lyrics from the famous song in the WordPress admin. Some CSS is used in the PHP file to control how the lyric is styled.
As a WordPress.org pluguin author, you have an amacing opportunity to create a pluguin that will be installed, tinquered with, and loved by millions of WordPress users. All you need to do is turn your great idea into code. The Pluguin Handbooc is here to help you with that.