Create Your First Wordpress Plugin

Use WordPress and external APIs to show the current weather information for a given location

What you'll learn
Understand how WordPress plugins integrate with WordPress core
Use different WordPress plugin APIs
Interact with 3rd party APIs
Schedule WordPress events to execute actions on a set interval
Have a basic understanding of how WordPress uses capabilities to secure websites

Requirements
Basic PHP knowledge
A working WordPress instance

Description
In this course, you will learn the basics of WordPress plugin development, and incrementally build your knowledge to create a plugin that displays data extracted from an 3rd party API. You will learn the basics of WordPress security, and the internals of how Transients, Cron, and Settings work in WordPress. You will also learn how to search for documentation, how to schedule events, how to cache data, and more.Get ready to learn aboutDeclaring WordPress pluginsUsing the WordPress Settings API to store plugin settingsProcessing user input and persisting it in the databaseUsing shortcodes to display custom content in any WordPress blockUsing WordPress to communicate with external APIsCaching data using the Transients APIScheduling events using the Cron SystemStyling your custom content using CSSBy the end of the course, you will have a fully functional WordPress plugin that can store user input, interact with WordPress APIs, get data from 3rd party APIs, and display custom content using shortcodes. But, more importantly, you will have the knowledge to create your own WordPress plugins to customize WordPress to yours and your client's needs.Learning to create WordPress plugins gives you the ability to work in many different fields implementing solutions on existing projects, or create projects of your own that extend the capabilities of WordPress. WordPress plugins can evolve to become fully fledged businesses giving you the opportunity to tap into an industry that is already established, and that continues to grow year after year.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Exploring plugins and declaring our own plugin
Lecture 3 Addign more details to the plugin declaration
Lecture 4 Adding a menu item for the plugin settings page
Lecture 5 Adding a settings page, and introduction to WordPress security mechanisms
Lecture 6 Introduction to the Open-Meteo API
Lecture 7 Adding the settings form
Lecture 8 Processing settings form submission
Lecture 9 Saving latitude and longitude settings
Lecture 10 Introduction to WordPress shortcodes
Lecture 11 Using a shorcode to display custom content
Lecture 12 Interacting with external APIs
Lecture 13 Refactoring the shortcode callback
Lecture 14 Caching the weather data using the Transients API
Lecture 15 Scheduling events using the Cron System
Lecture 16 Cron and Transients behind the scenes
Lecture 17 Cleaning up after the plugin is deactivated
Lecture 18 Adding styles to the weather table
Lecture 19 Good Bye
Begginer programmers who want to learn how to create WordPress plugins,Experienced programmer who have no experience with WordPress,Programmer who have stayed away from the WordPress scene for some time and wish to update their knowledge

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