Building Modern WordPress Plugins with OOP
Master professional WordPress plugin development using object-oriented PHP, modern architecture patterns, and industry best practices. Build a complete Task Manager plugin from scratch while learning namespaces, autoloading, REST API, security, and WordPress.org submission.
What You'll Learn
- Build production-ready WordPress plugins using OOP
- Implement PSR-4 autoloading with Composer
- Create admin pages with the Settings API
- Build custom database tables with proper CRUD
- Develop REST API endpoints with authentication
- Apply security best practices throughout
- Package and submit plugins to WordPress.org
Course Content
Understand plugin fundamentals, file structure, and the architecture we'll build throughout this tutorial.
Start LessonSet up Composer autoloading with PSR-4 namespaces and create the main Plugin class.
Start LessonMaster WordPress hooks system – actions, filters, priorities, and creating your own extensible hooks.
Start LessonBuild professional admin pages with menus, submenus, tabbed interfaces, and the WordPress Settings API.
Start LessonCreate custom database tables and implement Create, Read, Update, Delete operations with $wpdb.
Start LessonBuild RESTful API endpoints with authentication and create interactive admin interfaces with AJAX.
Start LessonImplement comprehensive security measures – nonces, capability checks, data sanitization, and escaping.
Start LessonPrepare your plugin for distribution with proper readme, translations, and WordPress.org submission.
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