Add custom functionality to your plugin. First, add four functions for the customize-login settings, and then another three functions for the customize-admin settings. This completes the core part of the plugin's functionality, but more features can always be added later if desired.
- [Instructor] In this tutorial,…we're going to add some custom functionality to our plugin.…In previous videos, we added all the code necessary…to get the plugin to this point.…We've added the menu item, plugin page,…registered all settings, to find all callback functions,…and made some other optimizations…to make sure that everything is safe and secure.…So now we want to add the actual functionality…that will make this plugin do something…other than just remember settings.…For this plugin, we have a section of options…for the user to customize the login page,…and another set of options…for the user to customize the admin area.…
So now we want to add the functionality…for each of these seven features.…Let's do so, one at a time,…beginning with the Custom URL feature.…First, let's create a new file.…We're going to put this file in the includes folder.…I'm going to name it core-functions.php.…This file will be available to…all admin and public-facing pages,…as explained in the previous video,…creating the plugin directory and files.…
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8/22/2019Released
9/18/2017- WordPress APIs
- Action and filter hooks
- Activating and deactivating plugins
- Plugin security
- Creating the directory and files
- Adding menus and the settings page
- Inserting custom functionality
- Including JavaScript and CSS
- Testing and debugging WordPress plugins
- Creating widgets
- Managing users and roles
- Adding custom post types and taxonomies
- Working with custom fields and database queries
- Using APIs: Transients, HTTP, and REST
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. First Steps
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Course overview2m 32s
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Prepare for development3m 54s
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Explore WordPress plugins4m 28s
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2. Plugin Basics
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Get started6m 43s
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Explore WordPress APIs3m 12s
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Action and filter hooks4m 54s
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3. Building a WordPress Plugin
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Add administration menus11m 39s
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Add the plugin settings page14m 3s
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Add settings callback functions11m 28s
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Validate plugin settings7m 6s
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Add custom functionality11m 45s
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Include JavaScript and CSS7m 39s
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Plugin internationalization7m 47s
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Add an uninstall feature5m 32s
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Test and debug3m 54s
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4. Essential Plugin Techniques
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Customize the WordPress loop11m 23s
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Create widgets7m 43s
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Manage users and roles11m 1s
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Work with JavaScript and CSS10m 10s
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Use the Options API6m 34s
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5. Extending Plugin Functionality
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Work with custom fields9m 45s
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Add meta boxes9m 2s
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Integrate admin notices7m 22s
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6. Advanced Plugin Techniques
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Use the Transients API8m 58s
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Use the HTTP API12m 8s
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Use WP-Cron9m 21s
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Implement Ajax11m 1s
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Use the REST API9m 49s
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Develop with Gutenberg4m 15s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 16s
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