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A Guide To Customize And Extend Wordpress Blogs Through The Use Of Plugins Covers Such Topics As Integrating Widgets, Adding Menus, Implementing Security Practices, And Creating Custom Taxonomies. Professional Wordpress® Plugin Development; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: An Introduction To Plugins; What Is A Plugin?; How Plugins Interact With Wordpress; When Are Plugins Loaded?; Available Plugins; Official Plugin Directory; Popular Plugin Examples; Popular Plugin Tags; Advantages Of Plugins; Not Modifying Core; Why Reinvent The Wheel; Separating Plugins And Themes; Easy Updates; Easier To Share And Reuse; Plugin Sandbox; Plugin Community; Installing And Managing Plugins; Installing A Plugin; Managing Plugins; Editing Plugins; Plugin Directories; Types Of Plugins Testing Plugin Functionalitysummary; Chapter 2: Plugin Foundation; Creating A Plugin File; Naming Your Plugin; Using A Folder; Sanity Practices; Prefix Everything; File Organization; Folder Structure; Header Requirements; Creating The Header; Plugin License; Determining Paths; Plugin Paths; Local Paths; Url Paths; Activate/deactivate Functions; Plugin Activation Function; Create Default Settings On Activate; Plugin Deactivation Function; Deactivate Is Not Uninstall; Uninstall Methods; Why Uninstall Is Necessary; Uninstall.php; Uninstall Hook; Coding Standards; Document Your Code Naming Variables, Functions, And Filessingle And Double Quotes; Indentation; Brace Style; Space Usage; Shorthand Php; Sql Statements; Plugin Development Checklist; Summary; Chapter 3: Hooks; Actions; What Is An Action?; Action Hook Functions; Commonly Used Action Hooks; Filters; What Is A Filter?; Filter Hook Functions; Quick Return Functions; Commonly Used Filter Hooks; Using Hooks From Within A Class; Creating Custom Hooks; Benefits Of Creating Custom Hooks; Custom Action Hook Example; Custom Filter Hook Example; How To Find Hooks; Searching For Hooks In The Core Code; Variable Hooks Hook Reference Listssummary; Chapt