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Creating a Simple WordPress Plugin in 60 Seconds

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This post is part of a series called 60 Second Video Tutorials.
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The process of creating a WordPress plugin can be daunting especially as you're just getting started. But before trying to create a large, multi-featured plugin, why not start off with the basics?

In this video, we take a quick look at everything that's needed in order to get started with laying the ground for a WordPress plugins.

 

As you can see, there's no "magic" to creating a WordPress plugin. It's about knowing how to format code comments, a little about WordPress hooks, the WordPress API, and a little bit of PHP.

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Rachel McCollin
Rachel McCollin
WordPress Developer and Writer, Birmingham UK
Rachel McCollin is a WordPress developer who writes books, articles and tutorials about web design and development, with a focus on WordPress and on responsive and mobile development. She runs a web design agency in Birmingham, UK and has published three books on WordPress, including WordPress: Pushing the Limits, an advanced resource for WordPress developers. She's currently writing her fourth book.
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