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New links page for WordPress developers

I have just added a new links page with links that are very useful for WordPress developers.

If you know of any other link that should appear here, let me know by emailing me at support [at] instantwp.com.

What you need to know to develop a WordPress plugin

There are a few things you might find helpful to understand before attempting WordPress plugin development. 

I suggest having a good read through the following resources as this will all help the apprentice WordPress developer...

• Firstly you need basic PHP and perhaps a little MySQL. The PHP tutorial at W3Schools will help here as will the PHP / MySQL lessons they have.

• You then need to delve a little under the hood of WordPress and get your head around the following:
  • How the whole WordPress world is centered around the WordPress Loop
  • Breaking a site up with WordPress Template tags and the Template Hierarchy
  • Have a look through the WordPress Function Reference so you don't reinvent the wheel
• The next thing to do is to understand the idea behind the Hooks, Actions and Filters of the WordPress Plugin API

• Read the Writing a Plugin guide

• The next thing to look at might be the WordPress coding standards and then to take a look the code behind a simple plugin.

That should keep even the most extreme beginner busy!