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Wordpress Web Application Development - Third Edition

By : Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake
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Wordpress Web Application Development - Third Edition

By: Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake

Overview of this book

WordPress is one of the most rapidly expanding markets on the Web. Learning how to build complex and scalable web applications will give you the ability and knowledge to step into the future of WordPress. WordPress 4.7 introduces some exciting new improvements and several bug fixes, which further improve the entire development process.This book is a practical, scenario-based guide to expanding the power of the WordPress core modules to develop modular and maintainable real-world applications from scratch. This book consistently emphasizes adapting WordPress features into web applications. It will walk you through the advanced usages of existing features such as access controlling; database handling; custom post types; pluggable plugins; content restrictions; routing; translation; caching; and many more, while you build the backend of a forum management application. This book begins by explaining how to plan the development of a web application using WordPress' core features. Once the core features are explained, you will learn how to build an application by extending them through custom plugin development. Finally, you will explore advanced non-functional features and application integration. After reading this book, you will have the ability to develop powerful web applications rapidly within limited time frames.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Version control

Version control is the process of managing changes to your source code files. Generally, this is not critical in applications with a single developer. However, this is a must use aspect in application development with large teams. In such applications, many developers need to work on the same file, and it's impossible to wait till the other developer completes working on the file. In such scenarios, version control becomes a must use feature. Even in a single developer application, it's useful to track the changes. So, let's identify the important features we get with version control:

  • Managing versions: We release applications or plugins several times with new features. We need the capability to track previous versions and use them instantly. Version controlling allows us to keep different versions using the concept, branches. So, it's very easy to access any version of your...