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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)

An awesome visual presentation for admin screens

In general, users who visit websites or applications don't understand the technical aspects. Such users evaluate systems based on the user friendliness, simplicity, and richness of the interface. Hence, we need to think about the design of the admin pages. Most WordPress clients don't prefer the default interface as it is seen commonly by users. This is where admin themes become handy in providing application-specific designs. Even with admin themes, we cannot change the structure as it affects the core functionality. However, we can provide eye-catching interfaces by changing the default styles of the admin theme.

Using existing themes

WordPress Version 3.8 and higher provides the ability to change the color...