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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)

Time for action

In this chapter, we covered the basics of an admin panel-related functionality to be compatible with web applications. Now, it's time for you to take these things beyond the basics by implementing the following actions:

  • We created a default type of the admin list table to allow subscriptions. Now, try to include an AJAX-based star rating system to allow users to rate topics by implementing a custom column in the existing list.
  • We started the implementation of the custom admin theme by setting up styles for the left navigation menu. Try to complete the theme by styling the remaining components.
  • Add custom actions, filters, and custom columns for the user list similar to the features we used for post lists.