WordPress Hooks - Actions and Filters

Treehouse

Course Summary

In this advanced WordPress development course we go over how action and filter hooks work in WordPress. The course includes an in depth look at common hooks in WordPress as well as how to hook in 3rd party plugins using actions and filters.

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Course Description
About this Course In this advanced WordPress development course we go over how action and filter hooks work in WordPress. The course includes an in depth look at common hooks in WordPress as well as how to hook in 3rd party plugins using actions and filters. What you'll learn
- How Hooks Work
- WordPress Filters
- WordPress Actions
About the Teacher
Zac is the WordPress teacher at Treehouse. He has an extensive background in web design and WordPress education, having taught and help run college and high school web programs. You can often find him attending and speaking at local WordCamp meetups.

Course Description

About this Course In this advanced WordPress development course we go over how action and filter hooks work in WordPress. The course includes an in depth look at common hooks in WordPress as well as how to hook in 3rd party plugins using actions and filters. What you'll learn

How Hooks Work
WordPress Filters
WordPress Actions

About the Teacher
Zac is the WordPress teacher at Treehouse. He has an extensive background in web design and WordPress education, having taught and help run college and high school web programs. You can often find him attending and speaking at local WordCamp meetups.

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Course Syllabus
An Overview of Hooks in WordPress
In this stage we look at what hooks are in WordPress and how to lookup and use different actions and filters in WordPress. 8 steps
- An Overview of Hooks in WordPress 2:11
- Definition of Terms - Actions vs Filters 1:40
- Actions and Filters in the Codex 7:58
- Dash for Documentation 4:51
- Working with $wp_filter 7:31
- Query Monitor Plugin 3:22
- Searching WordPress Core 13:18
- Overview of Hooks in WordPress Quiz 7 questions
Filter Functions in WordPress
In this stage we look at how to use things like add_filter, remove_filter, apply_filter as well as other example implementations of using filters. 7 steps
- An Overview of Filter Functions 0:21
- The add_filter Function 4:01
- The remove_filter Function 2:02
- The apply_filters Function 5:48
- WordPress Filter Helper Functions 3:02
- Real World Examples of WordPress Filters 10:08
- Filter Functions in WordPress Quiz 5 questions
Action Functions in WordPress
In this stage we look at how to use things like add_action, remove_action, do_action as well as other example implementations of using actions. 7 steps
- An Overview of Action Functions 0:25
- The add_action Function 1:23
- The remove_action Function 1:15
- The do_action Function 3:59
- Action Helper Functions 0:59
- Real World Examples of WordPress Actions 3:59
- Action Functions in WordPress Quiz 5 questions
Hooking Into WordPress Plugins
In this stage we look at how to use actions and filters to hook into WordPress plugins. 5 steps
- Hooking Into WordPress Plugins 0:21
- Gravity Forms Example 2:52
- WooCommerce Example 2:41
- Advanced Custom Fields Example 3:58
- Hooking Into WordPress Plugins 7 questions