How to Build a WordPress Widget
OSTraining
Course Summary
There are thousands of widgets you can use on your WordPress site. However, sometimes you just can't find one that fully meets your needs. In this class, Topher works through the process of creating a sidebar widget from scratch.
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Course Description
There are thousands of widgets you can use on your WordPress site. However, sometimes you just can't find one that fully meets your needs. In this class, Topher works through the process of creating a sidebar widget from scratch.This is an important concept for any WordPress developer to master.
Christopher DeRosia (Topher) has been "doing the web" since 1994. With the advent of PHP in 1998, his web sites became much more dynamic and exciting.
He is an accomplished programmer, having written his own content management systems and managed some very large websites. He loves to help people enjoy their websites and believes, "playing with WordPress is fun!". He has built over 30 sites with custom themes and plugins.
Topher lives in Michigan, USA.
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Course Syllabus
Videos
Introduction
Basics of OOP in PHP
Documenting Code
The Widget Class
The Data Fetcher Function
The Data Render Function
The Widget Function
The Form Function
The Update Function
Register the Widget
Summary
Quiz
