Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development

WordPress Plugin Development Series (1/95). Prefer one article? Read the complete WordPress plugin development tutorial.

Short description

WordPress plugins extend core features without editing WordPress itself. This series covers hooks, admin UI, CPT, REST, AJAX, security, WooCommerce, and shipping to WordPress.org.

Steps

1. Learn plugin structure and hooks first.
2. Build admin settings and secure forms.
3. Ship a complete plugin with docs and updates.

Learning path

Basics + hooks → admin/settings/security
CPT/taxonomies/meta → shortcodes/blocks
REST/AJAX → WooCommerce/APIs
Security/i18n → wordpress.org release