Tag: Plugin Development

Store plugin configuration with get_option, update_option, and delete_option.

Build custom admin forms with nonces, capability checks, and redirects.

Protect state-changing requests with WordPress nonces.

Restrict plugin features with current_user_can and custom capabilities.

Sanitize and validate all untrusted input before saving or using it.

Escape output for HTML, attributes, URLs, and JS contexts.

Learn core tables like posts, postmeta, users, options, and terms.

Load scripts and styles the WordPress way with wp_enqueue_*.

Pass data to JS with wp_localize_script or wp_add_inline_script.

Ship plugin styles cleanly and scope selectors to avoid theme conflicts.