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Plugin Thoughts Episode 1: Making Your Plugins More Extensible

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Pippin in Action and Filter Hooks, Podcasts, Tutorials, Video Tutorials, Writing Plugins No Comments
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This entry is part 1 of 9 in the Plugin Thoughts Series
Plugin Thoughts Episode Two – Use Filters for Plugin Text →
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 1: Making Your Plugins More Extensible
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode Two – Use Filters for Plugin Text
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 3 – Don’t Forget About Core Functions
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 4 – Learn How Core Does It
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 5 – Take Responsibility for Your Products
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 6 – Contribute to the WordPress Codex
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 7 – Remember Core CSS
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 8 – Create Clean Code
  • Plugin Thoughts Episode 9 – Write Better Code; Release Better Plugins

Episode One of Plugin Thoughts discusses the method of using action hooks and filters in your WordPress plugins to make them more extensible and easier to modify / extend for other developers and users.

Have thoughts or questions about using action hooks or filters? Post them in the comments.

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