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Harnessing the Power of Hooks and Filters: A Guide to WordPress Plugin Integration

Introduction: Welcome back to our Plugin Development series! In our previous post, we laid the foundation by exploring the essential file structure for a WordPress plugin. Now, it’s time to delve into the heart of WordPress development: hooks and filters…. Continue Reading →

Crafting a Solid Foundation: The Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin

Introduction: Welcome back to our Plugin Development series, where we embark on a journey to unravel the intricacies of WordPress plugin development. In our previous post, we introduced the significance of plugins and laid the groundwork for understanding their role… Continue Reading →

Unveiling the World of WordPress Plugin Development: A Series Introduction

Introduction: Welcome, aspiring developers and WordPress enthusiasts, to the first installment of our exciting blog series on “Plugin Development.” In this series, we will embark on a journey to demystify the art of creating powerful and versatile WordPress plugins. Whether… Continue Reading →

Optimizing Core Web Vitals: A Comprehensive Guide for Advanced WordPress Performance

Introduction: In the competitive landscape of the internet, user experience is paramount. Core Web Vitals, introduced by Google, are a set of performance metrics that measure how users perceive the speed, responsiveness, and visual stability of a web page. For… Continue Reading →

WordPress Security Tips: Security Risks of WordPress xmlrpc.php and Why We Need to Disable It

While WordPress’s user-friendly interface and extensive plugin library make it a favorite among website owners, it’s crucial to be aware of potential security risks. One often overlooked vulnerability is the XML-RPC functionality, which is enabled by default in WordPress. In… Continue Reading →

WordPress Security Tips: Protecting Your Website from Vulnerabilities

Introduction WordPress is undoubtedly one of the most popular and user-friendly content management systems (CMS) available today. It powers millions of websites, from personal blogs to major media agencies and e-commerce stores. But its widespread use also makes it a… Continue Reading →

WordPress Hooks and the Class: A Powerful Combination for Extending Functionality

WordPress is renowned for its flexibility and extensibility, allowing developers to build websites that go beyond the basics. At the heart of this extensibility are WordPress hooks, which enable you to modify or extend the core functionality of WordPress. In… Continue Reading →

Unit testing WordPress plugin in isolation with WP_Mock

In Unit Testing, the word “Unit” actually denotes testing the code in small chunks, that is small units. So what does it mean? Testing each method in a class without any other dependencies. In the WordPress world, testing code without… Continue Reading →

Custom WP-CLI command and Unit testing with PHPUnit

WP-CLI is the command-line interface for WordPress to interact, manage and maintain it. Writing some custom CLI commands are necessary when we manage a large customised website or a complex plugin. It’s obvious that we need to write PHPUnit tests… Continue Reading →

Unit Testing Custom WordPress REST API

In a real-world scenario, we have to write some custom REST API endpoints to satisfy our business requirements, as one shoe will not fit for all right? So how do we make sure that our custom REST API always works… Continue Reading →

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