depends. Look at them individually and decide for yourself and the project ahead. I usually strive for base themes or frameworks that are very close to WordPress using the original template structure, not bloated with options, and so on.
are the backbone of WordPress. They enable developers to hook into the WordPress workflow to change how it works without directly modifying the core code. ” Professional WordPress Development
an : Example of a : action hook f u n c t i o n r e q _ e m a i l _ f r i e n d s ( ) { w p _ m a i l ( . . . ) ; } a d d _ a c t i o n ( ' w p _ t i t l e ' , ' r e q _ e m a i l _ f r i e n d s ' ) ; filter hook f u n c t i o n r e q _ a d d _ h e a r t _ t o _ t i t l e ( $ t i t l e , $ s e p ) { $ h e a r t = ' S' ; / / A p p e n d t h e h e a r t t o t h e t i t l e $ t i t l e . = $ s e p . ' ' . $ h e a r t ; r e t u r n $ t i t l e ; } a d d _ f i l t e r ( ' w p _ t i t l e ' , ' r e q _ a d d _ h e a r t _ t o _ t i t l e ' , 1 0 , 2 ) ;
than putting everything in the h e a d e r . p h p , but how about letting WordPress know about the assets in your theme? f u n c t i o n r e q _ m y _ s c r i p t s ( ) { e c h o ' < s c r i p t s r c = " < ? p h p e c h o g e t _ s t y l e s h e e t _ d i r e c t o r y _ u r i ( ) ; ? > / j a v a s c r i p t s / a p p l i c a t i o n . j s " > < / s c r i p t > ' ; } a d d _ a c t i o n ( ' w p _ h e a d ' , ' r e q _ m y _ s c r i p t s ' ) ;
your themes stylesheet in the header through w p _ h e a d ( ) and add the s m a l l - m e n u . j s to the footer using w p _ f o o t e r ( ) . Underscores / * * * E n q u e u e s c r i p t s a n d s t y l e s * / f u n c t i o n _ s _ s c r i p t s ( ) { w p _ e n q u e u e _ s t y l e ( ' s t y l e ' , g e t _ s t y l e s h e e t _ u r i ( ) ) ; w p _ e n q u e u e _ s c r i p t ( ' s m a l l - m e n u ' , / / I D g e t _ t e m p l a t e _ d i r e c t o r y _ u r i ( ) . ' / j s / s m a l l - m e n u . j s ' , a r r a y ( ' j q u e r y ' ) , / / d e p e n d e n c i e s ' 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 6 ' , / / v e r s i o n t r u e / / i n f o o t e r ) ; } a d d _ a c t i o n ( ' w p _ e n q u e u e _ s c r i p t s ' , ' _ s _ s c r i p t s ' ) ;
child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme, and allows you to modify, or add to, the functionality of that parent theme. ” The Codex on Child Themes
t y l e . c s s This is all it takes to create a child theme. So far it does nothing different than the parent. / w p - c o n t e n t / t h e m e s / y o u r - p a r e n t - t h e m e / / y o u r e x a m p l e p a r e n t t h e m e / y o u r - c h i l d - t h e m e / / n a m e d o e s n ' t m a t t e r h e r e s t y l e . c s s / / r e q u i r e d t o m a k e i t w o r k / * T h e m e N a m e : Y o u r C h i l d T h e m e D e s c r i p t i o n : C h i l d t h e m e f o r t h e Y o u r P a r e n t T h e m e t h e m e A u t h o r : Y o u r n a m e h e r e T e m p l a t e : y o u r - p a r e n t - t h e m e * / @ i m p o r t u r l ( " . . / y o u r - p a r e n t - t h e m e / s t y l e . c s s " ) ;
one-fits-all (most) model to store content in almost any form you like. So it's up to you wether you add the custom post type to your theme or create a plugin.
c l a s s D e m o P l u g i n { p u b l i c f u n c t i o n _ _ c o n s t r u c t ( ) { l o a d _ p l u g i n _ t e x t d o m a i n ( ' d e m o - p l u g i n ' , f a l s e , d i r n a m e ( p l u g i n _ b a s e n a m e ( _ _ F I L E _ _ ) ) . ' / l a n g ' ) ; a d d _ a c t i o n ( ' w p _ e n q u e u e _ s c r i p t s ' , a r r a y ( $ t h i s , ' r e g i s t e r _ p l u g i n _ s t y l e s ' ) ) ; a d d _ a c t i o n ( ' w p _ e n q u e u e _ s c r i p t s ' , a r r a y ( $ t h i s , ' r e g i s t e r _ p l u g i n _ s c r i p t s ' ) ) ; a d d _ f i l t e r ( ' t h e _ c o n t e n t ' , a r r a y ( $ t h i s , ' a p p e n d _ p o s t _ n o t i f i c a t i o n ' ) ) ; } } WP Tuts+
that allows you to hook in where your plugin has to. Plugin API / / C r e a t e a n e w f i l t e r h o o k $ m y _ a r g s = a p p l y _ f i l t e r s ( ' r e q _ a r g s _ f i l t e r ' , $ a r g s ) ; / / C r e a t e y o u r o w n a c t i o n h o o k d o _ a c t i o n ( ' r e q _ h e a d e r _ a c t i o n ' ) ;
_ a r g s and attach an action to r e q _ h e a d e r _ a c t i o n : / / A d d a f i l t e r t o $ m y _ a r g s f u n c t i o n m y _ c u s t o m _ a r g s _ f i l t e r ( $ a r g s ) { / / d o s o m e t h i n g w i t h t h e d a t a r e t u r n $ a r g s ; } a d d _ f i l t e r ( ' r e q _ a r g s _ f i l t e r ' , ' m y _ c u s t o m _ a r g s _ f i l t e r ' ) ; / / A d d a n a c t i o n t o r e q _ h e a d e r _ a c t i o n f u n c t i o n m y _ c u s t o m _ h e a d e r _ a c t i o n ( ) { / / D o w h a t e v e r y o u l i k e ; - ) e c h o ' H e l l o m y f r i e n d ' ; } a d d _ a c t i o n ( ' r e q _ h e a d e r _ a c t i o n ' , ' m y _ c u s t o m _ h e a d e r _ a c t i o n ' ) ;
you need custom tables, please make use of the activation/deactivation and uninstall hooks to add or remove data. r e g i s t e r _ a c t i v a t i o n _ h o o k ( ) run code on plugin activation r e g i s t e r _ d e a c t i v a t i o n _ h o o k ( ) run code on plugin deactivation r e g i s t e r _ u n i n s t a l l _ h o o k ( ) or u n i n s t a l l . p h p here you actually delete whatever your plugin created
. Options API / / S t o r e s o m e d a t a $ m y _ o p t i o n = a r r a y ( ' s t a t e ' = > ' y e l l o w ' , ' v e r s i o n ' = > ' 0 . 1 . 0 ' ) ; u p d a t e _ o p t i o n ( ' m y _ p l u g i n _ o p t i o n ' , $ m y _ o p t i o n ) ; / / G e t t h e d a t a b a c k $ o p t i o n s = g e t _ o p t i o n ( ' m y _ p l u g i n _ o p t i o n ' ) ; $ s t a t e = $ o p t i o n s [ ' s t a t e ' ] ; $ v e r s i o n = $ o p t i o n s [ ' v e r s i o n ' ] ;
introduces new constraints in the option process: You need to design a user interface, monitor form submissions, handle security checks, and validate user inputs. To easily manage these common tasks, WordPress wraps the option functions into a comprehensive Settings API. ” Professional WordPress Development
fetch remote data. HTTP API $ r e q u e s t = w p _ r e m o t e _ g e t ( ' h t t p : / / e x a m p l e . c o m ' ) ; $ b o d y = w p _ r e m o t e _ r e t r i e v e _ b o d y ( $ r e q u e s t ) ; / / $ b o d y c o n t a i n s t h e a c t u a l p a g e c o n t e n t r e t u r n e d b y t h e s e r v e r
Transients API / / G e t a n y e x i s t i n g c o p y o f o u r t r a n s i e n t d a t a i f ( f a l s e = = = ( $ c u s t o m _ q u e r y = g e t _ t r a n s i e n t ( ' s p e c i a l _ q u e r y ' ) ) ) { / / I t w a s n ' t t h e r e , s o r e g e n e r a t e t h e d a t a a n d s a v e t h e t r a n s i e n t $ c u s t o m _ q u e r y = n e w W P _ Q u e r y ( ' c a t = 5 & o r d e r = r a n d o m & t a g = t e c h ' ) ; s e t _ t r a n s i e n t ( ' s p e c i a l _ q u e r y ' , $ c u s t o m _ q u e r y , 1 2 * H O U R _ I N _ S E C O N D S ) ; } / / U s e t h e d a t a l i k e y o u w o u l d h a v e n o r m a l l y . . .
gonna have a bad time. Includes a custom version of jQuery Loads JS and CSS on all requests and admin pages Not ready for translation or doing it wrong Direct DB access without $ w p d b - > p r e f i x Want some more? Visit Crappy Code
guy, test your stuff and respect others. Respect the global namespace Prefer API methods over direct access Add custom action and filter hooks where appropriate Stay close to WordPress styling in the backend Only use custom DB tables when needed
the WordPress code. 2. Inspire yourself by digging through great plugins. 3. Get involved in the community, we need everyone. 4. Localize your stuff, so people can easily translate it. 5. Go and build something awesome!
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