Session
Let’s Make a WordPress Plugin!
Thursday 23 July
13:00 – 14:00
Educator 2
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This intermediate hands-on session explores what WordPress plugins do and why the WordPress ecosystem depends on them. Plugins extend core features without changing core files. This keeps WordPress modular, upgrade safe, and highly customizable. We will look at how plugins work internally, how they register hooks with actions and filters, load assets, and interact with themes and core APIs.
You will build a simple plugin from scratch to better understand structure, main plugin files, headers, activation hooks, and basic security practices. We will set up a clean local development environment for testing and debugging.
We will also cover practical use of vibe coding tools such as GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.
You will build a simple plugin from scratch to better understand structure, main plugin files, headers, activation hooks, and basic security practices. We will set up a clean local development environment for testing and debugging.
We will also cover practical use of vibe coding tools such as GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.
