WordPress is used to create self-hosted blogs and sites, andit's fast becoming the most popular content management system (CMS)on the Web. Now you can extend it for personal, corporate andenterprise use with advanced plugins and this professionaldevelopment guide. Learn how to create plugins using the WordPressplugin API: utilize hooks, store custom settings, craft translationfiles, secure your plugins, set custom user roles, integratewidgets, work with JavaScript and AJAX, create custom posttypes. You'll find a practical, solutions-based approach, lots ofhelpful examples, and plenty of code you can incorporate!

• Shows you how to develop advanced plugins for the most popularCMS platform today, WordPress
• Covers plugin fundamentals, how to create and customize hooks,internationalizing your site with translation files, securingplugins, how to create customer users, and ways to lock downspecific areas for use in corporate settings
• Delves into advanced topics, including creating widgets andmetaboxes, debugging, using JavaScript and AJAX, Cron integration,custom post types, short codes, multi site functions, and workingwith the HTTP API
• Includes pointers on how to debug, profile and optimize yourcode, and how to market your custom plugin

Learn advanced plugin techniques and extend WordPress into thecorporate environment.