Building Web Apps with WordPress. WordPress as an Application Framework. A book by Brian Messenlehner @bmess & @Jason_Coleman. Published by O'Reilly Media
Building Web Apps with #WordPress has all you need to know about working with plugins. Pick up a copy and start learning how to work with and manage them. 🤓📗
Looking to dive into #WordPress plugins and how they power dynamic web apps? 🔌📗
Building Web Apps with WordPress is the perfect guide—packed with real-world examples, best practices, and tips to help you extend WordPress like a pro.
With all of the extra metadata for users, it is sometimes necessary to extend the basic users list table in the #WordPress dashboard. Pick up a copy of #BWAwWP to find out how. 🤓
With all of the extra metadata for users, it is sometimes necessary to extend the basic users list table in the #WordPress dashboard. Pick up a copy of #BWAwWP to find out how. 🤓
💻 Learn how to use custom post types, taxonomies, plugins, and REST APIs to create powerful apps with WordPress. Building Web Apps with WordPress has you covered.
Working with metadata and Custom Post Types (CPTs)? 🤔 Pick up a copy of #BWAwWP for clear, practical tips on handling metadata the right way—plus plenty more on building smart, scalable apps with #WordPress. 🤓📗
Want to take WordPress beyond blogging? 🤓📗 Pick up a copy of #BWAwWP today and learn how to use #WordPress as a powerful application framework—perfect for building dynamic, scalable web apps with the tools you already know!
If you host your plugin or theme on your own server, you can still take advantage of the #GlotPress technology by setting up your own translation server. 🤓
Did you know that if you aren't distributing your code or don't mind telling your users that they must set up server-side cron jobs, you don't need to schedule your cron events in WordPress at all?! 📗🤓
Chapter 7 of #BWAwWP dives into #WordPress APIs, Objects, and Helper Functions. 🤓📗
One highlight: shortcodes—specially formatted tags that let you insert dynamic content into posts, pages, widgets, and more with just a simple snippet.
🚀 Unlock the full potential of WordPress! Building Web Apps with WordPress teaches you how to use WP as a true application framework—perfect for devs ready to go beyond blogs.
Did you know? 🤓The wp_terms table in #WordPress stores each category or term name you create.
Each entry is linked to its taxonomy (like category or tag) through the term_id, which connects to the wp_term_taxonomy table.
A web host is where your website resides, specifically your WordPress directory and database.
A “managed” #WordPress hosting company would be the best choice for a high-scale WordPress-powered web application because its focus is on providing optimized WordPress environments.
Here’s what you get with #BuddyPress 🤓
Powerful social networking features built right into your WordPress site, including:
👤 Extended profiles
⚙️ Account settings
🤝 Friend connections
💬 Private messaging
📢 Activity streams
👥 User groups
📊 Site tracking
If you are developing a theme that will be distributed, and that relies on CPTs or other customization that would typically be coded in a plugin, it might make sense to instead include that within your theme. 📗
💡 Developers, this one’s for you: Building Web Apps with WordPress breaks down how to use WordPress as an application framework. Grab your copy and level up!