WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition

Build rapid web applications with cutting-edge technologies using WordPress

WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition

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ISBN 139781782174394
Paperback404 pages

Book Description

WordPress is one of the most rapidly expanding markets on the Web. Learning how to build complex and scalable web applications will give you the ability and knowledge to step into the future of WordPress.

This book is a practical, scenario-based guide to expanding the power of the WordPress core modules to develop modular and maintainable real-world applications from scratch. This book will consistently emphasize adapting WordPress features into web applications. It will walk you through the advanced usages of existing features such as access controlling, database handling, custom post types, pluggable plugins, routing, translation, caching, and many more while you build the backend of a portfolio management application.

After reading this book, you will have the ability to develop powerful web applications rapidly within limited time frames.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: WordPress as a Web Application Framework
WordPress as a CMS
WordPress as a web application framework
Simplifying development with built-in features
Identifying the components of WordPress
A development plan for the portfolio management application
Understanding limitations and sticking to guidelines
Building a question-answer interface
Enhancing features of the questions plugin
Summary
Chapter 2: Implementing Membership Roles, Permissions, and Features
Introduction to user management
Getting started with user roles
Understanding user capabilities
Registering application users
Implementing frontend registration
Creating a login form in the frontend
Time to practice
Summary
Chapter 3: Planning and Customizing the Core Database
Understanding the WordPress database
Exploring the role of existing tables
Adapting existing tables into web applications
Extending the database with custom tables
Planning the portfolio application tables
Querying the database
Limitations and considerations
Summary
Chapter 4: Building Blocks of Web Applications
Introduction to custom content types
Planning custom post types for application
Implementing custom post types for a portfolio application
What is a template engine?
Persisting custom field data
Introducing custom post type relationships
Pods framework for custom content types
Time to practice
Summary
Chapter 5: Developing Pluggable Modules
A brief introduction to WordPress plugins
WordPress plugins for web development
Time to practice
Summary
Chapter 6: Customizing the Dashboard for Powerful Backends
Understanding the admin dashboard
Customizing the admin toolbar
Customizing the main navigation menu
Adding features with custom pages
Building options pages
Using feature-packed admin list tables
An awesome visual presentation for admin screens
The responsive nature of the admin dashboard
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 7: Adjusting Theme for Amazing Frontends
An introduction to the WordPress application frontend
Web application layout creation techniques
Building the portfolio application home page
Widgetizing application layouts
Designing a home page template
Generating the application frontend menu
Managing options and widgets with customizer
Creating pluggable templates
Extending the home page template with action hooks
Planning action hooks for layouts
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 8: Enhancing the Power of Open Source Libraries and Plugins
Why choose open source libraries?
Open source libraries inside the WordPress core
Open source JavaScript libraries in the WordPress core
Using PHPMailer for custom e-mail sending
Implementing user authentication with OpenAuth
Using third- party libraries and plugins
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 9: Listening to Third-party Applications
Introduction to APIs
The WordPress XML-RPC API for web applications
Building the API client
Creating a custom API
Integrating API user authentication
Integrating API access tokens
Providing the API documentation
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 10: Integrating and Finalizing the Portfolio Management Application
Integrating and structuring the portfolio application
Adding the template loader dependencies
Interating the template loader into a user manager
Working with a restructured application
Updating a user profile with additional fields
Scheduling subscriber notifications
Time for action
Final thoughts
Summary
Chapter 11: Supplementary Modules for Web Development
Internationalization
Working with media grid and image editor
Introduction to the post editor
Lesser-known WordPress features
Introduction to multisite
Time for action
Summary

What You Will Learn

  • Develop extendable plugins with the use of WordPress features in core modules
  • Develop pluggable modules to extend the core features of WordPress as independent modules
  • Follow WordPress coding standards to develop reusable and maintainable code
  • Build and customize themes beyond conventional web layouts
  • Explore the power of core database tables and understand the limitations when designing database tables for large applications
  • Integrate open source modules into WordPress applications to keep up with the latest open source technologies
  • Customize the WordPress admin section and themes to create the look and feel of a typical web application

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: WordPress as a Web Application Framework
WordPress as a CMS
WordPress as a web application framework
Simplifying development with built-in features
Identifying the components of WordPress
A development plan for the portfolio management application
Understanding limitations and sticking to guidelines
Building a question-answer interface
Enhancing features of the questions plugin
Summary
Chapter 2: Implementing Membership Roles, Permissions, and Features
Introduction to user management
Getting started with user roles
Understanding user capabilities
Registering application users
Implementing frontend registration
Creating a login form in the frontend
Time to practice
Summary
Chapter 3: Planning and Customizing the Core Database
Understanding the WordPress database
Exploring the role of existing tables
Adapting existing tables into web applications
Extending the database with custom tables
Planning the portfolio application tables
Querying the database
Limitations and considerations
Summary
Chapter 4: Building Blocks of Web Applications
Introduction to custom content types
Planning custom post types for application
Implementing custom post types for a portfolio application
What is a template engine?
Persisting custom field data
Introducing custom post type relationships
Pods framework for custom content types
Time to practice
Summary
Chapter 5: Developing Pluggable Modules
A brief introduction to WordPress plugins
WordPress plugins for web development
Time to practice
Summary
Chapter 6: Customizing the Dashboard for Powerful Backends
Understanding the admin dashboard
Customizing the admin toolbar
Customizing the main navigation menu
Adding features with custom pages
Building options pages
Using feature-packed admin list tables
An awesome visual presentation for admin screens
The responsive nature of the admin dashboard
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 7: Adjusting Theme for Amazing Frontends
An introduction to the WordPress application frontend
Web application layout creation techniques
Building the portfolio application home page
Widgetizing application layouts
Designing a home page template
Generating the application frontend menu
Managing options and widgets with customizer
Creating pluggable templates
Extending the home page template with action hooks
Planning action hooks for layouts
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 8: Enhancing the Power of Open Source Libraries and Plugins
Why choose open source libraries?
Open source libraries inside the WordPress core
Open source JavaScript libraries in the WordPress core
Using PHPMailer for custom e-mail sending
Implementing user authentication with OpenAuth
Using third- party libraries and plugins
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 9: Listening to Third-party Applications
Introduction to APIs
The WordPress XML-RPC API for web applications
Building the API client
Creating a custom API
Integrating API user authentication
Integrating API access tokens
Providing the API documentation
Time for action
Summary
Chapter 10: Integrating and Finalizing the Portfolio Management Application
Integrating and structuring the portfolio application
Adding the template loader dependencies
Interating the template loader into a user manager
Working with a restructured application
Updating a user profile with additional fields
Scheduling subscriber notifications
Time for action
Final thoughts
Summary
Chapter 11: Supplementary Modules for Web Development
Internationalization
Working with media grid and image editor
Introduction to the post editor
Lesser-known WordPress features
Introduction to multisite
Time for action
Summary

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Paperback404 pages
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