Why you should make a product add-on?

Shiva Shanker Bhatta | @sweekarshahn | 25/12/2016
Why you should
make a product add-on?
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W e b E x p e r t s N e p a l
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What is add-on?

Any third-party software program or script
Added to a program that enhances the functionality
Giving it additional features and abilities
Usually cannot be run independently

Making iPhone Cover
iPhone 7 Plus
Height: 6.23 inches (158.2 mm)
Width: 3.07 inches (77.9 mm)
Depth:0.29 inch (7.3 mm)
iPhone 7
Height: 5.44 inches (138.3 mm)
Width: 2.64 inches (67.1 mm)
Depth:0.28 inch (7.1 mm)

What should you know
before making add-on?

Know the Purpose of your add-on.
Feasibility

Don't Forget About Compatibility.
Compatibility

It Should be the "Sun" in Your Product "Universe".
Capability

Best Practices and Patterns

Do your research
If you didn't make it, don't edit it!
Learn to create child themes
Learn to create site-specific plugins
For site builders

Readability
Reliability
Re-usability
Flexibility
Extensibility
For coders

Floating Minicart
What I have learned from making add-on of
WooCommerce

•Nomenclature
•Basic rules on making plugin: Add-on as a plugin what
information I should have to include.

•Check if WooCommerce is active
•Splitting code snippets into backend module and frontend module.

Better Management

•Distinct file.
•Backend compatible script, styling and hook.
•WooCommerce general setting hook structure.
•Setting options and abilities based on WooCommerce Native
approaches.
Backend

•Definitely, Distinct file and compatible scripts.
•What exactly WooCommerce minicart template includes?
•Which WooCommerce hook is dealing with minicart.
Frontend

•Display minicart information wherever you want.
“add_to_cart_fragments”

What is better than that?

It is better than writing all of above codes and
clauses on functions.php.

In this case, its even better than including the snippet
upon the theme folder.

Easy to activate, deactivate, edit and migrate add-on
functionality.

Make it as yet another add-on.

It's your.

Thank you

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