The document provides a 6 step process to develop a WordPress plugin: 1. Create a folder for the plugin within the wp-content/plugins directory and add a PHP file. 2. Add plugin header information to the PHP file like name, description, and version. 3. Include code for the plugin functionality, in this case a function to limit post content length. 4. Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin plugins page. 5. Use the plugin by calling its functions, such as echoing the limited content function. 6. The plugin is now developed and ready to output customized content.

1. How to develop a plugin in
wordpress
With 6 easy simplest steps
by
Jay Bharat
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2. Step1
• Close your eyes for 1 minute for take relax.
• Open your eyes
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3. Step2
• Go to folder:
• wordpress/wp-content/plugins/
• Create a folder with any meaningful name.
• Create a file with any meaningful name under
newly creted folder as above.
• Example: /Users/jay/9844542127/im-mac-
desktop/php-mamp-wamp/wordpress/wp-
content/plugins/jayplugin
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4. Step3
• Here I have created a file (jayplugin1.php)
inside my jayplugin folder
• See the screen shot in next page
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6. Step4: write below code in newly
created file (here i.e: jayplugin1.php)
• <?
• /*
• Plugin Name: Jay WP Plugin Demo
• Plugin URI: http://www.bharatbaba.com
• Description: Tutorial for how to develope a plugin in wordpress
• Author: Jay Bharat/9844542127/jaybharatjay@gmail.com
• Version: 1.0/26-may-2015
• Author URI: http://www.bharatbaba.com
• */
• function limited_character_post( $limit ) {
• $content = explode( ' ', get_the_content(), $limit );
•
• if ( count( $content ) >= $limit ) {
• array_pop( $content );
• $content = implode(" ",$content).'...';
• } else {
• $content = implode(" ",$content);
• }
•
• $content = preg_replace('/[.+]/','', $content);
• $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
• return $content;
• }
• //code closed
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7. • Screen shot for same as reference:
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8. Step5
• Login as admin in wordpress
• Go to plugins section in admin panel
• You can see your plugin is appearing here with
name (as example here: Jay WP Plugin Demo)
• See the screen shot on above page
• Just click on activate
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10. • I have activated it, see the screen shot below.
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11. Step6
• This is the time to use your plugin for output.
• Go to index.php of your activated theme.
• Add this line:
• echo limited_character_post (10); // this line will display limited 10 chars long
• For example see the code screen shot and
output screen shot on next page.
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12. • Code for display the code: echo limited_character_post(10); // this line will display limited 10 chars long
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13. • Output as: Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit…
• This output coming from this function: limited_character_post
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14. Note
• I am using : WordPress 4.2.2 helps you
communicate and share, globally.
• Above version
• But above tutorial will work almost all version.
• My current activated theme is: Twenty
Fifteen, but not matter it will work for all
designed theme.
• Thanks for attend.
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