The document discusses the new era of WordPress plugin development, highlighting the benefits such as extending website functionality, creating backlinks, and increased security. It outlines the technologies involved in Gutenberg plugin development, including modern JavaScript and various tools like npm and webpack. Additionally, it provides a glimpse into essential file structures for plugins and mentions resources for developing Gutenberg blocks.

1. New Era
Of
Plugin Development in WordPress

2. Who am I?
Liton Arefin
WordPress Developer
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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3. What is WordPress Plugin?
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Source

4. Benefits of WordPress Plugin Development
1. Extends functionality of Website
2. Creates Backlinks
3. Increased Security
4. Seamless Communications
5. Speeds of Websites
6. Earn Money by Freemium/SaaS Model
Plugin Development Handbook
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5. Who can Develop Gutenberg Plugins?
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6. Gutenberg Development Technologies
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1. Modern JavaScript
2. ES5, ES 6/7/8/Next
3. Webpack
4. React
5. ESLint
6. Babel
7. NPM/Yarn
etc….
Steps to writing JS in 2017, source:
https://twitter.com/iamdevloper/status/917826490443628544?lang=en

7. DO I Need to Learn all of Them ?
- No
Package Manager:
● NPM ( Node Package Manager )
● Yarn
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8. Required Files/Functions Structures
- Index.php ( Plugin Header File )
- Enqueue Scripts:
- enqueue_block_assets ( Frontend Scripts/Styles )
- enqueue_block_editor_assets ( Block Editor Scripts/Styles )
- package.json
- webpack.config.js
Examples: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg-examples
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9. ZERO Configuration “Create Guten Block”
A zero configuration Gutenberg Developer Toolkit, created by “Ahmed Awais”
https://github.com/ahmadawais/create-guten-block
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10. What about Themes?
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11. BigThanks to Biratnagar, Nepal
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Twitter: @Litonice11
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