Building a WordPress plugin from scratch — WordCamp Bologna 2018
I gave this talk at WordCamp Bologna 2018 in Bologna, Italy, in Italian (original title: Sviluppare un plugin WordPress da zero).
This was an introductory talk aimed at a specific person: a programmer who already works with WordPress but has never built a plugin, and who finds the sheer volume of material online more paralysing than helpful.
The goal was to give that person enough structure to take the first steps with confidence — the core concepts, the conventions the ecosystem expects, the security measures that are not optional, and the main extension points the platform offers.
What I covered
- The basic concepts and vocabulary: hooks, actions, filters, the plugin lifecycle
- Conventions and good practice, and why following them matters more in a shared ecosystem
- Security measures that belong in every plugin from the first commit, not the first review
- How to structure a plugin so it stays maintainable once it is more than one file
- How to navigate the documentation and tell current advice from advice that has aged badly
Slides and recording
- Slides (Google Slides)
- Session page on the WordCamp Bologna 2018 site
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