flacoman91 / wordpress-demos

Demo code to learn how basic wordpress stuff works

wordpress-demos

Demo code to learn how basic wordpress stuff works.

Sometimes the Wordpress Codex can be a little overwhelming or lacking to any beginning programmer, so I'm creating this set of plugins to demo basic functionality as I learn how to work with wordpress.

Coming from the Drupal world, I've found that the Codex could use more examples compared to drupal.org.

Sometimes I wish that I can find a simple examples module/plugin like you can find on drupal.org: http://drupal.org/project/examples

For instance, the books example plugin here was tied together from 5 or 6 pages of the codex. I couldn't find a working downloadable plugin that I could install and start working on.

I'm including in this set of plugins:

• Batch Example - demonstrates how to run a whole bunch of processes without your server timing out.
• Books - example plugin to demo how to create a custom post type using a plugin. Shows how to create custom meta box.
• CSV Import - this plugin demonstrates how to upload a CSV file to wordpress and then process it to create categories
• Custom Menus - example on how to customize menu items after a theme is set up and installed.
• Custom Meta Boxes - demonstrates how to add various meta boxes onto a post. demonstrates how to use nonces.
• Customize Theme Menu Mod - example how to add options to the customize menu to override some color options on the fly. This also injects css into your theme.
• Drag n Drop Meta Box - example how to drag and drop and save those options in a metabox. useful if you want to create a list and reorder items.
• file upload example - Uploading files into wordpress and using its api to handle saving
• filters example - example how to use filters.
• foscam - just a plugin that allows you to display a camera feed onto any post or page using a shortcode. it demonstrates how to insert an options page and save this information
• js example - example plugin that demonstrates how to enqueue javascript, load dependencies, and pass parameters from wordpress into the js file.
• plugin activation example - demonstrates how to use register_activation_hook when a plugin is activated to do some setup stuff - create categories, or activate dependencies.
• query vars example - example how to use the query_vars filter in order to declare your own custom query vars and how to retrieve them.
• shortcode example - example on how to declare shortcodes and how to use them
• tiny mce addon - demonstrates how to add a custom button into your WYSIWYG in order to insert a shortcode into the editor with a modal dialog.
• Widget Dropdown Demo - example to show how to create a dropdown selector inside of a widget, and save this info.
• Widget Dynamic Fields - demonstrates how to use a widget and have it provide fields dynamically, and not require a hard coding of fields.

Questions, comments, anything else you'd like to see? Please let me know and I'll try my best to add this.

Check out the slides from WordCamp NYC 2014 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kLiVnG_RN0pNtlyVC05kIQQLK_ifM5SR4nl0Lj7yx4Y/edit?usp=sharing

to do: ajax autocomplete examples from a widget and also from metaboxes to pull from Wordpress or external json tinymce - need an example to show how to use a tinymce in your custom plugin or widget media library example - need to have an example to demonstrate how to integrate with media library browse