PHP For WordPress Development

Explore building templates and outputting speech content in WordPress using PHP, including how to structure code blocks, the echo function, and proper file naming for templates.

Learn two methods to insert HTML into PHP files: echoing HTML within PHP and closing PHP to write markup directly, with the latter presented as the preferred approach.

Learn how WordPress template tags display blog information by fetching data from a user profile and settings, then render titles in the loop with parameters and echo or return options.

Learn to implement if and else statements in PHP to check for posts, echo post content when true, and display a no post message when false.

Learn the loop by using a while loop and conditional checks to display posts with templates, content, headers, and thumbnails, and handle no posts found.

Create custom loops in WordPress using WP_Query by passing an arguments array for custom post type, then output results in an ordered list within a custom page template.

Learn how to write and call custom PHP functions in WordPress, pass parameters, return values or echo outputs, and hook them into actions, filters, and themes.

Explore how hooks in WordPress work through actions and filters, enabling custom functions to run at events like post publication or login while modifying data or adding features.

Learn how to use WordPress actions and filters with practical examples, including admin head and wp_enqueue_scripts hooks, content and excerpt filters, and basic code to customize output.

Learn and apply WordPress coding standards to write clean, readable PHP; this page covers indentation, braces, naming conventions, flags, and operators, with links and resources.