PHP WordPress for beginners

  Create your first plugin in five simple steps I'm not kidding. You can create a WordPress plugin in five simple steps. Let me show you how… 1. FTP into your site The first thing you'll need to do is  access your site via FTP  using the FTP program of your choice (mine is Coda). If you're not familiar with FTP, I recommend you read up on that before moving forward. 2. Navigate to the WordPress plugins folder Once you've accessed your site via FTP, you'll need to navigate to the WordPress plugins folder. That folder is almost always located at /wp-content/plugins. 3. Create a new folder for your plugin Now that you're in the plugins folder it's time to create a folder for yours! Go ahead and create a new folder, giving it a unique name using lowercase letters and dashes such as my-first-plugin. Once you've done that, enter your new folder and move on to the next step. 4. Create the main PHP file for your plugin Next, you'll need to create the main fi...

  Download and unzip the WordPress package if you haven’t already. Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a  MySQL  (or MariaDB) user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it. (Optional) Find and rename  wp-config-sample.php  to  wp-config.php , then edit the file (see  Editing wp-config.php ) and add your database information. Note : If you are not comfortable with renaming files, step 3 is optional and you can skip it as the install program will create the  wp-config.php  file for you. Upload the WordPress files to the desired location on your web server: If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g.  http://example.com/ ), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (excluding the WordPress directory itself) into the root directory of your web server. If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your website (e.g.  http:...