Plugin Basics

Location

• All information for a plugin goes in the plugin directory
  • <site directory>/public_html/wpcode/wp-content/plugins/<your plugin>
• It is best to make <your plugin> above a directory.    This allows for multiple files, including: multiple PHP, Javascript, CSS, image files, Readme.txt
• Inside of your directory, put a file <your plugin>.php as the main php file for your plugin

Activation

• After the file exists in the directory, it will appear in your list of plugins
• You can activate it from the Plugins menu of WordPress

Content

• The file <your plugin>.php can contain
  • Shortcode definitions
  • action definitions

Documentation

• Header – the main PHP file should contain a header, which describes the plugin.   This will appear in the plugins page.