Building Web Apps with WordPress: WordPress as an Application Framework, Second Edition [Paperback] Brian Messenlehner and Jason Coleman by Brian Messenlehner

Brian Messenlehner . Unknown Year . English

All Indian Reprints of O'Reilly are printed in Grayscale. WordPress is much more than a blogging platform. If you have basic PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript experience you can use WordPress to develop fast, scalable, secure, and highly customized web apps, mobile apps, web services, and multisite networks of websites. Along with core WordPress functions and database schema, you’ll learn how to build custom plugins, themes, and services for just about any kind of web or mobile application. In this updated second edition, Brian Messenlehner and Jason Coleman cover new features and functionality added to WordPress up to version 5.4. All code examples in the book are available on GitHub. Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworks Use themes for views and plugins for backend functionality Get suggestions for choosing or building WordPress plugins Register custom post types (CPTs) and taxonomies Manage user accounts and roles, and access user data Build asynchronous behaviors with jQuery Use WordPress to develop mobile apps for iOS and Android Integrate PHP libraries, external APIs, and web service plugins Collect payments through ecommerce and membership plugins Learn how to speed up and scale your WordPress app Learn about WordPress Gutenberg blocks development

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About the Author

Jason Coleman is the co-founder and CEO of Paid Memberships Pro, the most complete membership platform for WordPress, which powers tens of thousands of membership sites globally. Jason holds a BS in Computer Science from Haverford College and has extensive experience in leveraging WordPress to build advanced websites and applications. Jason’s entrepreneurial spirit is driven by uncertainty, risk, and the thrill of new opportunities. After starting his career as an analyst at a leading international consulting firm, he spent his evenings and weekends working on projects with Stranger Studios, the web design and application development studio he co-founded. In 2006, Jason left his corporate job to fully devote himself to Stranger Studios and Paid Memberships Pro. As a thought leader in the WordPress community, Jason frequently shares his insights on leveraging WordPress as an application framework and has spoken at numerous industry events, including WordCamps. Jason resides in Reading, Pennsylvania, with his family and three dogs. When not working, he enjoys exploring new technologies and contributing to various open-source projects. You can find Jason on X/Twitter @jason_coleman.

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