Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress

In this series, we're taking a look at the basics of PHP, the basics of object-oriented programming, how to do so within the context of WordPress, and we're even looking at the beginning of more intermediate concepts such as inheritance.

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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: An Introduction
One of the most flexible aspects of WordPress is that it supports both procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms. In this series, we're going to...
Tom McFarlin
7 Mar 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Classes
Classes are the foundation of object-oriented programming. For some, the concept is simple; for others, not so much. In this article, we're going to continue...
Tom McFarlin
14 Mar 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Types
In the last post, we took a look at classes which are the building blocks of object-oriented programming. Before we go any further, we need to take a survey...
Tom McFarlin
20 Mar 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Control Structures I
WordPress is a powerful CMS that provides a flexible foundation on which to build both sites and applications. If you want to extend WordPress functionality,...
Tom McFarlin
6 Apr 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Functions and Attributes
As we continue our discussion of object-oriented programming within the context of WordPress, it's time for us to begin talking about actual features of...
Tom McFarlin
18 Apr 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Scope
In continuing our discussion of object-oriented programming in WordPress, we need to begin talking about the idea of scope. In short, this refers to the...
Tom McFarlin
22 Apr 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Building the Plugin I
At this point in the series, we're finally able to begin building our first plugin using the object-oriented techniques that we've learned thus far in the...
Tom McFarlin
13 May 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Building the Plugin II
In the previous article in this series, we finally began preparing the foundation for the plugin that we're going to be writing. Specifically, we took a...
Tom McFarlin
15 May 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Document The Plugin II
At this point in the series, we're ready to move forward with rounding out our plugin by documenting our files, classes, functions, variables, and more. ...
Tom McFarlin
22 May 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Inheritance I
One of the hardest parts of writing a series for beginners on object-oriented programming is knowing where to stop. There are so many topics to cover that...
Tom McFarlin
11 Jun 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: Inheritance II
In the previous article, we introduced the concept of object-oriented inheritance, attempted to place it laymen's terms, and then also took a high-level look...
Tom McFarlin
19 Jun 2014
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Object-Oriented Programming in WordPress: A Summary
At this point, it's time to draw this beginner's series to a close but prior to doing so, I'd like to provide a summary of each of the articles so that we...
Tom McFarlin
25 Jun 2014
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