Summary
You should now understand the following:
What WordPress themes, WordPress plugins, and jQuery plugins are.
How to edit a theme and create your own basic WordPress and jQuery plugins.
Best practices for knowing when to edit and customize a theme, or make a WordPress plugin, a jQuery plugin, or all three!
Armed with this information, we're going to move on to the next chapter where we'll take a look at using a jQuery plugin with a plug-n-play WordPress plugin. We will also discuss enhancing and expanding the capabilities of WordPress plugins with jQuery. Get ready to dazzle with lightbox modal windows and wow users with easy-to-use forms.