The frontend of an application presents the backend data to the user in an interactive way. The possibility of requesting frontend changes in an application is relatively high as compared to the backend. Therefore, it's important to make the application's design as stylish and as flexible as possible. Advanced web applications will require complex layouts that can be extended by new features. Planning for the future is important, and hence, we prioritized the content of this chapter to talk about extending the capabilities of WordPress theme files using a widgetized architecture and custom action hooks.
We also had a look at the integration of custom hooks with widgetized areas while building the basic home page for the forum application. A navigation menu is vital for providing access to templates based on user roles and permissions. Here, we looked at how we can manage frontend menu items based...
