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WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition

You're reading from   WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition Build rapid web applications with cutting-edge technologies using WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782174394
Length 404 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake
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Preface 1. WordPress as a Web Application Framework FREE CHAPTER 2. Implementing Membership Roles, Permissions, and Features 3. Planning and Customizing the Core Database 4. Building Blocks of Web Applications 5. Developing Pluggable Modules 6. Customizing the Dashboard for Powerful Backends 7. Adjusting Theme for Amazing Frontends 8. Enhancing the Power of Open Source Libraries and Plugins 9. Listening to Third-party Applications 10. Integrating and Finalizing the Portfolio Management Application 11. Supplementary Modules for Web Development A. Configurations, Tools, and Resources Index

Creating pluggable templates


Templates can be categorized into several types based on their functionality. Each of these types of templates plays a different role within complex applications. The proper combination of these template types can result in highly maintainable and reusable applications. Let's explore the functionality of various template types.

The simplest type of template contains the complete design for each and every screen in the application. These types of templates are not reusable. We can also have template parts that get included into some other main templates. These types of templates are highly reusable across multiple other templates. The header and footer are the most common examples of such templates.

These types of templates are highly adaptable and flexible for the future enhancements or modification of existing features. WordPress provides the capability to create similar types of templates with its pluggable architecture by using action hooks. There is a drastic...

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