WordPress Plugin Development (Core)

Status: Production Ready Last Updated: 2025-11-06 Dependencies: None (WordPress 5.9+, PHP 7.4+) Latest Versions: WordPress 6.7+, PHP 8.0+ recommended

Quick Start (10 Minutes)

1. Choose Your Plugin Structure

WordPress plugins can use three architecture patterns:

• Simple (functions only) - For small plugins with <5 functions
• OOP (Object-Oriented) - For medium plugins with related functionality
• PSR-4 (Namespaced + Composer autoload) - For large/modern plugins