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1answer
42 views

Advice on plugin structure

I'm looking for a bit of advice on structuring the classes within a plugin I'm writing for my charity website. At the moment the plugin is OOP based with a single class. However, its becoming quite ...
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2answers
212 views

What is the correct way to build a widget using OOP

I am working on a simple search form widget, with a built in autocomplete capability (You can download the current version here). The plugin is working, but I am currently rewriting all the code using ...
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1answer
72 views

How do I create Widget within plugin that uses its own class?

I wrote WordPress plugin and want to include 2 extra Widgets with it... if( !class_exists('plugin_name') ) { class plugin_name { // plugin code } } // include widgets code ...
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2answers
222 views

PHP error with shortcode handler from a class

Currently i am using the following generic flow for adding the shortcode for a plugin. class MyPlugin { private $myvar; function baztag_func() { print $this->myvar; ...
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votes
1answer
430 views

Using a plugin class inside a template

I am writing a plugin to send an invitation to a friend which opens up a form when a link is clicked. I encapsulated all the functions in class by following the code given in the Report Broken Video ...
1
vote
2answers
159 views

Applying OO patterns and principles to plugin development

I'm busy writing my first plugin, using PHP 5.3.5. I come from a C# environment, and I must say I'm more than happy with the level of support for good, solid OOP techniques in PHP. However, I'm a ...
5
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1answer
2k views

Plugin Form Submission Best Practice

I have done a lot of researching and haven't found quite what I am looking for, so I am hoping that I can be pointed in the right direction. I am developing an Events plugin that will book a ticket ...
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3answers
941 views

Plugin Architecture/Design Pattern - is better to use a private Observer/Mediator Pattern for plugin subclasses or WP add_action?

I'm coding a very complex plugin which it's organized as a parent "container" class and several subclasses, where each subclass is an optional/mandatory element which usually (but not always) maps to ...