Title: Help Developing Plugin
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Help Developing Plugin

 *  [michaelcrinnion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelcrinnion/)
 * (@michaelcrinnion)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-developing-plugin/)
 * Ok… so… I have no previous expeience with developing plugins, I DO have experience
   of website design in HTML and CSS and I’ve learnt small amounts of PHP principles
   whilst cretaing and maintining my blog at [http://blog.crin.co.uk](http://blog.crin.co.uk)
 * What I’m looking to create is a plugin that will allow me to create, update and
   maintain an index of my vinyl 12″ collection. I want to be able to input new 
   records as I get them through some sort of Admin page and then I want the output
   to be formatted, and organised in alphabetical order. I’d also like records under
   a couple of week sold to be indicated as new.
 * Now… I’m prepared to do this myself and hopefully learn a bit in the process 
   but I’d like some advice on the best/most efficient way to go about this project.
   Any and all advice would be very much appreciated!!!
 * Thanks for your time in advance!! 😀
 * Crin.

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 *  [Noemi Nozze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcmike/)
 * (@mcmike)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-developing-plugin/#post-173317)
 * what you want to do is probably make this database-supported so you need mysql-
   knowledge as well (text files just don’t cut it)
 * What you want to do in short is focus on the admin tool..
    The output in the 
   weblog is fairly simple, just get the info from DB and echo’it
 * But the admin function is needed for a good structure, you can make it fairly
   simple. Check out my (just wrote) Quote of the Day plugin ([http://www.mcmike.nl/qotd.zip](http://www.mcmike.nl/qotd.zip))
 * In this plugin there are 2 functions:
    1) output the quotes on the weblog 2) 
   Admin functions for WP-Admin The admin functions control is somewhat what you
   would want: Add, Edit and Delete mysql entries…..
 * I reckon this could be a nice hand-out / start out since this is a very simple
   script.
 * If you have any questions mail [me@mcmike.nl](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-developing-plugin/me@mcmike.nl?output_format=md)
   for more support or post here 🙂 I try to check this every xx hours…
 *  [dave_merwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dave_merwin/)
 * (@dave_merwin)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-developing-plugin/#post-173327)
 * You would also do well to look in the codex. I have done some plugin dev, and
   I am working on a couple now, so I have come to DEPEND on the documentation.
 * WordPress
    The Codex: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page)
   Writing a Plug-in: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin](http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin)
   Plug-in API: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API)
 * On the web
    Tutorials: [http://www.randypeterman.com/wordpress/index.php?p=597](http://www.randypeterman.com/wordpress/index.php?p=597)
   My ongoing discussion with way smarter people than myself: [http://www.designshanty.com/thebrain/index.php/WordPress_Plug-Ins](http://www.designshanty.com/thebrain/index.php/WordPress_Plug-Ins)
 * In my experience, very specific questions will get you better answers. General
   how-to questions require answers that are usually longer than most people have
   time to give.
 *  [isaacwedin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isaacwedin/)
 * (@isaacwedin)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-developing-plugin/#post-173342)
 * You could use List Manager Plugin:
    [http://www.navidazimi.com/projects/wp-lists/](http://www.navidazimi.com/projects/wp-lists/)
 * Even if it won’t work as-is, it looks like a good place to start.

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 * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-developing-plugin/#post-173342)
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