[wp-hackers] plugin standards
Bjorn Wijers
mailings at bdisfunctional.net
Thu Dec 28 14:24:24 GMT 2006
Hi,
I've been searching, but I cannot seem to find a document, except this
'Writing a plugin' (http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin) which
is a pretty nice introduction into writting plugins, that goes into more
details of writing plugins.
I would like to know if there is some kind of document or plugin which I
can use to make sure my plugin (which allows shops to create a store
locator) is adhering to the WP community standards.
Specifically I'm looking for:
1) How to include style information for my plugin's interface?
The plugin uses a form to add a shop's data to a newly created table. I
would like to layout the form in such a way that it is easily upgraded
with Wordpress and easily changed using themes. I'm now using inline
styles per html tag, which is a pain to use and doesn't allow per theme
modification. Any tips?
2) Howto submit a form with data to my plugin?
Form submitting now is done using the following:
<form name="addshop" action="$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]" method="post">";
Is this the correct way to handle this? Or is there a better, preferred
way of doing things a la Wordpress. Basically I want to be able to
submit form data to my plugin and preferably to a specific function. Any
tips?
3) Howto show a status message a la Wordpress posts?
After a form submission, I would like to let the user know of his/her
request status. Just like Wordpress does with posts. Because I'm not
relying on posts nor pages I presume I cannot use any of those filters
to create this behaviour. What would be the best way to achieve a
similar effect?
I hope somebody on this list can point me in the right direction.
ps: I would like to add my questions and your answers to the codex so
other developers can use it like a cookbook.
grtz
BjornW
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