Custom WordPress Plugin Development

Why build a custom plugin

Custom WordPress plugin development makes sense when off-the-shelf plugins fall short. They are great until they are not. They add features you never use, slow down your pages, conflict with each other and still miss the one thing you actually need. A custom plugin does one job properly, loads only what it must and stays under your control.

What I develop

• Business logic: custom pricing, quoting, booking, membership and workflow features.
• WooCommerce extensions: custom product types, checkout fields, shipping and payment logic, order automation.
• API integrations: connect WordPress to CRMs, payment gateways, ERPs, SMS providers and your own systems.
• Admin dashboards: settings pages, reports and tools that make your team's work easier.
• Custom post types and fields: content structures for directories, listings, courses and portfolios.
• Gutenberg blocks: reusable blocks for your editors.
• REST API and WP-CLI: endpoints and commands for apps and automation.

How the code is written

// every plugin follows the same security basics
add_action( 'admin_post_save_settings', function () {
    if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        wp_die( 'Not allowed' );
    }
    check_admin_referer( 'save_settings' );
    update_option( 'my_plugin_opts', sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_POST['opt'] ?? '' ) ) );
} );

• WordPress coding standards, namespaced and object-oriented where it helps.
• Input sanitized, output escaped, capabilities and nonces checked.
• Translation-ready, compatible with the latest WordPress, WooCommerce and PHP 8.3.
• Version-controlled, commented and delivered with short documentation.

Plugin or theme?

Features belong in a plugin so they survive a redesign. Layout belongs in the theme. If you need both, see custom WordPress theme development. If an existing plugin is broken, WordPress technical support can fix it.