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Review: WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials

I recently received a copy of WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials from Packt Publishing. This book was authored by Brian Bondari and Everett Griffiths, who run the TipsFor.us site together. I also noted that one of the technical editors was Paul Thewlis, who wrote WordPress for Business Bloggers, which I reviewed here previously.

I’m always eager to check out new programming books that come my way, and that’s especially true for books that cover WordPress plugins. There are certain styles for programming books that you come to recognize — a sort of Pattern. And there are particular patterns that annoy me a little. But this book does not use those patterns, so it was refreshing to see a teaching approach that I actually like. I have to say that overall I’m pleased with this one, though there were a couple of negatives that jumped out at me a little. But first, let’s cover the good points.

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