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Codemotives

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Custom WordPress Plugins

Custom plugins that add features to WordPress properly: secure, upgrade-safe, documented and independent of your theme.

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Overview

WordPress Plugin Development

A custom plugin is the right place for site functionality: custom post types, forms, integrations, import tools, memberships or checkout logic. Putting that code in a plugin rather than a theme means it survives redesigns and can be reused. Codemotives writes plugins following WordPress coding standards and its hooks, filters and APIs.

Security and maintainability get particular attention: sanitizing input, escaping output, nonces, capability checks and careful database use. We also build admin settings pages, REST API endpoints and Gutenberg blocks where they help editors. We can extend existing plugins, fix conflicts, or prepare a plugin for the WordPress.org directory, whose review is outside our control.

Context

Problems we solve

  • 01

    Theme-locked functionality

    Features built into a theme vanish when it changes. We move them into plugins that stay portable.

  • 02

    Plugin conflicts

    Overlapping plugins cause errors and slowdowns. We debug and consolidate rather than stacking more.

  • 03

    Security holes

    Poorly written plugins are a common attack route. We validate, sanitize and check capabilities throughout.

  • 04

    Update fragility

    Plugins break on WordPress or PHP updates. We follow standards and test against new versions.

Capabilities

What we deliver

  1. 01

    Custom feature plugins

    Post types, taxonomies, fields, shortcodes and workflows built to your requirements.

  2. 02

    Gutenberg blocks

    Custom blocks and patterns so editors can add rich layouts without code.

  3. 03

    REST API and integrations

    Endpoints and connectors to CRMs, ERPs, payment tools and external APIs.

  4. 04

    Admin interfaces

    Settings pages, dashboards, bulk tools and import and export screens.

  5. 05

    WooCommerce extensions

    Custom shipping, payment, pricing and product options for WooCommerce stores.

  6. 06

    Audit and maintenance

    Code review, bug fixes, compatibility testing and updates for existing plugins.

Where it fits

  • Custom booking or quoting tool
  • CRM or ERP sync plugin
  • Custom WooCommerce product options
  • Directory or listing functionality
  • Editor tools and Gutenberg blocks

Technologies we use

  • PHP
  • WordPress
  • Gutenberg
  • React
  • REST API
  • MySQL
  • WooCommerce
  • Composer

Approach

How we deliver

  1. 1

    Discover

    We learn your goals, users, constraints and existing systems before proposing anything.

  2. 2

    Plan

    Scope, priorities, architecture and milestones are agreed so everyone knows what ships when.

  3. 3

    Design

    User flows, interfaces and technical design are shaped and reviewed with you early.

  4. 4

    Build

    Work is delivered in short iterations with regular demos, so progress is always visible.

  5. 5

    Test

    Functional, integration and performance checks run throughout, not only at the end.

  6. 6

    Launch & support

    We deploy, monitor and keep improving the product after it goes live.

FAQs

Common questions

Have a question that is not covered here? Get in touch.

Plugin or theme code?

Site functionality belongs in a plugin, and presentation belongs in the theme. This separation lets you change design without losing features.

Can you fix a plugin we already use?

Often, subject to licensing. Modifying third-party plugin code can be undone by updates, so we may build an extension or override instead.

Will you publish to WordPress.org?

We can prepare a plugin to the directory guidelines. Approval is up to the plugin review team, and timing varies.

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Let's build what's next

Tell us about your idea, product or legacy system. Send us a message and we will help you scope the right next step.

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