Advanced Tools for Professional WordPress Development

Today we’re sharing a post about advanced WordPress development tools from our guest author. Magora programmers don’t often work with WP CMS, the reason for this being vulnerability of open-code systems. It’s simply impossible to guarantee the safety of the software, which can be edited by anyone. At the same time, Wordpress is one of the most popular CMS and we believe that this article will be useful. By the way, some of the editors described below are universal and can be helpful when working with any programming language.
As a rule, to manage several projects you need a full PHP development environment such as PhpStorm or CodeLobster. But I also use text editors - for example, if I need to quickly correct a template or modify the code of my function.
Code editor creators are constantly working on adding new and expanding existing capabilities of their products to support the WordPress
Sublime Text is a fast text editor with a fashionable user interface. It perfectly supports HTML, CSS and JavaScript syntax without additional plugins.
Let's enter "WordPress" in the search bar to filter out the plug-ins specific to this CMS. From the list, you can immediately select the first "WordPress" package and install it by double-clicking it. This package adds a set of snippets and the ability to auto-complete WordPress functions.
The next plugin we select from the list is called "Search WordPress Codex". Using it, you can search the official WordPress online help directly from the editor. For example, right-click on the function and select "WordPress Codex".
There are also several popular extensions worth paying attention to, for example:
Atom is another text editor with many advanced functions and beautiful design. It positions itself as an IDE and successfully competes with other similar programs such as Sublime Text and Rapid PHP.
Atom is based on themes and packages, so it has a wide range of functions and is flexibly configured. It has its own package manager, which we will use to install WordPress support.
Find this package in the list and click the "Install" button. After a minute we will see that the package is installed. Now check the functionality of the newly added module.
After that, we can also use the hints concerning the parameters of the function.
The algorithm for working with other packages is the same. Just read the description, and if the functionality is suitable, install it.
For example, you can install the following add-ons:
Rapid PHP is also a good editor with PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript support. It successfully combines the functionality of the real IDE with high speed.
It is not resource-demanding, has a built-in PHP debugger and supports HTML5, CSS3 and several frameworks, including WordPress.For the purposes of increased performance, the ability to work with frameworks is disabled by default.
When the project is created, you can view its contents in the right pane of the program using the file browser.
Rapid PHP provides the programmer with the ability to use the auto-completion feature when pressing the Ctrl + Space keys.
You can also trigger an instant prompt on WordPress functions by pressing Shift + Ctrl + Space.
If in the process of work you need to use the online help for any PHP function, just place the cursor on its name and press the F1 key. The page with online help will be displayed in the browser installed on the system.
CodeLobster is a functional IDE that provides a complete set of tools for the web developer.
It has a PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript editor with suggestions and autocompletion.
CodeLobster allows you to work with databases directly from the IDE, edit PHP files on the local computer and on a remote server using FTP.
It will take only a few steps to configure the connection to the database and at the last step specify the parameters of our blog.
After clicking the "Finish" button, the fresh WordPress distribution will be installed, a new project will be created and you can immediately start working.
For full information about this function from the official WordPress documentation, all you have to do is select it and press the F1 key.
CodeLobster includes the WordPress plugin in its professional version. This allows the developer to quickly start working with this
PhpStorm is a PHP IDE with many convenient features for the web developer. This programming environment is built on the IntelliJ IDEA platform and inherited all the capabilities of its parent platform.
For WordPress programmers, the distribution of the IDE comes with a special plugin for integration with WordPress.
The directory with the installation will be indexed, allowing us to use the WordPress source code when navigating through functions and showing dynamic help.
You should wait a few seconds while PhpStorm scans the files. After
To use auto-completion, start entering the name of the function and press Ctrl + Space.
It is enough just to click on the function name and press Ctrl + Q to get dynamic help on this function.
IDE also supports WordPress Actions and Filters. When you press Ctrl + Space, you can quickly get a dynamic hint about the existing parameters.
This concludes the review for now. As you can see, all of the programs mentioned have their advantages.
Which one to choose? A simple and lightweight text editor, such as Rapid PHP, or a complex IDE like PhpStorm?
I chose CodeLobster, which combines the speed of work, functionality
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