5 Things to Consider When Making A Wordpress Plugin
October 18, 2007
The vast number of Wordpress plugins available are a big part of making Wordpress one of the most versatile blogging platforms available. Developing a Wordpress plugin can be an enriching experience, both in serving the community of WP users at large, as well as establishing yourself as a known contributer, as well as building backlinks.
Before you take the plunge in creating a Wordpress plugin yourself, consider these 5 things
- Will your plugin serve blogger needs?
- Are you innovating by offering a unique benefit that adds functionality beyond that offered by other plugins or the basic WP platform?
- Have you planned for providing additional support for your plugin, and do you have the time and resources to offer it?
- If there are other plugins offering similar functionality, does yours have a strategic advantage such as an added feature or cleaner code?
- Have you weighed the opportunity cost of time and money in developing and marketing your plugin versus other opportunities?
Yesterday, I released a very simple plugin that solves an existing need - that of Wordpress 2.3 users frustrated with Automattic’s replacement of Technorati’s incoming links with Google Blog Search for the WP Dashboard. Remember, your plugin doesn’t have to do-it-all to be successful, but just to do really well in what it was originally created for.
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October 19th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Yeah I’ve to agree with you, nice points there. Some people develop a plugin that’s just a copy of another in the hope of getting some links. Unless your idea is original or as you said you offer more support and have a clean code you shouldn’t develop a plugin…
October 20th, 2007 at 5:26 am
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November 8th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Great job on the plugin and tips. I don’t know the first thing about coding so creating a plugin is out of the question for me. However I do outsource alot of coding and design so I’ve been thinking of some good plugin ideas.
This may sound bad, but the main reason behind it, other than the obvious fact that it’s going to help people, is that a good WP plugin is AWESOME link bait, which will raise your Technorati ranking, Alexa Traffic Ranking and help brand your name.