Hello reader's today we discuss about "How to write a simple Plugin in wordpress".

If you want a to write own Plugin in WordPress there are some steps you must follow and these steps are mention below:

1. Plugin name should be unique(the name should be related to the functionality of the Plugin or what the Plugin will do).
2. Plugin Files:- Now in next step you should create a PHP file with a name derived from your chosen Plugin name. Again, try to choose a unique name. People who install your Plugin will place this PHP file in their WordPress Plugins directory in installation (usually wp-content/plugins/), so no two Plugins they are using can have the same PHP file name.
3. Readme File-: It contain the description of your plugin.

Now write the below code into your php file. below comment contain your Plugin information Author name and Author URL, Plugin version, Plugin URL.

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Your Plugin Name
 * Plugin URI: http://evontech.com
 * Description: What your Plugin do
 * Version: 1.0.0
 * Author: Evon Tech
 * Author URI: http://evontech.com
 */
?>

Below code defines that how to create a shortcode of your Plugin. social-urls is the shortcode of the Plugin. You can use this short code where you want in your website.

<?php
function social_url(){
<!-- write your code here-->
<?php
}
add_shortcode('social-urls', 'social_url');

How to call Plugin shortcode:-

 <?php echo do_shortcode( '[social-urls]' ); ?>