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# Aspiring WordPress Developers Read These Articles First

If you are starting with WordPress Plugin or theme development, or want to know where to start then here is a small list of articles that you should read, some of them should be always open in your browser, and some of them in your RSS reader.

 

 

 

**Documentation and Help**

**1) **[http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference): This article list almost all the core functions that are available for a plugin developer.

**2)** [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference): This article is a complete list of the action hooks available for use in plugin development.

**3)** [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference): This article is a complete list of the filter hooks available for use in plugin development.

**4)** [http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation): This article is list all the function are available in WordPress core to help us with data sanitization and validation

**5)** [http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_1.5](http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_1.5): This article describes the general site architecture of a WordPress theme to help you understand it.

**6)** [http://wordpress.stackexchange.com](http://wordpress.stackexchange.com): This is *the* place to ask questions related to WordPress development, and off course give answers as well.

**7)** [http://iwebask.com/blog/2011/03/16/75rss-feeds-for-web-developers-wordpress-bloggers/](http://iwebask.com/blog/2011/03/16/75rss-feeds-for-web-developers-wordpress-bloggers/): Whole bunch of links that you should follow on your RSS reader, so that you can stay in sync with latest WordPress tips and tricks.

**8)** [http://www.w3avenue.com/2009/09/28/definitive-list-of-free-wordpress-theme-frameworks/](http://www.w3avenue.com/2009/09/28/definitive-list-of-free-wordpress-theme-frameworks/):  This article list whole bunch of theme frameworks that you can use for your themes.

 

**WordPress Core Community**

**1)** [http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/](http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/) : This is the place where people in the core hang out, read it so that you are upto date with latest happenings about WordPress

**2)** [http://make.wordpress.org/themes/](http://make.wordpress.org/themes/): This is where people who review themes submitted in the wordpress.org theme repository hang out.

Well these are the links that i have found very useful, and I spend most of my time there. If you have any such useful link please share in the comments below.

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