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Online Workshop: Creating Your Own Simple Contact Form Plugin - part 2

• Topic description: This workshop covers how to validate form data, save entries to the database and send email notifications.
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer (Beginner, intermediate)
• Learning objectives (What will the learner be able to do as a result of this content?):
  • Form validation: Validate form data using PHP.
  • Save form entries: Save form entries to the database using custom post type.
  • Send email notifications: Send email notifications to the site admin and the user who submitted the form.
  • Security: Implement security best practices to prevent spam and other security issues.
• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Online Workshop
• WordPress version (optional): 6+
• Will you be creating this content? (Yes or No): Yes

Related Resources

Part 1: Creating Your Own Simple Contact Form Plugin
WordPress Plugin Handbook: Data Validation
WordPress Plugin Handbook: Data Sanitization
Custom Post Types

Topics to cover

• Form validation
• Save form entries
• Send email notifications
• Security best practices

Workshop Outline

• Introduction
• Demo of the contact form plugin with validation, saving entries to the database, and sending email notifications
• Code walkthrough
• Q&A

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