Researching WordPress Plugins

It doesn’t appear to be all that hard to build a WordPress plugin.  As best I can tell, it’s just a matter of setting up some hook functions to initialize, update, and make changes.  I probably will utilize the WordPress Post Meta methods for the tagging and naming of parts, one way or another, but add my own tables for additional information.

More Database Stuff

I know this is supposed to be a blog about taking apart a car, but so far it’s been more about building a website.  C’est la vie.  Here’s more of the same.

I got to thinking about that whole “use the WordPress term/tag tables” thing I was talking about and am now considering expanding the idea: what if I write the database access as a WordPress plug-in? Then I can use the WordPress Dashboard to enter data, and the whole thing will be more tightly integrated with WordPress.  I think it’s a win-win.  Plus, I get to explore building a proper plug-in in addition to brushing up [er ... relearning] MySQL.