Dot All 2017
Intro to Craft Plugin Development
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We may not all be PHP wizards, but writing a simple Plugin is a vital skill in Craft land. We’ll cover how to create your first Plugin and how to do some of the small stuff: creating a Twig filter, storing settings (like API keys and secrets), and creating Plugin functionality within the Craft admin.