Identifying exact data changes and hooks

In the integration process, usually we use the data from the first plugin in the second plugin or execute a certain feature of the second plugin when an event occurred in first plugin. The main problem is the consistency and intergrity of data.

Assume that we use a frontend profile management plugin to capture and display the user details using custom fields. We also use WooCommerce to capture payments for the members. Let's say we want to integrate the two plugins to synchronize the user profile data with WooCommerce customer data. So, when updating profile details from the profile management plugin, we need to also update the WooCommerce customer data, and vice-versa. If the two plugins use different ...

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