Customizing the features with hooks

In the beginning of this chapter, we have seen that the execution of hooks isn't always trivial. WordPress is using hooks all over the place, and this can sometimes make things complex. However, in plugin customization, this solution helps a lot, and we will see the benefit of using such a solution. 

We may have to use different plugins every day. So, it's impossible to learn each and every feature of the plugins we us on different projects. Instead, we can look for files or classes that implement the customized feature. Then, we can search for possible hooks that supports our customization. Once the necessary hooks are found, we implement them based on the guidelines. Implementing a hook makes sure that ...

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