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How to Create a Custom WordPress Plugin From Scratch

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Every WordPress site needs a theme to pull content from the database and display that in a design. And theoretically you could run a site with just a theme and nothing else. But that site would be very limited without the addition of plugins. Plugins add extra functionality to your WordPress site over and above what comes with WordPress core. Everything from a booking calendar or animated slider, to a full-featured learning management system or online marketplace—you can add them all to your site with plugins.  In this guide, I’ll show you how to create your own WordPress plugin. I’ll show you how to use best practice in plugin development, how to get the code in your plugin to run, and how to structure your plugin’s code and files. I’ll also walk you through the process of creating your first plugin and answer some FAQs. Free and Paid WordPress Plugins If you want to add some specific features to your website, there are plenty of places you can buy or download plugins. The WordPre

How to Add Chat and Live Audience Widgets to Video Streams With Streamlabs OBS

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Engaging with viewers is an important part of  your live stream. Here we’ll take a quick look at the most effective types of audience engagement widgets you can try with your live stream in Streamlabs OBS. If you're new to Streamlabs, you can check out our quick start guide to setting up Streamlabs OBS for live stream. As well as helping to build a relationship and form a community, the way you interact with the audience also encourages others to interact—hopefully leading to increased support for your channel. Let's get into the methods: 1. Add a Chatbox To add a chatbox directly in Streamlabs OBS click the + under Sources and under Widgets choose Chatbox . You'll then be able to make adjustments to its appearance and choose whether to show badges etc. Not Using Streamlabs OBS? NB— it’s also possible to add a Streamlabs widget into OBS Studio or other broadcasting setup. Rather than accessing widgets directly through Streamlabs, log in to Streamlabs online a