Defined capabilities and roles
Sensitive actions are protected with server-side WordPress capability and authorization checks. Hiding a button in the interface is never treated as access control.
Custom WordPress Plugins
Custom WordPress functionality
built around the business workflow.
A plugin extends WordPress itself. When an off-the-shelf plugin does not match the workflow, I can build defined WordPress or WooCommerce functionality for admin tools, product logic, customer workflows, dashboards, forms, automation, permissions, integrations, or other clearly scoped business needs.
What I can build
Useful first.
Custom where it matters.
Request protection
State-changing forms and admin actions use WordPress nonces where appropriate for request-forgery protection, alongside authorization checks because a nonce is not a substitute for permission checks.
Input and output safety
Untrusted values are validated as narrowly as practical, sanitized where needed, escaped for the output context, and kept away from unsafe query or rendering patterns.
Safe database and file handling
Custom queries use safe parameterization/prepared operations, and upload workflows enforce allowed file types, sizes, counts, permissions, and storage rules appropriate to the feature.
REST / AJAX permissions
Custom REST or AJAX actions use explicit permission rules, authentication where required, bounded inputs, predictable errors, and rate or abuse controls when a public endpoint could be misused.
Abuse-case testing
Security-sensitive plugin paths can be tested for privilege mistakes, CSRF, injection, unsafe output, upload abuse, replay, workflow manipulation, and other risks relevant to the feature.
How I approach it
A useful plugin should make the business easier without widening the attack surface unnecessarily.
The implementation follows official WordPress security practices for validation, sanitization, escaping, capabilities, nonces, and secure API handling. I also use relevant OWASP guidance as a threat-model and verification reference when the plugin introduces application-style functionality.
The security review changes with the feature. A public quote form, a WooCommerce pricing extension, a customer portal, an admin workflow, and a payment-related webhook do not have the same risks, so they should not receive a copy-and-paste security checklist.
No plugin can honestly be marketed as impossible to hack. The goal is security-conscious design: least privilege, narrow trust boundaries, safe data handling, careful integrations, dependency awareness, logging where useful, and testing of the paths that would matter most if abused.
Common questions
Before we
start building.
What kinds of WordPress plugins can you build?
Examples include custom admin tools, WooCommerce product logic, quote workflows, customer dashboards, controlled file uploads, product selectors, dynamic pricing rules, review workflows, referral tracking, license/download helpers, integrations, and other clearly defined business functionality.
How do you approach WordPress plugin security?
Controls commonly include capability checks, nonces where appropriate, server-side validation, sanitization, context-appropriate output escaping, safe database operations, upload restrictions, explicit REST/AJAX permissions, rate limits where useful, secret isolation, and abuse-case testing.
Are WordPress nonces enough to secure an admin action?
No. A nonce helps protect against request forgery, but sensitive operations also need authorization/capability checks. The server must still verify that the current user is allowed to perform the action.
Can you build WooCommerce extensions?
Yes, for defined functionality. Anything affecting pricing, orders, payment state, checkout, downloads, customer data, or permissions receives extra review because those flows are business-critical.
Can a plugin use an API?
Yes. A plugin can call a third-party API or expose its own controlled API endpoints, but the plugin and API are different pieces of functionality and each needs its own security boundaries.
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