how to create a wordpress plug in and add it to dashboard

[thuku]

Hi Gurus,

If I have an existing code, How do I make it a plug in on wordpress, and add it to the dsahboard ?

[almostbob]

https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API
details the entry points and code hooks in wordpress to integrate your code,
may be a bit of reading, before you find the bit you need, but you can be sure it wont kill something important

[<M/>]

this may help a bit: http://www.liquidweb.com/kb/wordpress-tutorial-3-how-to-install-a-new-plugin-theme-or-widget/