WordPress Development training

  • I would like to become a WP developer when I grow up. (Tongue in cheek) I’m wondering if it’s possible to glean enough knowledge through video based training and practice to do this?

    Do I need to be completely versed in php programming as well?

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    You need an aptitude for programming. Specific proficiency in PHP is not absolutely required to start, but extremely helpful. Everyone learns differently. If you learn well from videos, that may work for you, provided you find the right videos. I personally would do very poorly learning that way.

    I learn by doing. It’s a struggle at first because I know so little, but it gets better. I start by picking small, attainable projects that I can figure out. As I gain skills, I can handle more complex projects. This can take a very long time if projects do not present themselves. You can always create projects, but real ones are better.

    Believe it or not, I learned a lot by helping others here. When a question comes up where I don’t know the answer, but think I can figure it out, I give it a try. Sometimes I fail, but I still learn something. When I succeed, I’m able to help someone else out who is usually grateful and I learn something in the process.

    Thread Starter Alycat742

    (@alycat742)

    Thank you @bcworkz! That’s helpful to me!

    You may want to seek out a WordPress development class at your local community college. Here in Asheville, NC, a local WordPress developer teaches WordPress development in a classroom setting.

    I suggest you familiarize yourself first with front-end web development in HTML5 and CSS3 (possibly get educated in LESS and SASS for CSS, as well. You’re also going to want to learn javaScript, jQuery, and other forms of javascript. There are always new breeds of javaScript frameworks being invented, so it’s hard to keep up. When you’re well versed in building front-end for themes, then you’ll be working with php to insert the calls and functions that underlie the them, pushing/pulling data and display functional options in the theme.

    Here is a good article from Elegant Themes (great blog from a qualified WP development shop) that will get you started thinking about how you want to attack your learning.
    https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/11-online-places-to-learn-wordpress-inside-and-out-paid-and-free-options

    Remember that with development comes “design.” You can know all the development processes, but then you need a designer to design the layout for you to slice in Photoshop and start building in HTML and CSS.

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