Learn PHP, javascript, WordPress theming & the WP REST API to Create Custom & Interactive WordPress Websites
What you’ll learn
Why code is the key to building whatever you can imagine with WordPress
The ability to write PHP to manipulate the data of a WordPress site
The ability to write javascript to add on-the-fly interactivity to a WordPress site
How to code your own new custom block types for the “Gutenberg” Block Editor
The skills, knowledge and vocabulary to work professionally as a WordPress developer
Requirements
Basic WordPress knowledge (how to create a blog post, etc…)
A basic understanding of HTML (e.g. “p” is for paragraph, “h1” is for headline, etc…)
No CSS knowledge required (although it helps to understand that CSS is used to add style & design to a page)
No javascript knowledge required (although it helps to understand that JS is used to add interactivity to a page)
Description
Unlock the full power of WordPress and go beyond “just a blog platform” by learning how to code completely custom WordPress powered sites.
Updated for 2019: A new 3 part lesson on coding our own custom block type for the new “Gutenberg” Block Editor in WordPress.
I’ve spent the last 12 years studying WordPress, PHP, and javascript and now I’m here to teach you everything I know. Come along on this journey with me and become a WordPress developer.
Together we will build a website for a fictional university and along the way we will:
Install WordPress on your personal computer so you have a private playground copy of WordPress to practice and experiment with
