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WordPress—A Complete Guide

Gain insights into building custom WordPress themes using PHP and JavaScript. Delve into theme basics, advanced post types, and dynamic sites via the WordPress REST API to expand job opportunities.

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84 Lessons

25h

Updated 3 months ago

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Hands-on experience in creating custom and interactive themes using WordPress
Familiarity with PHP to manipulate the data of WordPress websites
Working knowledge of JavaScript to perform actions in real time
The ability to convert any static HTML template to an interactive WordPress theme
The ability to leverage the WordPress REST API and create custom REST routes

Learning Roadmap

84 Lessons

Getting Started

Get familiar with essential WordPress development topics, integrating PHP, JavaScript, and REST API.

Overview

Introduction

Get started with WordPress development, local setup, custom themes, template hierarchy, and PHP integration.

WordPress Development Environment

Creating a Website in WordPress

Creating a Custom Theme

Template Hierarchy

PHP for WordPress

Theme files

3 Lessons

Work your way through the WordPress Loop, templates, and cohesive site structure.

Customizing WordPress Theme

5 Lessons

Apply your skills to customize WordPress themes using HTML templates and dynamic navigation menus.

Basic Website Design

4 Lessons

Take a closer look at WordPress homepage, blog post, single post, and archive page design.

Custom Post Types

3 Lessons

See how it works to register, display single posts, and archive custom post types in WordPress.

Custom Fields

4 Lessons

Master custom fields in WordPress to enhance site functionality and customization efficiently.

Custom Queries

6 Lessons

Learn how to use custom queries to enhance WordPress data display and functionality.

Relationships between Post Types

3 Lessons

Walk through creating and displaying post type relationships using custom fields in WordPress.

10.

Working with Images

4 Lessons

Work your way through assigning thumbnails, displaying them on the frontend, and customizing image sizes in WordPress.

11.

JavaScript for WordPress

4 Lessons

Enhance your skills in utilizing JavaScript tools and building dynamic, user-friendly live search features on WordPress.

12.

WordPress REST API

4 Lessons

Solve problems in interacting with the WordPress REST API, formatting JSON, and custom fields.

13.

Custom REST API

4 Lessons

Implement advanced search capabilities using a custom WordPress REST API for efficient data retrieval.

14.

Non-JavaScript Search

2 Lessons

Practice using non-JavaScript search features to enhance WordPress accessibility and customization.

15.

CRUD Operations on the WordPress REST API

6 Lessons

Get familiar with CRUD operations using the WordPress REST API for lecture notes.

16.

User Roles and Permissions

5 Lessons

Unpack the core of managing WordPress user roles, privacy, post limits, and security practices effectively.

17.

WordPress Block Editor

11 Lessons

Master the steps to customize WordPress websites using the Block Editor's dynamic features.

18.

Plugin Development

5 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of developing, configuring, and securing WordPress plugins for enhanced site functionality.

19.

Conclusion

Solve problems in WordPress with diverse skills, from theme creation to plugin development.

Final Remarks

20.

Appendix

4 Lessons

Follow the process of installing key tools for WordPress development and managing databases.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Developed by MAANG Engineers

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Expertise in creating interactive WordPress themes is highly sought after and will help open up many job opportunities for you. In this course, you will learn PHP and JavaScript to code your way toward building custom solutions for your clients. You’ll start with the basics of a WordPress theme, including blog listing, single posts, and archive pages, by creating a website for a fictitious school using an HTML template, thereby learning how to convert any static HTML template into an interactive WordPress theme. Then, you will move on to advanced topics such as creating your post types, querying the WordPress database with custom arguments, and linking content using post type relationships. Next, you will learn how to make dynamic websites using JavaScript to interact with the WordPress REST API. By the end of this course, you will have a wide set of tools to work with to build whatever you can imagine with WordPress.

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