Beginner WordPress Developer
Ready to start developing for WordPress? In this course, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how WordPress works, learn about the tools you will need for local development, and discover the fundamental concepts of WordPress development.
A brief overview of how WordPress works
Understand how a web server powers a WordPress site, from the hardware stack through to the database. Review and follow a standard front-end and admin page request.
Lessons
WordPress and web servers « Prev The WordPress file structure « Prev The WordPress database « Prev Permalinks, rewriting urls on Apache and Nginx « Prev Front-end page request « Prev Admin page request « PrevLocal development requirements
Learn about the tools you need on your computer to develop for WordPress
Lessons
Local development environment « Prev WordPress Installation « Prev Code editor « Prev Other useful development tools « PrevThe programming languages of WordPress
Learn about the 5 programming languages of WordPress; HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL.