WordPress CMS Development
WordPress Development Course
WordPress Development is a crucial skill for building dynamic and scalable websites. In the WordPress Development course at Prolytics, you will learn the key techniques to create, customize, and manage WordPress websites. This course will equip you with the skills to develop professional, high-performing websites with ease.
The course covers key topics such as WordPress installation, theme and plugin development, website customization, security, and performance optimization. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer looking to refine your skills, this course will help you master WordPress development techniques.
What will you learn
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Introduction to WordPress
Understand the fundamentals of WordPress, its architecture, and its role in web development.
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Setting Up a WordPress Website
Learn how to install and configure WordPress for different use cases.
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Customizing WordPress Themes
Explore techniques to modify themes and create custom designs.
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Developing and Managing Plugins
Master plugin development and extend WordPress functionality.
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WordPress Security and Performance
Understand best practices for securing and optimizing WordPress websites.
By completing this course, you will develop expertise in the following areas:
- Understanding WordPress fundamentals
- Installing and configuring WordPress websites
- Customizing themes and layouts
- Optimizing website speed and SEO
- Enhancing user experience through design and functionality
- Developing and managing WordPress plugins
- Implementing security measures for WordPress sites
- Using advanced customization techniques
- Understanding WordPress hosting and maintenance
- Advancing career opportunities in WordPress development
Lessons
- Duration
- 45 Days
| What is a Dev Environment? (Your First Installation) | |
| If You're Unable to Install Local by Flywheel | |
| About The Recent Big Changes To WordPress |
| A Note About URLs / My Address Bar | |
| Creating a New Theme | |
| PHP Functions |
| The Famous "Loop" in WordPress | |
| Header & Footer | |
| Optional: If You Want To Skip To One of The Final Chapters In The Course... | |
| Convert Static HTML Template into WordPress (Part 1) | |
| Convert Static HTML Template into WordPress (Part 2) |
| Interior Page Template | |
| Parent & Children Pages | |
| To Echo or Not To Echo | |
| Menu of Child Page Links | |
| A Few Quick Edits / Improvements | |
| Navigation Menus | |
| Navigation Menus (Continued) |
| Blog Listing Page (index.php vs front-page.php) | |
| Blog Continued | |
| Blog Archives (archive.php) | |
| Custom Queries | |
| Blog: Few Quick Edits & Improvements |
| Custom Post Types | |
| Using The Modern Block Editor For Our Custom Post Type | |
| Displaying Custom Post Types | |
| Quick Timeout: Misc Updates | |
| Custom Fields | |
| A Note About the WordPress Post Edit Screen | |
| Ordering (Sorting) Custom Queries | |
| Manipulating Default URL Based Queries | |
| Past Events Page (Custom Query Pagination) |
| Creating Relationships Between Content | |
| Displaying Relationships (Front-End) | |
| Quick Program Edits |
| Quick Note About The Next Lesson | |
| Professors Post Type | |
| Featured Image (Post Thumbnail) | |
| Featured Image Sizes & Cropping | |
| Page Banner Dynamic Background Image |
| Note About PHP Warning In The Next Lesson | |
| Reduce Duplicate Code - Create Our Own Function | |
| Solution To "Undefined array key" Warnings | |
| Quick Fix For Page Banner Function | |
| Using Our "pageBanner" Function | |
| Reduce Duplication - "get_template_part()" |
| Getting Our Computer & Project Ready for JavaScript | |
| Important Note About The Next Lesson | |
| Optional: The Finished Product Of This Course: All In One Import File |
| Note About Google Maps JavaScript API | |
| Campus Post Type | |
| Campus Map on Front-End | |
| Campuses Continued | |
| Final Campus Details |
| Live Search | |
| Quick Note About The Next Lesson | |
| Open and Close Search Overlay | |
| Preventing the Text Field Suggestions Pop-up | |
| Keyboard Events in JavaScript | |
| Managing Time in JavaScript | |
| Waiting / Loading Spinner Icon |
| Quick Note About The Next Lesson | |
| Load WP Content with JS | |
| Generate HTML Based on JSON | |
| Conditional Logic Within Template Literal | |
| Quick Misc Edits | |
| Synchronous vs Asynchronous (Part 1) | |
| Synchronous vs Asynchronous (Part 2) |
| REST API: Add New Custom Field | |
| REST API: Add New Custom Route (URL) | |
| Create Your Own Raw JSON Data | |
| WP_Query and Keyword Searching | |
| Working With Multiple Post Types |
| 3 Column Layout for Search Overlay | |
| Custom Layout & JSON based on Post Type | |
| Quick Note About The Next Lesson | |
| Search Logic That's Aware of Relationships | |
| Search Logic That's Aware of Relationships (Part 2) | |
| Completing Our Search Overlay | |
| jQuery Free Live Search |
| Traditional WordPress Searching | |
| Traditional WordPress Searching (Part 2) |
| User Roles and Permissions | |
| Open Registration | |
| Open Registration (Part 2) |
| "My Notes" Feature | |
| "My Notes" Front-end Part 1 | |
| "My Notes" Front-end Part 2 | |
| Quick Note About The Next Lesson | |
| Delete Posts with the REST API | |
| Edit / Update Posts with the REST API | |
| Creating New Notes | |
| Creating New Notes (Part 2) | |
| Note Permissions and Security (Part 1) | |
| Note Permissions and Security (Part 2) | |
| Per-User Post Limit | |
| Quick Note About CSS | |
| jQuery Free My Notes |
| Let Users "Like" Content (Part 1) | |
| Let Users "Like" Content (Part 2) | |
| Creating Custom POST and DELETE Endpoints | |
| Programmatically Create a Post | |
| Enforce Limit of One Like Per User/Teacher Combo | |
| Don't Forget About The "isset" Solution | |
| Completing the LikeBox | |
| Reminder To Use "isset" In Our LikeBox HTML Output | |
| jQuery Free LikeBox |
| Going Live with Our Website | |
| The Different Web Hosts & Plans To Consider | |
| Installing WordPress On Our Live Site | |
| Migrate Local WP Site To Live Site | |
| Getting Started With Git | |
| How To Login Into Our Live Site With SSH | |
| Turn Live Site Into Git Host (Bare Repo) | |
| Passwordless SSH Login |
| Note About Making The Slideshow Dynamic | |
| Challenge: Make Homepage Slideshow Dynamic | |
| What Is WP-CLI? |
| Introduction to Plugin Development | |
| Let's Create Our First Plugin | |
| Adding a Settings Page For Our Plugin | |
| Settings API (Saving Settings Data) | |
| Finishing Our Settings Form | |
| Actually Counting the Words, Characters, and Read Time | |
| Translations / Localization (For PHP) | |
| Admin Sub-Menu | |
| Custom Admin Menu Icon | |
| Solution To Undefined Array Key Message In Next Lesson | |
| Alternative: Manually Handling Admin Form Submit | |
| Finishing Word Filter Plugin |
| Introduction to JavaScript Plugin Development | |
| Introduction to JSX | |
| Block Type Attributes | |
| Let's Discuss the Output of Our Block (Part 1) | |
| Let's Discuss the Output of Our Block (Part 2) |
| Quick Note About Loading Block Asset Files | |
| Starting Our Multiple Choice Block Type | |
| Styling Our Block | |
| Event Handling & Updating Block Attributes | |
| Focus New Field For Immediate Typing | |
| Setting Up The Correct Answer | |
| If You're Using a Block Theme: Load Your JS In The Footer | |
| How To Use React on The Front-End of WordPress | |
| Passing Block Data From PHP Into JavaScript / React | |
| Letting Users Click On (Guess) An Answer | |
| Attention To Detail | |
| A Note About Animations / Transitions in React | |
| Let Admin Choose Background Color of Block | |
| Block Text Alignment & Block Preview | |
| Using The "block.json" File |
| Starting Our Featured Professor Plugin | |
| Loading a List of Professors | |
| Displaying Professor Info | |
| Professor Preview In Editor (Part 1) | |
| Professor Preview In Editor (Part 2) | |
| Control Post Meta With Block Type | |
| Add Related Posts to Professor Detail Page | |
| Translations / Localization (For JavaScript) |
| Understanding The Pros and Cons of the "Post" Paradigm | |
| Creating Our Own Custom Table | |
| Querying Our Table | |
| Building Dynamic Queries (Part 1) | |
| Quick Note About PHP Arrays | |
| PHP Warnings In The Next Lesson | |
| Building Dynamic Queries (Part 2) | |
| Reminder Of PHP Warning Solution | |
| Create Pet From Front-End | |
| Delete Pet From Front-End | |
| Converting Plugin To Be a Block Type Plugin Instead |
| Note About 2024 Block Best Practices | |
| What Is Full Site Editing? | |
| Important Note: theme.json File Needed | |
| Creating A Block Theme | |
| Where Should We Begin With Block Themes? | |
| Custom Banner Block (Part 1) | |
| Custom Banner Block (Part 2) | |
| Check For "isset" in Your Functions File | |
| Making Our Block Editable | |
| Generic Heading Block | |
| Finishing Generic Heading Block | |
| What Is "theme.json" In A Block Theme? (Part 1) | |
| What Is "theme.json" In A Block Theme? (Part 2) | |
| How To Disable Most Typography & Color Choices | |
| Custom Button Block (Part 1) | |
| Custom Button Block (Part 2) | |
| Color Picker For Button Block (Part 1) | |
| Color Picker For Button Block (Part 2) | |
| Quick Note About Link Chooser Popover | |
| Our PHP Render Approach | |
| User Uploaded Background Images (Part 1) | |
| About Undefined Array Key Warnings | |
| User Uploaded Background Images (Part 2) | |
| Reminder To Use "isset" In Our "banner.php" File | |
| Quick Details: Banner Block | |
| Events And Blogs Area (Part 1) | |
| Events And Blogs Area (Part 2) | |
| Header & Footer Blocks | |
| Slideshow Block (Part 1) | |
| Quick Note About isset() | |
| Slideshow Block (Part 2) | |
| Templates (Part 1) | |
| Quick Note About empty() | |
| Templates (Part 2) | |
| Note About The Next Several Lessons | |
| Single Page & Post Templates | |
| Don't Forget About Singular Content In Block Themes | |
| Remaining Templates | |
| Reminder To Use "isset" In Our "singleprofessor.php" File | |
| Only Allow Certain Block Types In Certain Editor Environments | |
| Quick Note About Custom Templates In The Next Lesson | |
| Creating A "Blank" Template For Landing Pages |
| The "Official" WordPress Block Dev Setup | |
| How To Setup Multiple Blocks | |
| Practice Makes Perfect | |
| Our Banner Block | |
| Slide & Slideshow Blocks | |
| Finishing Up | |
| Workflow Task Cleanup In package.json |
| What Is The Interactivity API? | |
| Creating Our Interactive Block | |
| What Is Context In The Interactivity API? | |
| Rendering HTML With The Interactivity API | |
| Automatically Convert PHP Data into JS Data | |
| Show Congrats & Sorry Based on Context | |
| Callbacks In The Interactivity API | |
| When To Use State Instead of Context |
| Challenge: Have an Update Plan in Place (Security) | |
| Challenge: Query Vars | |
| Finale: JavaScript Next Steps | |
| Bonus Lecture |
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Our curriculum is thoughtfully crafted by senior angular specialists with extensive industry experience.
The course prioritizes cutting-edge technologies that are in high demand among top web design firms and global corporations.
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Engaging hands-on practice and real-world projects form a key part of the learning experience.
Learn directly from professionals who are currently active as developer in top IT companies.
FAQs
General frequently asked questions for students.
Our instructors are experienced professionals actively working in the IT industry. They bring real-world insights, practical knowledge, and expertise to the classroom, enhancing the learning experience.
Yes, we offer dedicated job placement support to our graduates. This includes resume workshops, mock interviews, and direct connections with our industry partners to help students transition smoothly into their careers.
Prolytics provides both in-person and online classes to cater to various learning preferences. Our online classes are live and interactive, allowing students to engage directly with instructors and peers.
Absolutely! We prioritize hands-on learning through practical projects and assignments based on real-world scenarios. These projects help students gain practical experience and build a portfolio to showcase to potential employers.
Yes, upon successfully completing a course, students receive a certificate from Prolytics, recognized by industry partners and highly valued in the job market.
Prolytics has a flexible refund policy. Students who need to withdraw may be eligible for a partial refund, depending on the timing and course structure. Please contact our support team for detailed information on refunds.
To enroll, visit our website and register the enrollment form for your desired course. You can also reach out to our admissions team for guidance on course selection and the enrollment process.
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