on-demand course

Intro to WordPress Development

with ACI Learning, Frank Corso, Justin Dennison

June 2024

Beginner

18h 28m

English

Packt Publishing

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Course outline

Overview and Getting Started
28m 58s
Hooks and Filters
26m 4s
Shortcodes
26m 10s
Creating and Modifying Posts
22m 6s
The Loop
21m 37s
Custom Post Types
27m 37s
Taxonomies
23m 0s
Creating a Settings Page
29m 45s
Options and Transients
22m 30s
Settings Sections and Fields
24m 53s
Security Essentials
22m 59s
Widgets
26m 32s
Remote URLs
19m 37s
Coding Standards
28m 20s
Users
27m 20s
User Meta
18m 30s
Post Meta
16m 56s
Enqueue Scripts and Styles
24m 12s
Dashboard Widgets
24m 9s
WPDB
27m 33s
Customize the Login Page
17m 59s
WordPress and AJAX
30m 24s
WordPress Cron Jobs
27m 8s
Customizing the Admin Area
23m 12s
The Template Hierarchy
22m 23s
Child Themes
27m 20s
Themes: Header, Footer and Index
29m 11s
Using the Loop Inside Our Theme
28m 27s
Creating the Site's Navigation
28m 51s
Creating Page Templates
23m 35s
Setting Up Our Widget Areas
25m 24s
Activation and Deactivation Functions
23m 9s
Internationalization
26m 56s
Creating Our First Plugin
34m 37s
Creating Our First Plugin Part 2
36m 4s
Creating a WordPress Site
28m 7s
Creating a WordPress Site Part 2
28m 40s
Creating a WordPress Site Part 3
24m 53s
Creating a WordPress Site Part 4
28m 17s
Creating a WordPress Site Part 5
20m 32s
Adding Custom Post Types
27m 34s
Creating Theme Options
26m 2s
Extending the Customizer
30m 50s

Overview

In this 18-hour course, you'll dive into the world of WordPress development, starting with the essentials and progressing to advanced topics like custom post types and theme development. Through practical exercises, you'll gain the skills to design and develop your own WordPress plugins and themes.

What I will be able to do after this course

Set up a WordPress development environment tailored to professional needs.
Master the use of hooks, filters, and shortcodes to customize WordPress functionality.
Develop custom post types, settings pages, and comply with WordPress coding standards.
Implement robust security practices to keep WordPress sites safe.
Design and create custom WordPress themes and develop plugins for specific use cases.

Course Instructor(s)

Frank Corso and Justin Dennison are experienced web developers and educators, specializing in WordPress. With years of professional and teaching experience, they simplify complex concepts, providing a structured learning journey that is both engaging and informative. Their passion for empowering learners shines through in their comprehensive and practical teaching style.

Who is it for?

This course is designed for individuals eager to dive into WordPress development. Ideal for web designers, developers, or aspiring WordPress enthusiasts, it assumes basic familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but also welcomes committed beginners. If customizing WordPress themes and building plugins is your goal, this course is your perfect match.