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 The WordPress database The WordPress file structure Permalinks, rewriting urls on Apache and Nginx Front-end page request Admin page requestLocal development requirements
Learn about the tools you need on your computer to develop for WordPress
Lessons
Local development environment WordPress Installation Code editor Other useful development toolsThe programming languages of WordPress
Learn about the 5 programming languages of WordPress; HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL.