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WordPress Theme Development
Overview:
Unlock the power of WordPress theme development with this hands-on course! Designed for beginners and intermediate developers, this course will guide you through the essentials of building custom WordPress themes from scratch. Learn how to create themes with clean, reusable code, implement best practices, and customize WordPress to meet your needs.
- Course Highlights:
- - Learn how to create a custom WordPress theme from the ground up
- - Understand WordPress theme structure and template files
- - Master theme customization with the WordPress Customizer API
- - Best practices for responsive, SEO-friendly theme development
- - How to deploy and maintain WordPress themes on live websites
Outline:
The WordPress Theme Development course is structured into modules that gradually take you from understanding basic WordPress theme structure to developing advanced, custom themes with full features and functionality.
WordPress Theme Basics:
- Understanding WordPress theme structure
- Creating a theme folder and basic files
- Using `index.php`, `style.css`, and `functions.php`
- Template Hierarchy and Template Tags
- Implementing WordPress Loop in themes
Advanced Theme Development:
- Using the WordPress Customizer API
- Integrating widgets, menus, and custom post types
- Responsive design techniques for WordPress themes
- Optimizing themes for speed and SEO
- Deploying themes and ensuring theme updates
Prerequisites:
This course is suitable for developers with a basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and PHP. No prior WordPress theme development experience is required.
- - A laptop or computer with an internet connection
- - Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and PHP
- - Familiarity with WordPress installation and management is helpful but not required
Instructors:
Our instructors are experienced WordPress developers with a deep understanding of theme development. They will guide you through the process of creating high-quality WordPress themes, sharing insights from real-world projects.
- Course Instructors:
- 1. Emily Taylor - Expert WordPress Developer with years of theme development experience
- 2. David Smith - Full Stack Developer specializing in WordPress and PHP
- 3. Sarah Jones - Front-End Developer focused on creating responsive WordPress themes
- 4. Mark Miller - WordPress developer and performance optimization specialist
Reviews:
"This course provided me with all the knowledge I needed to build my first custom WordPress theme. The instructors were great and helped me troubleshoot every challenge along the way." - John K.
"I learned everything about WordPress theme development in this course, from setting up the theme to customizing it with advanced features. It’s a must for any WordPress developer!" - Laura D.