Programming in WordPress

Overview This course is designed to give you the ability to create a basic theme and plugin from scratch. You will also be able to modify your theme or plugin using PHP, CSS and HTML best techniques. Before this course you should have a basic understanding of web programming and WordPress. Audience Developers who wish to have a better understanding on the WordPress framework and who wish to customize thru PHP, HTML and CSS WordPress themes, plugins and administrative areas of WordPress. Prerequisites Basic Understanding of Web Programming (HTML, CSS or PHP). Basic Understanding of WordPress Dashboard. COURSE OUTLINE Module 1: Developing Required and Optional Theme Pages Section 1: Understanding the Required and Recommended Optional Page Templates Section 2: Developing the header.php Header Template Section 3: Developing the functions.php File Section 4: Developing the sidebar.php Sidebar Template Section 5: Developing the footer.php Footer Template Section 6: Developing the style.css Required Stylesheet Section 7: Developing the index.php Required Theme Template Module 2: Developing a Child Theme Section 1: Understanding the Requirements for a Child Theme Section 2: Developing the style.css Required Stylesheet Section 3: Understanding Compiled CSS Stylesheets Section 4: Replacing Parent Template Files with Child Theme Template Files Section 5: Developing a Full Width Page Template Section 6: Developing a Left and Right Sidebar Page Template Module 3: Plugin Development Section 1: Understanding Plugin Structure Section 2: Developing a One File Plugin Section 3: Developing a Multi File Plugin Section 4: Developing a Shortcode Widget Section 5: Developing an Advanced Plugin