Requirements

• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and PHP
• Familiarity with programming concepts and logic
• Basic knowledge of Wordpress, its admin panel, and user interface

Course Content

Course Introduction (FREE SESSION)

• How does the Internet work?
• Clients-Server Architecture
• Introduction to Wordpress as a content management system (CMS) and its popularity in website development
• Demonstration of basic Wordpress theme and plugin customization using HTML, CSS, and PHP

Week 1: Introduction to Wordpress Theme and Plugin Development

• Introduction to Wordpress theme and plugin development
• Setting up a local development environment
• Creating a basic Wordpress theme and plugin from scratch

Week 2: Wordpress Theme Development

• Anatomy of a Wordpress theme
• Wordpress template hierarchy and file structure
• Customizing Wordpress themes using HTML, CSS, and PHP

Week 3: Wordpress Plugin Development

• Anatomy of a Wordpress plugin
• Wordpress plugin architecture and file structure
• Creating custom Wordpress plugins from scratch using PHP

Week 4: Advanced Theme and Plugin Development

• Modifying and extending existing Wordpress themes and plugins
• Implementing responsive web design techniques for Wordpress themes and plugins
• Integrating Javascript and jQuery into Wordpress themes and plugins

Week 5: E-commerce Development with WooCommerce

• Introduction to e-commerce with Wordpress and WooCommerce
• Setting up WooCommerce and creating products
• Customizing WooCommerce and payment integration

Week 6: Theme Customization with Advanced Techniques

• Customizing Wordpress themes using Wordpress Customizer API
• Customizing Wordpress themes using Gutenberg Blocks
• Using Advanced Custom Fields in Wordpress themes

Week 7: Plugin Customization with Advanced Techniques

• Customizing Wordpress plugins using Wordpress filter and action hooks
• Implementing third-party APIs in Wordpress plugins
• Creating a custom Wordpress plugin for your project

Week 8: Wordpress Security and Optimization

• Wordpress security best practices
• Wordpress security plugins and tools
• Wordpress optimization for performance and speed

Week 9: Collaborative Project Development

• Cpanel, DNS and Hosting Management

Week 10-12: Final Project

• Wordpress website development