Thread by @igorbenic

I firmly believe anyone can learn how to develop with WordPress.

The problem is, there are only a couple of resources for beginners. And it can become overwhelmed.

That's why I compiled this helpful list for you.

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Plugins are one of the best things about WordPress.

When developing plugins, you learn a lot about WordPress as well. So I would focus on it first.

Check the Plugin Handbook:

developer.wordpress.org/plugins/

Next up are themes. They are used to define how your site looks and work on the front.

The classic themes are still used a lot, so definitely learn how such themes work.

developer.wordpress.org/themes/

Be it theme or plugin, you'll have to sometimes build a settings page, use the filesystem, and such.

Check some of the common WordPress APIs
developer.wordpress.org/apis/

Coding standards can help you be more consistent in how you code things.

They helped me as well. And it's easier to read others' code if they followed the same.

developer.wordpress.org/coding-standar…

Block Editor is the new WordPress editor where the editing experience has changed a lot.

To learn more about it visit this link: developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/

It's built on React. So if you're a beginner in JavaScript, focus on the stuff you understand first.

The whole WordPress code is referenced online.

You can always try to find a function, class or a hook using this resource.

developer.wordpress.org/reference/

One of the best additions to the whole WordPress learning resources (at the time of writing this) is the "Learn WordPress" resource.

You can find here tutorials on various things on WordPress.

learn.wordpress.org

Are you just starting out? Don't know PHP or JavaScript?

Then, before jumping into WordPress, check these free courses from @freeCodeCamp

PHP:

JS:

React:

@freeCodeCamp Without goals, it's hard to track or keep focused.

So here are some goals:
1. Write a Plugin to output a form after each blog post (post type: post)
2. Create a child theme and change the style and blog layout
3. In the above plugin, enqueue JS and hide the form on submit

@freeCodeCamp After you've done both, check my own course or if you don't need that, you're welcome to check out my free course:

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