PHP for Wordpress

• Experience with Wordpress.
• An general understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

With a market share of 60%, WordPress is the Content Management System (CMS) of choice for many of the world's most high-profile websites. PHP is a server side language, which powers about 82 percent of the web.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants with little or no previous programming experience will learn how to customize a Wordpress website using PHP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the development tools needed to quickly start working PHP
• Understand and alter the various types of PHP files in WordPress
• Understand PHP syntax (conditional statements, loops, functions, etc.)
• Write their own plugin or a theme within WordPress
• Debug, deploy and troubleshoot a Wordpress website

Audience

• Web designers
• Content creators with technical skills
• Business owners with technical skills
• Developers with no previous experience with PHP

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Lots of exercises and practice
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
• To learn more about Wordpress, please visit: https://wordpress.org/

Introduction

• PHP as the foundation for Wordpress

Setting up the Development Environment

Overview of Wordpress Features and Architecture

Overview of PHP Syntax

Accessing PHP Files in Wordpress

Accessing Built-in Functions in Wordpress (Template Tags)

Writing Conditional Code with Conditional Statements and Loops

Editing an Existing Wordpress Theme

Creating Your Own Theme in PHP

Writing a Function in WordPress

Working with Hooks (Actions and Filters)

Variables in WordPress

Writing a Plugin in PHP

Debugging PHP Code

PHP Coding Standards and Best Practices

Deploying the Website 

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion