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WordPress Development

### **1. Founda,ons of WordPress Development**


- **Introduc,on to WordPress:**
- Overview of WordPress and its ecosystem.
- Installing WordPress on a local server.
- Understanding the WordPress Dashboard and seAngs.
- **Content Management:**
- Crea,ng and managing posts, pages, and categories.
- Working with media files: images, videos, and audio.
- Introduc,on to the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
- **Basic Theme Customiza,on:**
- Understanding themes and templates.
- Customizing themes using the Customizer.
- Basic HTML, CSS, and PHP for WordPress.
- **Project: Building a Personal Blog**

### **2. WordPress Theme Development**


- **Introduc,on to Theme Development:**
- SeAng up a development environment.
- Anatomy of a WordPress theme.
- Crea,ng a basic custom theme from scratch.
- **Advanced Theme Customiza,on:**
- Working with template tags and the loop.
- Crea,ng custom page templates and sidebars.
- Integra,ng third-party CSS frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap).
- **Responsive Design in WordPress:**
- Implemen,ng responsive design principles.
- Using media queries and responsive images.
- Tes,ng themes on mul,ple devices.
- **Project: Custom Theme Development**

### **3. WordPress Plugin Development**


- **Introduc,on to Plugins:**
- Understanding the purpose of plugins.
- SeAng up a plugin development environment.
- Crea,ng your first simple plugin.
- **Advanced Plugin Development:**
- Working with hooks, ac,ons, and filters.
- Interac,ng with the WordPress database.
- Crea,ng custom post types and taxonomies.
- **Security and Performance:**
- Best prac,ces for secure plugin development.
- Op,mizing plugin performance.
- Understanding the WordPress Codex and developer resources.
- **Project: Developing a Custom Plugin**

### **4. E-Commerce with WordPress**


- **Introduc,on to WooCommerce:**
- Installing and seAng up WooCommerce.
- Managing products, categories, and aVributes.
- SeAng up payment gateways and shipping op,ons.
- **Customizing WooCommerce:**
- Customizing WooCommerce templates.
- Extending WooCommerce func,onali,es with hooks and filters.
- Crea,ng custom product types.
- **E-Commerce Best Prac,ces:**
- Op,mizing the user experience for online stores.
- Implemen,ng security best prac,ces for e-commerce sites.
- Integra,ng third-party services (e.g., MailChimp, Stripe).
- **Project: Building an E-Commerce Website**

### **5. Advanced WordPress Development**


- **Custom Fields and Meta Boxes:**
- Using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin.
- Crea,ng custom meta boxes and fields.
- Displaying custom fields on the front end.
- **Working with APIs:**
- Introduc,on to REST APIs in WordPress.
- Crea,ng and consuming custom APIs.
- Integra,ng third-party APIs with WordPress.
- **Mul,site and Mul,lingual WordPress:**
- SeAng up a WordPress mul,site network.
- Managing mul,ple sites within a single WordPress installa,on.
- Implemen,ng mul,lingual features using plugins like WPML.
- **Project: Advanced WordPress Website**

### **6. Deployment, Maintenance, and Op,miza,on**


- **Deployment and Hos,ng:**
- Preparing your site for deployment.
- Choosing a hos,ng provider and migra,ng your site.
- SeAng up a staging environment.
- **SEO and Performance Op,miza,on:**
- On-page SEO best prac,ces.
- Implemen,ng caching and CDN services.
- Analyzing site performance with tools like Google PageSpeed Insights.
- **Security and Backup:**
- Implemen,ng SSL and HTTPS.
- Regular site backups and restora,on.
- Protec,ng your site against common security threats.
- **Project: Launching a Live WordPress Site**

### **Suggested Schedule:**


- **Months 1-2:** Focus on **Founda,ons of WordPress Development**,
including content management, basic theme customiza,on, and comple,ng
the first project.
- **Months 3-4:** Move into **Theme and Plugin Development**, working on
custom themes, plugins, and responsive design.
- **Month 5:** Concentrate on **E-Commerce with WordPress** and build a
fully func,onal online store.
- **Month 6:** Dive into **Advanced WordPress Development** and
**Deployment**, comple,ng an advanced project and launching a live site.

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