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I’ve been studying Brad Schiff’s course on Udemy, and I got pretty confused after getting 1/3 of the way in. It seems like the PhP code is very hard to understand without having to memorize what does what. (Yeah, you can look things up, but it still takes a long while)
But then when I look up other tutorials online, all I found are videos with people completely skipping the coding aspect altogether. Does nobody code anymore in 2023? I started Brad’s course because I have a HTML, CSS and JavaScript background, and I thought PhP coding would be sort of important…But apparently not anymore?…
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Nope, we all outsourced our stuff to AI, specifically ChatGPT. Just ask it a good question and it’ll do all the coding for you. /s
Shameless plug, my WordPress plugin starter: [https://github.com/niiknow/vue-wp-plugin-starter])
Depends on what sort of work you do. Full stack WP developers write code, esp if they build plugins or themes. WordPress “designers” might only write CSS and maybe a little JS.
For any form of programming you will need to look stuff up until it’s second nature. I’m betting you still need to look up obscure JS functions from time to time – I know I still do, even after over 20 years.
Yes, coding is still very important in the WordPress industry. Many developers I know rely on coding to build and maintain websites, plugins and themes. While some tutorials may skip the coding aspect, it is still a highly valued skill in the industry. The PHP code may seem intimidating at first, but with practice and patience you can learn it. With a strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP, you will be able to create really powerful websites with WordPress.
It seems to become less of a requirement, especially if you are working for small or medium businesses, whoms budget normally allows them to “buy premium theme, get some guy to build my website with it”
Which is a shame because using those themes can be a right pain sometimes, and often if the client wants a specific functionality then you’ll need to install a plugin which might be incompatible and you’ll quickly end up with a bloated, house of card of a website.
WordPress is a php based CMS used by 43% of websites. Yes there are still PHP developers out there if that’s what you’re asking. I’m one of the millions of us that develop websites using WordPress as part of our development stack depending on my clients needs.
i still do. i build all of my personal/freelance themes from scratch… i work for a major corporation that still requires a lot of full stack work, as well.
i like doing things barebones and from scratch so that i know exactly where things go wrong, if and when they do. i usually don’t need a ton of plugins to achieve specific things, and i don’t want to deal w premium themes. they’re a waste of my time.
I know people who do, but they work on enterprise and large business sites with unique needs and custom solutions.
I tend to use a general purpose theme (GeneratePress) and build the site using blocks or a page builder (BeaverBuilder). I’m not very fluent in PHP. If I have the need for custom stuff, I call those folks above.