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My goal is to be an wordpress expert including theme and plugin development.
I have completed courses on wordpress basics, woocommerce, elementor; built some no coding projects. Learnt HTML, CSS. And now I am learning JavaScript.
I mean it has been a long journey and my pc folders are full of files and exercises. So I think I am confident. But after that, what should I do? Learn more about skills like frameworks or about getting some work?
My case: I am too much broke and need to get into earning super fast, doesn’t matter how less I would get.
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Learn about the block editor and full site editing. Godspeed.
Are you trying to be a Freelancer? If so learn marketing.
Learn PHP
Do you want to learn to create sites from scratch or with blocks/builders?
Kevin Geary has a nice course for site building with Bricks Builder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-huJ-SbO3BI&list=PLBpy-YllkBawiMQNVh8ZBXIz8QW_vUjiV
He also recently released lessons for site building with AutomaticCSS.
Build a boilerplate theme with ACF to get a better understanding of PHP, WordPress templating, hooks and functions.
Now use this boilerplate theme to make sites for clients and start the real learning.
PHP.
That’s what WordPress is built with, and even knowing basic PHP can unlock a world of wonders to you.
80% of our business is niche systems, and I it wouldn’t have been possible without my learning of PHP.
My rent and bills are covered because of PHP. Sure HTML, CSS, and JS all have a part to play, but I used PHP to unlock unique potential that ultimately got us the business we have now.
I became a WordPress expert by working at agencies for 13 years where clients demanded immediate solutions to nuanced problems that were specific to WordPress.
I knew PHP, html, css, and JavaScript way before WordPress existed. Learning a few languages won’t make you an expert. Find demanding clients that rely on WordPress and use them as a learning experience.
Learn PHP and how to use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Once you are comfortable with JavaScript I would recommend learning jQuery as well since although it’s old, WordPress still utilises this. Learn how to write your own custom functions using hooks and filters as well.
Outside of the coding side of things, you should learn the basics of Search Engine Optimisation. So many people learn how to build a website but never learn how to make them rank in Google, which is what the majority of clients are after.
You’ll need PHP. But you don’t need to learn ACF. It’s not the future of WordPress. The future of WordPress is WordPress. Try native fields with React. If you’re serious about going pro with WordPress, that’s your future.