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12 years ago

I think you would be better advised to learn php coding rather than specialize in Wordpress stuff. Php coding is universal and the development potential is limitless. Wordpress on the other hand isn't that complicated really and a lot of the stuff is php coding related anyways.

To be honest I find Wordpress an overkill on many websites. Far too heavy weight and the way it works can be downright annoying at times. I steer clear of Wordpress unless there is a specific need to use it such as when a particular plugin is of extreme importance. Even so I haven't bothered with Wordpress for years come to think of it.

Better off learning php, mysql and combine it with your other knowledge. Create websites with admin features etc yourself. My opinion that is. If you can do that you will earn a fortune and will have to take the phone off the hook. You might well grow out of using Wordpress and all that knowledge will be wasted.

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SteveJohnson

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Mkj

...and the way it works can be downright annoying at times. I steer clear of Wordpress unless there is a specific need to use it such as when a particular plugin is of extreme importance. Even so I haven't bothered with Wordpress for years come to think of it.

If you haven't "bothered with WordPress for years", you're not giving out very good advice. The current version of WP can't even be remotely compared to WP in 2008.

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jaasmit

12 years ago

You need some basic knowledge about php to develop wordpress plugins and themes.
There is a great source of doing that. You just need to go to the wordpress codex area and search in there.

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DeskCoder

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Mkj

I think you would be better advised to learn php coding rather than specialize in Wordpress stuff. Php coding is universal and the development potential is limitless. Wordpress on the other hand isn't that complicated really and a lot of the stuff is php coding related anyways.

To be honest I find Wordpress an overkill on many websites. Far too heavy weight and the way it works can be downright annoying at times. I steer clear of Wordpress unless there is a specific need to use it such as when a particular plugin is of extreme importance. Even so I haven't bothered with Wordpress for years come to think of it.

Better off learning php, mysql and combine it with your other knowledge. Create websites with admin features etc yourself. My opinion that is. If you can do that you will earn a fortune and will have to take the phone off the hook. You might well grow out of using Wordpress and all that knowledge will be wasted.

Why would I build an website with admin features in PHP ... I can easily do it in .Net. I want to use Wordpress because:
1. I can make themes and plugins and sell them to make money.
2. I can spin up a client site very easily with TONS of themes available for me to choose from.

Thanks for your opinion on the PHP stuff, but I am pretty set in wanting to learn Wordpress. I know I need to learn PHP, and I don't think it will be too hard ... I just want some resources to learn PHP with Wordpress.

Originally Posted by jaasmit

You need some basic knowledge about php to develop wordpress plugins and themes.
There is a great source of doing that. You just need to go to the wordpress codex area and search in there.

Thank you for not reading my post AT ALL.

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SteveJohnson

12 years ago

Originally Posted by DeskCoder

Why would I build an website with admin features in PHP ... I can easily do it in .Net. I want to use Wordpress because:
1. I can make themes and plugins and sell them to make money.
2. I can spin up a client site very easily with TONS of themes available for me to choose from.

Thanks for your opinion on the PHP stuff, but I am pretty set in wanting to learn Wordpress. I know I need to learn PHP, and I don't think it will be too hard ... I just want some resources to learn PHP with Wordpress.

Since you have a bit of scripting background already, PHP won't be that difficult for you to grasp - especially if all you're looking for is to interact with WP.

The Codex is the most up-to-date resource there is, at least for most WP uses. You'll find it invaluable.

Best advice is to bookmark the main page of the Codex (or add its search engine to Firefox) at Main Page « WordPress Codex , bookmark the php.net manual page ( PHP: PHP Manual - Manual ), then dive into the twentyten and twentyeleven themes that come bundled with WP.

Between the Codex and PHP.net, you should have all you need to get going.

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hitmobi

12 years ago

A nice start on the basics is W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

After you've learned the basics - you should take on simple exercises like creating a very basic CMS yourself or something like that. Obviously php.net is a huge friend.

And then you can start looking into wordpress developing.

Good luck!

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DeskCoder

12 years ago

Originally Posted by hitmobi

A nice start on the basics is W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

After you've learned the basics - you should take on simple exercises like creating a very basic CMS yourself or something like that. Obviously php.net is a huge friend.

And then you can start looking into wordpress developing.

Good luck!

I try to stay away from W3 Schools as much as possible:
W3Fools

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ubaid12j

12 years ago

First you'll have to learn php, after that wordpress will be easy for you. If you want any help regarding php and wordperss, you can contact me.

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anconsoft

12 years ago

You should start learning the basics of PHP, then the advanced PHP and only then go to learning Wordpress. A good place to start would be W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

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DeskCoder

12 years ago

Originally Posted by anconsoft

You should start learning the basics of PHP, then the advanced PHP and only then go to learning Wordpress. A good place to start would be W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

Read one post above yours ... stay away from W3 Schools. They have a lot of WRONG content on their site.

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anconsoft 12 years ago

Originally Posted by DeskCoder

Read one post above yours ... stay away from W3 Schools. They have a lot of WRONG content on their site.

Oh right, thanks for that info, i had no idea about it. But i'm seeing a lot of JavaScript issues, is their PHP side all right or the same ?
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- DeskCoder 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by anconsoft
  
  Oh right, thanks for that info, i had no idea about it. But i'm seeing a lot of JavaScript issues, is their PHP side all right or the same ?
  
  Not sure ... but I have a feeling since a lot of their other pages are incorrect, that some of the PHP pages are too. Plus that site is SO huge, it hardly gets updated, so a lot of the info could be out of date.
  
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asadiqbal 12 years ago

@DeskCoder: You are right, w3school is not good actually.
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lovboa

Banned 12 years ago

I learnt a lot from TheNewBoston on Youtube.

Search him on YouTube. His tutorials are really good.

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Bart Miller

12 years ago

I don't know if you are looking for free tutorials or mind paying a little. I have found Software training online-tutorials for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple & more to be a fantastic resource for me. But it does cost about $25 a month.

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rhensiong

12 years ago

I learn PHP from php dot net and my Wordpress coding from CODEX. They are very clear and have some examples to use the syntax.

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aawebdev

12 years ago

Learning php is more easy. you can use w3school for more detail.

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12 years ago

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rising_sun

Banned 12 years ago

At first you need to take a strong basic about PHP.
Because it is the heart of wordpress,for developing WP theme you need to know PHP from top to bottom.
You should read "beginners PHP by wrox publication".
Read this book carefully ,I think it will help you.

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wordpressmania

12 years ago

Buddy,

i can say you are walking the right way.... when you need something do Google and you will find that tweak it and use it. Actually it takes time to learn wordpress.

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