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.

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.

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!

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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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

I learnt a lot from TheNewBoston on Youtube.

Search him on YouTube. His tutorials are really good.

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.

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.

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

I built and sold tons of websites with this software. Yes, you could make a living doing this.


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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.

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.

Thanks

You can read out tutorials and the articles from the Google which can help you better to understand