WordPress Development
Duration : 60 Days
The WordPress Development course teaches you how to build professional websites from the ground up. You’ll learn theme structure, custom templates, child themes, and plugin fundamentals, as well as custom post types, taxonomies, and hooks (actions/filters). We’ll cover best practices for performance, security, and SEO, plus API integration and deployment. By the end, you’ll be able to create fast, secure, and fully functional WordPress sites tailored to any business need.
Course Outline
Setup + HTML
Topics
Install: VS Code, XAMPP/Laragon
HTML: semantic tags, forms, media
File structure best practices (project organization)
Introduction to version control workflow (branching)
Linking external CSS & JS in HTML projects
Task: 1-page portfolio (HTML)
CSS + Bootstrap/Tailwind
Topics
Animations & transitions in CSS
CSS: box model, flex/grid, responsive
Bootstrap/Tailwind: layout, components/utilities
Advanced selectors & pseudo-classes
Customizing Bootstrap/Tailwind themes
Task: Make W1 page fully responsive
JavaScript Basics
Topics
Syntax, variables, arrays, functions
DOM, events, basic form validation
fetch/AJAX intro
LocalStorage & SessionStorage
Creating interactive UI components (modals, sliders)
ES6 features (let/const, arrow functions, template literals)
Task: Interactive features on W2 site
PHP + SQL Fundamentals
Topics
PHP: control flow, functions, includes
SQL: tables, keys, CRUD
PHP form handling & sanitization
Connecting PHP with MySQL (PDO/MySQLi)
Error handling & debugging basics
Task: Mini PHP CRUD with MySQL (local).
WordPress Core
Topics
Install WP on XAMPP/Laragon
Posts/pages, categories/tags, users/roles
Theme vs plugin, template hierarchy, child theme
WordPress settings & general configurations
Exploring the WordPress database structure
Introduction to hooks (actions & filters)
Task: Child theme + basic pages
Theme Dev + WP-CLI
Topics
Enqueue scripts/styles, menus, widgets
The Loop, WP_Query, template parts
WP-CLI: core/plugin ops, db export/import
Registering custom menus & widget areas
Creating reusable template partials
Running migrations & search-replace via WP-CLI
Task: Simple custom theme shell
Elementor PRO
Topics
Pages/sections, responsive controls, globals
Theme Builder: header/footer, single, archive
Forms + actions
Using Elementor global templates
Adding animations & motion effects
Integrating Elementor with dynamic content
Task: Site shell with Elementor templates
ACF Pro + CPT UI (Dynamic Content)
Topics
Create CPTs, taxonomies, ACF fields
Render fields in PHP and Elementor (dynamic tags)
meta_query basics
Conditional logic in ACF fields
Relationship fields & repeater fields
Displaying custom fields with short codes
Task: CPT with custom single/archive
Plugin Basics + Security + Performance + SEO
Topics
Tiny custom plugin, short code
Security: nonces, sanitize/escape; $wpdb safely
SEO reporting & analytics tools
Database queries optimization in WordPress
Best practices for plugin development (structure)
Performance: images, caching, minify; SEO plugin setup
Task: Ship a small plugin + optimize site.
WooCommerce + Deploy + Capstone
Topics
Migration: local → hosting; backups/env
WooCommerce setup: products, checkout; basic hooks
Capstone: full site using all tools (ACF/CPT/Elementor/theme)
Post-launch maintenance plan
Customizing WooCommerce templates
Payment gateway integration (sandbox/live)
Task: Launch + README + final checks
| Setup + HTML | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Install: VS Code, XAMPP/Laragon | |
| HTML: semantic tags, forms, media | |
| File structure best practices (project organization) | |
| Introduction to version control workflow (branching) | |
| Linking external CSS & JS in HTML projects | |
| Task: 1-page portfolio (HTML) | |
| CSS + Bootstrap/Tailwind | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Animations & transitions in CSS | |
| CSS: box model, flex/grid, responsive | |
| Bootstrap/Tailwind: layout, components/utilities | |
| Advanced selectors & pseudo-classes | |
| Customizing Bootstrap/Tailwind themes | |
| Task: Make W1 page fully responsive | |
| JavaScript Basics | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Syntax, variables, arrays, functions | |
| DOM, events, basic form validation | |
| fetch/AJAX intro | |
| LocalStorage & SessionStorage | |
| Creating interactive UI components (modals, sliders) | |
| ES6 features (let/const, arrow functions, template literals) | |
| Task: Interactive features on W2 site | |
| PHP + SQL Fundamentals | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| PHP: control flow, functions, includes | |
| SQL: tables, keys, CRUD | |
| PHP form handling & sanitization | |
| Connecting PHP with MySQL (PDO/MySQLi) | |
| Error handling & debugging basics | |
| Task: Mini PHP CRUD with MySQL (local). | |
| WordPress Core | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Install WP on XAMPP/Laragon | |
| Posts/pages, categories/tags, users/roles | |
| Theme vs plugin, template hierarchy, child theme | |
| WordPress settings & general configurations | |
| Exploring the WordPress database structure | |
| Introduction to hooks (actions & filters) | |
| Task: Child theme + basic pages | |
| Theme Dev + WP-CLI | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Enqueue scripts/styles, menus, widgets | |
| The Loop, WP_Query, template parts | |
| WP-CLI: core/plugin ops, db export/import | |
| Registering custom menus & widget areas | |
| Creating reusable template partials | |
| Running migrations & search-replace via WP-CLI | |
| Task: Simple custom theme shell | |
| Elementor PRO | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Pages/sections, responsive controls, globals | |
| Theme Builder: header/footer, single, archive | |
| Forms + actions | |
| Using Elementor global templates | |
| Adding animations & motion effects | |
| Integrating Elementor with dynamic content | |
| Task: Site shell with Elementor templates | |
| ACF Pro + CPT UI (Dynamic Content) | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Create CPTs, taxonomies, ACF fields | |
| Render fields in PHP and Elementor (dynamic tags) | |
| meta_query basics | |
| Conditional logic in ACF fields | |
| Relationship fields & repeater fields | |
| Displaying custom fields with short codes | |
| Task: CPT with custom single/archive | |
| Plugin Basics + Security + Performance + SEO | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Tiny custom plugin, short code | |
| Security: nonces, sanitize/escape; $wpdb safely | |
| SEO reporting & analytics tools | |
| Database queries optimization in WordPress | |
| Best practices for plugin development (structure) | |
| Performance: images, caching, minify; SEO plugin setup | |
| Task: Ship a small plugin + optimize site. | |
| WooCommerce + Deploy + Capstone | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Migration: local → hosting; backups/env | |
| WooCommerce setup: products, checkout; basic hooks | |
| Capstone: full site using all tools (ACF/CPT/Elementor/theme) | |
| Post-launch maintenance plan | |
| Customizing WooCommerce templates | |
| Payment gateway integration (sandbox/live) | |
| Task: Launch + README + final checks | |