Learning how to code completely custom WordPress powered sites

Learn PHP, JavaScript, WordPress theming & the WP REST API to Create Custom & Interactive WordPress Websites.

About this project

This is the result of my online course in Udemy

In this course, I learn to:

• Install WordPress on personal computer to have a private playground copy of WordPress to practice and experiment with
• Get familiar with PHP language which powers WordPress
• Set up a New Theme and how to convert any HTML template into a living breathing WordPress theme
• Create Custom Post Types and Custom Fields
• Relate pieces of content with each other (e.g. a professor and a program)
• Know the basics of (object-oriented) JavaScript
• Leverage the WP REST API
• Understand how to use JavaScript to communicate with the WordPress back-end on-the-fly
• Let visitors sign up for a basic account on our site
• Build a "My Notes" feature (user specific single page application with real-time CRUD actions)
• Let users "like" or "heart" a professor (update the professor's like count on-the-fly)
• Deploy the website live up onto the web for the entire world to view