Title: WordPress Development training
Last modified: January 23, 2017

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# WordPress Development training

 *  [Alycat742](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alycat742/)
 * (@alycat742)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-development-training/)
 * I would like to become a WP developer when I grow up. (Tongue in cheek) I’m wondering
   if it’s possible to glean enough knowledge through video based training and practice
   to do this?
 * Do I need to be completely versed in php programming as well?
 * Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-development-training/#post-8689934)
 * You need an aptitude for programming. Specific proficiency in PHP is not absolutely
   required to start, but extremely helpful. Everyone learns differently. If you
   learn well from videos, that may work for you, provided you find the right videos.
   I personally would do very poorly learning that way.
 * I learn by doing. It’s a struggle at first because I know so little, but it gets
   better. I start by picking small, attainable projects that I can figure out. 
   As I gain skills, I can handle more complex projects. This can take a very long
   time if projects do not present themselves. You can always create projects, but
   real ones are better.
 * Believe it or not, I learned a lot by helping others here. When a question comes
   up where I don’t know the answer, but think I can figure it out, I give it a 
   try. Sometimes I fail, but I still learn something. When I succeed, I’m able 
   to help someone else out who is usually grateful and I learn something in the
   process.
 *  Thread Starter [Alycat742](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alycat742/)
 * (@alycat742)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-development-training/#post-8692379)
 * Thank you [@bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)! That’s helpful
   to me!
 *  [Tony Zeoli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tonyzeoli/)
 * (@tonyzeoli)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-development-training/#post-8710282)
 * You may want to seek out a WordPress development class at your local community
   college. Here in Asheville, NC, a local WordPress developer teaches WordPress
   development in a classroom setting.
 * I suggest you familiarize yourself first with front-end web development in HTML5
   and CSS3 (possibly get educated in LESS and SASS for CSS, as well. You’re also
   going to want to learn javaScript, jQuery, and other forms of javascript. There
   are always new breeds of javaScript frameworks being invented, so it’s hard to
   keep up. When you’re well versed in building front-end for themes, then you’ll
   be working with php to insert the calls and functions that underlie the them,
   pushing/pulling data and display functional options in the theme.
 * Here is a good article from Elegant Themes (great blog from a qualified WP development
   shop) that will get you started thinking about how you want to attack your learning.
   
   [https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/11-online-places-to-learn-wordpress-inside-and-out-paid-and-free-options](https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/11-online-places-to-learn-wordpress-inside-and-out-paid-and-free-options)
 * Remember that with development comes “design.” You can know all the development
   processes, but then you need a designer to design the layout for you to slice
   in Photoshop and start building in HTML and CSS.

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