What is WordPress development? How to become a WordPress developer?
Hi, I am Sahila Shafi, a Digital marketing expert in Kerala and a WordPress developer. If you’re interested in WordPress or in becoming a WordPress developer, this blog will guide you to get started.
What is WordPress or WordPress development?
WordPress is a globally popular content management system(CMS), powering 40% of the internet. It was created in 2003. The best part of it is improved day to day by passionate and dedicated software developers.
WordPress development indicates creating, designing, and maintaining user-friendly websites and optimizing for SEO. It involves
*Theme development
*Plugin development
* Website optimization
*Core development
If you’re building blogs, e-commerce websites or portfolios WordPress developer ensures the functional user-friendly websites specified for every client.
How to become a WordPress developer?
Steps that you must follows to become a passionate WordPress developer.
1) Understand the basics.
Explore the WordPress dashboard, this will give basic information about word press
2) Learn web development languages
Here are some coding languages
*HTML — It is not a programming language, but also a standard language for creating a website
*CSS — It is the language used to style an HTML document
*PHP — Powerful tool to create an interactive webpage. It is a Server scripting language.
*JavaScript — It is a kind of programming that allows the browsers to respond to user’s interactions, simply it is for adding interactivity to a website.
3 )Explore Plugins and Theme Builders
Plugins are extensions that add to an existing website. The most popular plugins are
* Chaty
* Divi supreme
* Divi torque
* Smart slider.
Theme builders are admin tools to customize the website’s look, colour, font, page layout, etc.
Popular theme builders are,
* Seed prod
* Divi
* Beaver Builder
* Elementor pro
4) Build & Practice
Build websites, blogs, and portfolios for practicing and maintaining the websites. Also, explore customization using themes & plugins.
5) Learn about SEO
SEO (search engine optimization ) will help your website to get ranked, by using proper keywords and trust-building content. SEO helps to increase your visibility and authority.
6)Stay updated
Connect with WordPress developers and other developer communities. It will notify about new features and being updated is very important in the digital world.
7) Work on real projects
Start doing freelance or internship programs. That will help to practice on real work projects and add to your portfolios
WordPress development has endless opportunities to use your creativity and technical skills. By learning coding languages, understanding their works, and staying curious, you can build a successful career as a WordPress developer. Begin with small projects and expand as an expert. Stay tuned for more insights!