Self-paced learning, from the foundations
Full-Stack WordPress Development
Learn the Dashboard and build a real site first. Then understand the web, PHP and databases so you can create your own themes, plugins, blocks and integrations.
All four courses are currently free in the learning portal. Paid checkout is not active.
A glimpse of what you’ll explore
your ideas.
Build. Customise. Extend.
Work towards building, extending and maintaining WordPress websites you can confidently hand over.
- English and Urdu lessons
- Real WordPress screenshots and explanatory models
- Browser WordPress exercises and local development labs
- Themes, plugins, blocks and operations project files
What you’ll learn to do
Build understanding in small steps, then apply it to work you can inspect and explain.
- Build a complete WordPress site with pages, navigation, media and reusable layouts.
- Make thoughtful choices about design, accessibility, plugins and page builders.
- Use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and SQL in real WordPress work.
- Create classic, child and block themes and understand where each fits.
- Develop plugins, custom blocks and permission-aware REST endpoints.
- Extend WooCommerce and reason through orders, payment events and access.
- Build multilingual and headless features with clear data boundaries.
- Test, deploy, monitor, update and restore a site through its working life.
Put your skills into a real build
These projects connect the smaller lessons. Start with guidance, then change a requirement and explain your choices.
PROJECT 01
Your first bilingual client website
Build pages, navigation and templates, then back up and restore the practice site.
PROJECT 02
A custom resource-management plugin
Build private notes, permission checks, versioned storage and background jobs inside WordPress.
PROJECT 03
A WooCommerce extension and event lab
Extend checkout and order data, then practise handling signed, repeated and failed business events.
Plan your study time
Provisional planning estimate, not measured student completion times. Includes lessons, practice, revision and projects.
Interactive calculation requires JavaScript. Provisional estimates require suitable tools, access and feedback.
Planning is not a guarantee of completion or mastery. The optional selection includes core plus all optional specialisations.
Excluded: electives, ungraded external-model work, waiting/provider delays and review queues.
Method and exclusions
Editorial task budgets, not measured learner timing. Electives, ungraded external-model work, waiting/provider delays and review queues are excluded.
Estimate basis: provisional editorial planning; not measured student completion times · 2026-10-30
Your learning route
48 modules, from foundations to delivery. Open a chapter to see the topics in order.
Start with the foundations. Revisit an earlier topic whenever a term or task feels unfamiliar.
01Build and manage your first site9 modules
- 1
Computer and website foundations
Files, folders, browsers, URLs, internet requests, hosting, domains and the job of a CMS.
- 2
Your first WordPress environment
WordPress.org and WordPress.com, a disposable Playground, a local site and safe working copies.
- 3
Dashboard and everyday administration
Dashboard navigation, settings, account roles, updates, comments and common administration mistakes.
- 4
Content, media and the Block Editor
Posts and pages, categories, tags, slugs, blocks, media, alt text, revisions and publishing states.
- 5
Building the whole site
A home page, posts page, navigation, reusable patterns, templates, header and footer.
- 6
Professional design and accessibility
Visual hierarchy, spacing, colour contrast, typography, mobile layouts, keyboard use and screen-reader checks.
- 7
Safe changes, backups and recovery
Staging, a change log, update conflicts, complete backups and restoring a damaged copy.
- 8
Plugins, builders and useful features
Evaluate extensions, forms and delivery, page builders, custom fields, compatibility and vendor dependence.
- 9
SEO, analytics and launch preparation
Search intent, metadata, sitemap, redirects, measurement, consent and a first-site launch rehearsal.
02Learn the developer foundations9 modules
- 10
Beginner Linux and terminals
Windows and WSL, paths, files, permissions, pipes, packages, processes, environment variables, SSH, ports and logs.
- 11
Developer tools and Git
Editor, DevTools, terminal workflow, Git history, branches, merges, review and keeping credentials out of source.
- 12
HTML from the beginning
Document structure, semantic elements, links, images, lists, tables, forms, labels and accessible validation.
- 13
CSS from the beginning
Selectors, cascade, box model, units, typography, Flexbox, Grid, responsive layouts, logical properties and RTL.
- 14
JavaScript foundations
Values, types, expressions, decisions, loops, functions, arrays, objects, errors and readable small programs.
- 15
Browser programming and APIs
DOM, events, forms, asynchronous requests, HTTP, JSON, fetch, modules and loading/error/empty states.
- 16
PHP foundations
Server execution, syntax, variables, types, strings, arrays, conditions, loops and functions before WordPress APIs.
- 17
Professional PHP
Classes, object state, interfaces, namespaces, Composer, exceptions, dependency boundaries and testable code.
- 18
MySQL and MariaDB
Tables, keys, SQL, joins, indexes, transactions, WordPress schema, prepared queries and safe migrations.
03Build themes, plugins and editor blocks10 modules
- 19
WordPress internals and hooks
The request lifecycle, loading order, actions, filters, hook priorities, the main query, template resolution and safe extension points.
- 20
WordPress content/data APIs
Posts, custom post types, taxonomies, metadata, users, options and queries, with validation and access checks when reading or changing data.
- 21
Classic and child themes
Template hierarchy, The Loop, template parts, asset loading, theme setup, child-theme overrides and accessible responsive layouts.
- 22
Modern block themes
theme.json, block templates, template parts, patterns, style variations, global styles and the Site Editor.
- 23
Plugin architecture and lifecycle
Plugin structure, namespacing, loading, dependency boundaries, activation, deactivation, uninstall, compatibility and safe upgrade routines.
- 24
Admin interfaces and secure actions
Admin screens, settings, forms, capabilities, nonces, validation, sanitization, output escaping and permissions for every action.
- 25
Storage, migrations and native/ACF fields
Choose between metadata, options and custom tables; build native and ACF fields, version migrations, prepare queries and preserve existing data.
- 26
React and modern JavaScript tooling
Modern JavaScript modules, npm, build tools, JSX, React components, props, state, events and effects before WordPress editor development.
- 27
Custom block development
Block registration and block.json, attributes, edit and save functions, editor controls, block styles, dynamic rendering and accessible markup.
- 28
Advanced blocks and editor extensions
InnerBlocks, reusable patterns, block context, variations, extensions, editor data, deprecations and migrations that keep older saved content working.
04Connect services and build commerce10 modules
- 29
WordPress REST API
Resources, routes, schemas, authentication, permission callbacks, object ownership, pagination and error contracts.
- 30
External services and background work
HTTP API, outbound policy, webhooks, signatures, idempotency, retries, WP-Cron, jobs, mail and service failures.
- 31
Headless WordPress
A separate frontend, REST and GraphQL tradeoffs, authentication boundaries, previews, rendering and cache invalidation.
- 32
Multilingual development
Translation functions, text domains, language files, plurals, locale formatting, translated content, Urdu and RTL.
- 33
Security and privacy engineering
Threat models, least privilege, object access, CSRF/XSS/SQL injection, uploads, secrets, retention and incident boundaries.
- 34
Testing, debugging and quality
Unit and integration tests, browser flows, accessibility, static analysis, debugging, fixture design and regression evidence.
- 35
Building and operating a store
Products and variations, stock, coupons, shipping, tax settings, customers, checkout, orders, refunds and reconciliation.
- 36
WooCommerce development
WooCommerce CRUD, product/order extensions, HPOS, Checkout Blocks, Store API, scheduled actions and compatibility tests.
- 37
Payments, subscriptions and access
Provider events, verified payment evidence, duplicate delivery, refunds, cancellations, renewals and protected entitlements.
- 38
Business applications
Memberships, LMS access, bookings, capacity, roles, notifications, audit records and application-specific acceptance tests.
05Operate and deliver professional projects10 modules
- 39
Linux servers and hosting
Web server, PHP-FPM, database, DNS, TLS, permissions, firewall, SSH, scheduled tasks and service configuration.
- 40
Deployment and migration
Local/staging/production, environment separation, CI/CD, immutable code, secrets, serialized data migration and rollback.
- 41
Performance engineering
Measure before changing: queries, indexes, caching layers, dynamic-page exclusions, images, scripts, CDN and load testing.
- 42
Backup and disaster recovery
Database plus uploads/configuration, off-site copies, encryption, recovery objectives and a separate-environment restore drill.
- 43
Monitoring and incident repair
Health checks, logs, metrics, alert context, broken checkout, failed jobs, troubleshooting, evidence and recovery notes.
- 44
Releases and long-term maintenance
Version policy, compatibility matrix, dependency review, change logs, support, safe upgrades and deprecation handling.
- 45
WordPress Multisite
Network versus site administration, roles, shared code, per-site data, domain mapping, backups and cross-site isolation.
- 46
Larger WordPress systems
Shared storage, object cache, queues, CDN, load balancing, migrations, infrastructure as code and Kubernetes tradeoffs.
- 47
Automation and AI-assisted development
WP-CLI, repeatable scripts, scoped automation, Abilities/MCP, human checkpoints and verification of AI-generated changes.
- 48
Independent client delivery
Discovery, requirements, architecture, estimates, implementation, review, deployment evidence, documentation and handover.
What you need to begin
Read, try, then build. The right practice environment becomes part of the lesson.
Your starting point
- No previous WordPress or coding knowledge is assumed.
- Start with website basics and a disposable practice site.
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, React and beginner Linux are taught before their dependent development topics.
Your practice setup
- Use a laptop or desktop for the Dashboard, editing and development projects.
- Beginner WordPress exercises use a temporary browser Playground. Changes there are practice work unless you export them.
- Full projects use a local WordPress installation, PHP, Node.js and a real MySQL or MariaDB database.
- Hosting, premium plugins and payment-provider accounts are separate choices. Practice payment flows before connecting live customer transactions.
Questions before you start
A few clear answers to help you choose your next step.
Does this start with the WordPress Dashboard?
Yes. You begin with website basics, a practice installation, the Dashboard, pages and posts. Coding is introduced after you have built and managed a small site.
Is this only a page-builder course?
Page builders are one part of the route. You also learn the foundations of PHP and JavaScript, WordPress internals, themes, plugins, custom blocks, APIs and site operations.
Does it include WooCommerce and advanced development?
Yes. The route includes WooCommerce extensions, payment and access concepts, headless development, multilingual sites, Multisite, automation and larger-system tradeoffs.
Do I need paid hosting to start?
No. Start in the browser practice environment or on a local installation. Later deployment exercises use an appropriate staging host; hosting and any premium tools are separate choices.
Keep exploring
Connect this route to another skill, or start with a short beginner guide.