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New PHP developer with programming background

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  • April 30, 2015 at 12:30 am #149574
    fastpenguin91
    Member

    Hi,

    I've been programming with Ruby on Rails for over a year, and I'm currently using Javascript, but I need to learn PHP for theme/website development, and I'm planning on using the Genesis framework exclusively.

    My specific goal for learning PHP is for theme/site development. More or less static sites + a blog and maybe plugins.

    Do you have any advice for learning PHP to accomplish these goals? I want to learn PHP in how it relates to wordpress.

    April 30, 2015 at 4:55 am #149581
    jstuartj
    Member

    I would highly recommend two books, they are very accessible for someone with some programming background.

    Professional WordPress: Design and Development - 3 edition
    by Brad Williams (Author), David Damstra (Author), Hal Stern (Author)

    Professional WordPress Plugin Development
    by Brad Williams (Author), Ozh Richard (Author), Justin Tadlock (Author)

    As for learning PHP, any basic online resource will do. The PHP required for theme development if fairly basic. I would start with functional PHP and then move to object oriented PHP as you move towards plugin development or advanced themes with control panels.

    Otherwise learn to use the WordPress Codex, much of what you need is there with a little tweaking.

    James

    April 30, 2015 at 6:14 am #149594
    Brad Dalton
    Participant

    I use these 3 resources every day.

    1. StudioPress code snippets
    2. Visual Hook map showing different hook positions
    3. My own sites 3000+ code snippets.
    4. Code from the Pro Plus package of themes which includes hundreds of different functions all coded on Genesis.

    Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

    April 30, 2015 at 7:55 pm #149683
    coralseait
    Member

    That WP Plugin book is great!

    Coral Sea IT

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