Getting into WordPress Front End Development
I had the privilege of addressing the audience at WordCamp Wellington 2014 this weekend where I shared my journey to becoming a Front End Web Developer and passed on some of the ideas I have about what skills and tools you need to go from someone who tinkers about with their site to someone who's turning out great websites with professional standards. For the record, I don’t think that this is the only way to get on that road, this is basically my story and how I’ve got to where I am, working full time as a freelancer, working exclusively doing website development on WordPress. Maybe you'll find some parallels in your journey, maybe you'll be able to identify where on the time line you are, and pick up some tips to take you from there further into the wonderful world of the front end.
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- 1. Dee Teal WordCamp Welly 2014 GETTING into WordPress FRONT_END Development @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 2. in the seventies… I HAD NO THOUGHT A DEVELOPER TOBE @thewebprincess
- 5. WHERE DO YOU FIT in DEE’S DEVELOPER PATH? the Tinker the Hobbyist the Professional @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 6. Familiarity with what your theme offers A basic understanding of HTML & CSS Customise an Existing Theme Change Theme Colours, Backgrounds and Headings and other simple edits Should be across the following Wants to be able to THE TINKER @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 7. Familiarity with Your Theme Options THE TINKER @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 8. Where to go to learn Understanding Basic HTML & CSS THE TINKER http://www.codecademy.com/ http://teamtreehouse.com/ @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 9. Using theme Options to edit CSS THE TINKER Woo ThemesElegant Themes @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 10. THE HOBBYIST Child Themes WordPress’ File Structure Basic PHP Builder Themes Customise existing themes to individualise client sites. Go beyond theme settings without having to write loads of code Edit and change layouts and widget areas Should be across the following Wants to be able to @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 11. Browser Tools FTPText Editor Editing Files Links to FTP Syntax Highlighting Moving Files from one Local Machine to Remote Server Examining site to Find CSS Rules Finding Colours * @thewebprincess THE HOBBYIST *Premium Product
- 12. THE HOBBYIST Keeping the upgrade path clear and your tweaks all in one place. Child Themes @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 15. @thewebprincess Other Available Tools Builder Themes #wordcampwelly
- 19. THE PROFESSIONAL PHP The WordPress Loop Hooks and Filters WordPress’ Code Standards Build Themes from Scratch Convert PSD files into WP Themes Should be across the following Wants to be able to @thewebprincess#wordcampwelly
- 20. CODE Tools MiGRATION Tools LOCAL Environment Creating an ‘offline’ web server for testing. BackupBuddy WP Migrate DB Pro Advanced Editing Snippet Library * ** @thewebprincess THE PROFESSIONAL *Premium Product
- 21. _S (underscores) @thewebprincess A THOUSAND Hour Head Start underscores.me #wordcampwelly
- 22. @thewebprincess
- 23. @thewebprincess
- 28. WHERE TO NEXT? @thewebprincess Everything you need to know can be found… on the Internet… research… learn… Connect with and collaborate with the community… they are willing to teach if you are keen to learn #wordcampwelly