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WordPress Theme Development with PHP: Build Custom Themes
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WordPress Theme Development with PHP: Build Custom Themes

Learn PHP, Template Hierarchy, ACF, Custom Post Types and Theme Development
Created byMalinovic Nenad
Last updated 7/2026
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • How to convert HTML template into WordPress site
  • Create Custom WordPress Theme
  • Create Team Member Website
  • Create Custom Post Type
  • Create Custom User Role with Custom permissions
  • Make Personal Portfolio
  • Customizing the REST API
  • Programmatically Create Post (ACF)

Course content

15 sections • 79 lectures • 11h 22m total length

  • Introduction1:08
  • final project7:52

    In this video you can see our final project, so our main task is to convert static HTML template into WordPress site

  • short discusion about WordPress12:50
  • themes6:43
  • custom theme6:01

Requirements

  • You should know basic HTML & CSS & JavaScript
  • Basic PHP programming skills
  • No prior WordPress knowledge is required

Description

Become a WordPress Developer by learning how to build custom WordPress themes from scratch using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress core features.

This course is designed for developers who want to understand how WordPress really works behind the scenes. Instead of only using existing themes and page builders, you will learn how to create your own custom WordPress themes and extend WordPress functionality with your own code.

We will start with a standard HTML template and transform it into a fully functional WordPress theme. You will learn how WordPress themes are structured, how template files work, and how WordPress decides which file should be loaded using the Template Hierarchy.

Throughout the course, you will learn how to create and work with important WordPress components:

  • Creating a custom WordPress theme structure

  • Converting HTML templates into dynamic WordPress themes

  • Understanding Home, Blog, Archive, and Single Post templates

  • Working with the WordPress Loop and displaying dynamic content

  • Using PHP inside WordPress themes

  • Creating and managing Custom Post Types

  • Understanding plugins and how they extend WordPress functionality

  • Working with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

  • Using functions.php to add custom features

  • Creating WordPress posts programmatically with PHP

  • Understanding WordPress users, roles, and permissions

  • Connecting PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create dynamic websites

This is a practical, hands-on course where you will write code, work with real WordPress files, and build a deeper understanding of WordPress architecture.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills needed to create custom WordPress themes, modify existing themes, develop WordPress solutions, and approach WordPress projects from a developer’s perspective.

This course is ideal for:

  • Web developers who know basic HTML and CSS and want to learn WordPress development

  • PHP developers who want to understand WordPress architecture

  • Front-end developers who want to convert static templates into WordPress themes

  • Anyone who wants to move beyond installing themes and plugins and start building WordPress solutions with code

Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and PHP is recommended before starting this course.

Who this course is for:

  • Students that want to find new way of making Web sites by using WordPress

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