WordPress Study

Month 1: WordPress and PHP

Week 1-2: Advanced WordPress Development

• Study WordPress theme development from scratch
• Learn about WordPress template hierarchy
• Practice creating custom post types and taxonomies
• Project: Create a custom WordPress theme from scratch

Week 3-4: Advanced PHP and WordPress Plugin Development

• Study object-oriented PHP and design patterns
• Learn about Composer for dependency management
• Implement autoloading in your plugins
• Study WordPress plugin development best practices
• Project: Create a WordPress plugin with autoloader and external libraries

Month 2: Laravel, React, Testing, and Deployment

Week 5-6: Laravel and Unit Testing

• Learn Laravel fundamentals and architecture
• Study Eloquent ORM and database migrations
• Practice routing, controllers, and views in Laravel
• Learn PHPUnit for unit testing
• Project: Create a Laravel-based web application with unit tests

Week 7: React

• Learn React fundamentals (components, state, props)
• Study React hooks and context API
• Practice integrating React with WordPress or Laravel
• Project: Create a React-based front-end for your Laravel application

Week 8: Cloud Deployment and Advanced Topics

• Learn about cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, DigitalOcean)
• Study containerization with Docker
• Practice deploying your applications to the cloud
• Project: Deploy your Laravel and React application to a cloud platform

Throughout the two months:

• Code daily to reinforce your learning
• Participate in online coding communities and forums
• Read documentation and stay updated with the latest trends
• Contribute to open-source projects if possible

Resources and guides:

1. WordPress Theme Development:
   • WordPress Codex (https://codex.wordpress.org/)
   • “WordPress Theme Development” course on platforms like Udemy or LinkedIn Learning
2. PHP and WordPress Plugin Development:
   • PHP.net documentation (https://www.php.net/docs.php)
   • “Object-Oriented PHP & WordPress” by Carl Alexander
3. Laravel:
   • Laravel documentation (https://laravel.com/docs)
   • Laracasts (https://laracasts.com/)
4. React:
   • React documentation (https://reactjs.org/docs)
   • “React – The Complete Guide” course on Udemy
5. Unit Testing:
   • PHPUnit documentation (https://phpunit.de/documentation.html)
   • “Test-Driven Laravel” course by Adam Wathan
6. Cloud Deployment:
   • AWS or DigitalOcean documentation
   • “Docker for Developers” course on Udemy