How To Build Your WordPress Coding Skills When You Aren't A Coder

Coding for very beginners. Don't let it intimidate you! Follow along the slides and keep it simple silly!

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1. How To Build Your WordPress Coding Skills When You Aren’t A Coder Korene Stuart Twitter:@d_unconven_code Instagram: @theunconventionalcoder korenestuart@mascode.org
2. Why should you learn how to code if you are not a coder? It Will Make You More Self-Sufficient
3. Why should you learn how to code if you are not a coder? It Will Teach You How to Think
4. Why should you learn how to code if you are not a coder? It Will Improve Your Communication and Collaboration Skills
5. Why should you learn how to code if you are not a coder? It Can Take Your Career to New Heights
7. Programming in WordPress DECLARATIVE LANGAUAGES IMPERATIVE LANGAUAGES
8. HTML, HyperText Markup Language, is the fundamental language of the web. HTML is used to give your website structure and is employed by all websites.
9. HTML EXAMPLE
10. Cascading Style Sheets is a flexible, powerful, and repeatable style that controls the appearance of HTML markup. • CSS helps style your HTML structure. • Has to do with the design and appearance of the web
11. CSS EXAMPLE
12. JavaScript is a programming language that can be executed in a browser, helping to make web pages more dynamic and interactive. • Powerful • Do not need to understand to start programming WordPress. • Adds advanced features like sliders and other interactive features
13. JAVASCRIPT EXAMPLE
14. PHP, Hypertext Preprocessor, is the most important programming language to truly understand WordPress. • Runs on web server, which hosts website • Can perform all kinds of dynamic operations • Will be embedded into HTML • Core of WordPress itself • Almost all WordPress themes and add-ons, are written mainly in PHP
15. PHP EXAMPLE
16. Programming is Addictive
17. How do I get started? Know your learning style
18. Face to Face
19. Online
20. How do I get started? Documentation Tutorials
22. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
23. How do I get started? Workshops Bootcamps
24. Best Ways to Learn Code 1. Start small and be patient 2. Teach someone else 3. Join a support group/meetup 4. Play coding games 5. Complete projects
25. 1. Start small and be patient
26. 2. Teach someone else Black Girls Code classroom
27. 3. Join a support group/meetup Image by Free-Photos on Pixabay
28. 4. Play coding games CodeMonkey Hour of Code Robocode CodinGame CodeCombat Ruby Warrior
29. 5. Complete projects
30. Korene Stuart Black Girls Code
31. Korene Stuart Instagram: @theunconventionalcoder Twitter: @d_unconven_code www.mascode.org korenestuart@mascode.org http://speakerdeck.com/korenes Questions? Rate Me: mytalk.rocks