3-Steps Guide to Becoming a WordPress Expert



If you've been using WordPress for a while, chances are you're pretty confident about the day-to-day running of your site. In this article, we'll discuss how to become a "WordPress Expert" and then walk you through some steps to help you achieve that status.

It's important to note that when we talk about WordPress "experts", we use the term a bit loosely. WordPress is a huge platform. There's really no way to become an expert on all aspects of the entire content management system and #40; CMS). However, there are ways to gain in-depth knowledge of WordPress.

For the purposes of this article, we'll define an expert as someone who is familiar with using WordPress, can build a high-quality WordPress site, keeps up to date with updates and news related to the platform, and participates actively in the community. OK, let's go!

Guide to becoming a WordPress expert Here are some steps that can help you connect with the WordPress community.

We will also recommend learning resources for you at the end.

Step 1: Assess Your Current Knowledge and Note Any Gaps


A quick way to gauge your current knowledge, versus where you want to be, is to consider what work WordPress is currently paying someone else to handle for you.

Do you outsource work such as design, development, SEO, maintenance, or speed optimization?

Learning to handle these tasks on your own will help you become a more independent user. Alternatively, since it's hard to know what you don't know, you can check out an online WordPress course and see if there are any lessons on unfamiliar topics. Here is a screenshot of a typical WordPress online foundation course.


Step 2: Ensure You Understand How WordPress' Key Components Work Together


There are many moving parts that make up WordPress, but the three key components are the WordPress kernel, your theme and various plugins.You can have a section of your site for recipes, 

 events, or movie reviews, all with their own unique features. There are custom post type plugins that help you create custom post types, and when your skills improve enough, you can learn to code them yourself.

The Beaver Builder plugin works with custom post types. So you can not only have personalized posts describing cars, but you can also have beautiful informational layouts. 

Or you can create Beaver Themer layouts for car and car category pages. WORDPRESS THEMES Themes control layout and styling in parts of the page

 outside of the content area, such as headers and footers. Many themes also offer a limited selection of page templates and have predefined style settings. Because using a theme is

 mandatory in WordPress, it's good to keep up to date with the most popular free and premium WordPress themes

 and what makes them unique. You should also make sure that your site theme stays up to date with WordP.

 Reject major updates. It is also helpful to understand the concept of WordPress theme framework and the difference between parent and child themes.

Once you start to understand the more technical aspects of themes, 

you'll be able to make a better decision about whether you prefer an essential theme that you can further customize or a theme that incorporates tons of options.

 As your skills improve, you can revisit themes for coding quality and performance.

 Even if you want to use the Beaver Themer add-on plugin to design areas of the page.

 normally controlled by the theme, if you understand what a theme does, you'll better understand how and where to override it.

 with a thematic layout. WORDPRESS PLUGINS While themes control layouts and styles, WordPress plugins control functionality, 

and there's a plugin for almost every type of functionality - from page builders to specific content design elements (sliders, 

galleries , modules) to security, performance, backup and analysis tools.

 It's important to get familiar with the basics like Yoast SEO, Jetpack, and WooCommerce. 

There are many free plugins to choose from and even more premium plugins with advanced features. 

With many plugins, especially those that help organize and design your content, you'll find that they incorporate custom post types. For example,

 the WooCommerce plugin installs a menu item product in the WordPress admin panel.

and from there you can click on the Product button to create a custom post for each individual product.

 When you start learning code, if you create multiple sites and find yourself adding the same custom code to functions.

php so that most of your sites build the same custom functionality, it's not hard to turn it into your custom plugin

Step 3: Gain a Strong Command of the Customizer and Other WordPress Settings


Anyone can use WordPress and use templates, themes, demos and other pre-made elements to create a website.

 However, WordPress experts can take websites to the next level with advanced customization.

 There are many ways to create a custom WordPress site, including using plugins or custom code. However,

 it is important to start with a thorough understanding of the native customization capabilities of WordPress.

 So, before you can call yourself a WordPress expert, 

you need to have an idea of ​​how it uses the WordPress Customizer and core settings. 

Although the customization settings for each theme are different, you should be able to quickly adjust

 the settings for the theme you're working with to create a unique site that meets the needs of end users. 

Here is an example of the  Twenty Seventeen theme customizer settings.
 
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