Modern Wordpress Theme Development

WordPress theme development can be frustrating, often involving repetitive code and tightly coupled views. Traditional approaches frequently lead to messy PHP within templates, making maintenance a challenge. While WordPress plugin development offers some improvements through class-based logic, the theme development experience has lagged behind despite advancements like Gutenberg and the WP REST API.

But there's a better way! The Roots community has revolutionized WordPress theme development with powerful tools like Sage Starter Theme, Bedrock, and Trellis, making the process enjoyable and efficient.

This course provides a practical walkthrough of setting up the Sage theme, a modern and flexible foundation for WordPress. We'll cover fundamental WordPress concepts and explore an alternative theme development approach focused on DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principles. Learn how to write cleaner, more maintainable code and streamline your workflow. This is perfect for developers looking to improve their WordPress theme development skills and embrace a more modern, efficient process.