When the new Learn WordPress design launches later this week, we will offer two developer-focused Learning Pathways:
These two pathways were created over the past six months thanks to the work of a small collaborative team of scriptwriters, audio recorders, video editors, and reviewers. Without their efforts, we would not have these Learning Pathways ready for launch.
However, our work is not yet done. There are still two more developer-centric pathways that need to be created:
How you can help
Intermediate Plugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party Developer is the current priority and is an extensive course, spanning eight modules and 50 lessons. Splitting up the workload among several people will make creating this key Learning Pathway more manageable and faster. Can you help? We’re looking for contributors with various levels of experience:
- Scriptwriting: Research lesson topics and write draft scripts that meet the lesson’s learning outcomes.
- Voice recording: Taking an existing script and recording the audio portion of a video lesson.
- Video editing: Merging a script with a voice recording and compiling a clear and engaging video lesson.
- Content creation: Taking an existing script (or researching and writing your own) and producing an entire video lesson
- Reviewing: Watching a completed video lesson and reviewing it for technical accuracy.
If you have a strong background in WordPress plugin development and can assist in any of these areas, please comment below or on the GitHub tracking issue. You can also reach out directly to @psykro in the Make WordPress Slack (slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. name @Jonathan).
Looking ahead
While the Plugin Developer pathway is the immediate focus area, the Advanced Developer pathway also needs some work. Many modules on that pathway still require further thought and additional lesson topics. If you are an experienced WordPress developer and you have thoughts and ideas about the high-level topics that should be covered in any of these modules, please leave your comments on the GitHub issue.
Props to @west7, @zoonini, and @piyopiyofox for their help reviewing this post.
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