{"id":166,"date":"2018-03-01T12:26:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/?p=166"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:05:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T14:05:14","slug":"wordpress-developer-reference-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twocarrs.com\/scarr\/wordpress-developer-reference-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Experienced Developer, New to WordPress &#8211; Reference Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Building solid reference links when first starting with new technology is always difficult. I recently had a discussion with an experienced developer who was just starting with WordPress and looking for some reference help. This was someone who understood what a CMS (content management system) was and was not. What they were looking for were links that would bypass the &#8220;Hello World&#8221; aspects of WordPress introductions and get them to the meat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">While I have collected my favorite resources into often used bookmarks in my browser, it was not easy to share them with this person. That led me to this post.\u00a0 This is a list of suggested starting points if you are an experienced developer who is just dipping their toe into the WordPress world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>WordPress Developer Reference Links<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There is no better source of well documented information on WordPress than the team itself. It is the first place I start to research WordPress questions. This is especially true if you are trying to understand structural aspects of the WordPress framework. Here are a few of the places to be sure to bookmark:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/WordPress.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH1Ns9HQ28e9yVyuAJB5TzLalcYzg\">WordPress.org<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; If for no other reason than introducing you to the &#8220;get involved&#8221; community. They are a great source of detail and have never made me feel like the newbie my questions often suggested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9ZlX-nrJcjPHDi3PsFKzwyMAdmA\">WordPress Developer<\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/themes\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkuGipYOT2qNEgRUOjUAo7f-aYAQ\">Theme Handbook<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0While it lacks a bit in the &#8220;why would you create a theme&#8221;, it is a great resource if you&#8217;ve answered that question and are ready to dig in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/plugins\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGycanHY_EpkHNttNo6JNiq6MSK2Q\">Plugin Handbook<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; It also lacks in the &#8220;why would you create a plugin&#8221;. But,\u00a0 it too\u00a0 is a great resource on the how to&#8217;s of creating one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/reference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/reference\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhY_MLOlaAg5u0gRFiqrNrKo95GA\">Code Reference<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A great reference if you have questions about a specific function or property within the WP environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7WuLJ63JD05WUu-spb2aiTK-oCw\">WordPress Codex<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The original repository of code detail, being replaced by the code reference. But, still valuable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Other Reference Links<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I&#8217;ve found invaluable in my research:<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGuqIreOD7qXEevOCAZtibOkDzWGA\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">W<\/span>P Beginner<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Don&#8217;t let the name fool you. There is advanced detail here as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.tutsplus.com\/categories\/wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/code.tutsplus.com\/categories\/wordpress&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoOdaIOmFKDydWxZPOw3sXbZ17ow\">envatotuts+<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A knowledgeable community with straight forward solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1520001472267000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGp2uxesPW_CZkqr5evXIYEPQZ3XQ\">w3schools\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; While not WordPress specific, it is my go to place for code specific syntax questions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And finally, get a Twitter account if you don&#8217;t have one. Then start following some of the WordPress groups and see who&#8217;s saying things you like and follow them. Chances are pretty good if they are vocal in those venues, they are hosting their own blog. 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