Where to learn PHP/Wordpress

Question

I've created a website for someone using Shopify and now I've created one for myself using a different platform which my skills of HTML & CSS have brought me far enough but I don't understand the PHP side of things

I own a WordPress site build with Hostinger i currently have a template but confused on the PHP and WordPress side of things as everything seems mostly in blocks and automated ( as in I can create a block add the HTML & CSS and be on my merry way ) Never wrote any php or WordPress code per-say but

where can I learn these??

as I think i would need them to build my own template but not sure where to start

Answer 1

Hezziac Bennett
https://www.udemy.com/course/php-for-wordpress-development/

Answer 2

You definitely need to know PHP to write custom modules for WordPress. You’ll also probably want to know the basics of SQL. Be careful messing around in WordPress as they release updates and you don’t want your site to break. The way to avoid this is to only put your “hooks” in designated areas in WordPress. I have a love/hate relationship with WordPress. Frankly I would rather build a REACT site and do everything with JavaScript instead of PHP. WordPress is pretty complicated under the hood. I never really got into writing plug-ins for WordPress. I just use what is already available for SEO, etc.