Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate JavaScript In this post – published Oct. 10, 2018 in Torque Magazine – Caldera Labs founder Josh Pollock provides a comprehensive guide for WordPress developers looking to learn the basics of React JS. Article: Topics: Basic Hello World example with React In-depth overviews of concepts like React.createElement and JSX Creating […]
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Building a Gutenberg website – Bill Erickson
Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate Theme Building In this tutorial – published Nov. 15, 2018 – Bill Erickson gives a great overview of what you need to do to build a block-editor (Gutenberg) compatible WordPress theme. Article: Topics: Approach to building Gutenberg-compatible websites Determining whether Gutenberg is the right choice Adding theme support, editor font […]
PHP Namespaces for WordPress Developers – Justin Tadlock
Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate PHP In this tutorial – published Dec. 14, 2018 – Justin Tadlock provides a rich introduction to basic namespacing and autoloading best practices. Article: http://justintadlock.com/archives/2018/12/14/php-namespaces-for-wordpress-developers Topics: Introduction to namespaces in PHP 5.3+ Declaring and aliasing (importing) namespaced classes and functions Introduction to autoloaders and tips on organizing project files to […]
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Welcome to Level Up WP! Our mission is simple: serve as a clearinghouse of resources for “leveling up” PHP and JavaScript skills for modern WordPress development. WordPress is evolving quickly these days, notably by including a new React-based block editor (Gutenberg) in the core software, as well as recently proposing a timeline under which to […]