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How to Become a WordPress Developer in 2022

Al Nahian on February 07, 2021

Today we'll be learning, How To Become a WordPress Developer in 2021. In this post, we are going to focus on the main fundamentals and core things...

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Nicolas Frankel • Feb 7 '21

I'm not sure becoming a WordPress developer in 2021 is really a safe bet.

Source: Google Trend

Rémy 🤖 • Feb 8 '21

Actually I've been recently looking for the top WordPress websites and turns out that most of the examples given in those lists have been re-made with another tech during 2019~2020

Al Nahian • Feb 9 '21 • Edited

That's very normal. When you'll find a better solution for you, then obviously you're gonna shift to that technology, am I right?

It isn't very surprising that so many WordPress made websites moved to another technology during 2k19-2k20.

Thanks, @Rémy for your opinion!

#HappyCoding

Travis Fantina • Feb 8 '21

I detest working in WordPress these days but it powers 39% of the internet; that's up from 30% in 2017. So if WordPress is your thing it's about the safest bet around.

Al Nahian • Feb 9 '21

Working in WordPress in 2021 isn't a bad idea at all @travis !

Thanks for your opinion.

Al Nahian • Feb 8 '21

Thanks for your information !

Henrik Wirth • Feb 7 '21

You are missing headless WordPress with WPGraphQl 🤷‍♂️

Al Nahian • Feb 7 '21

Aw, exactly ! Thank you Henrik for your correction. I will definitely add the point in the next edit, alright?

Nowadays, as a WP Developer, we all should know at least the basics of Headless CMS like WordPress and WPGraphQL.

Thanks again.

Tom Gooden✨ • Feb 7 '21

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spiritupbro • Jun 21 '21

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Ice or Fire • Feb 8 '21

Learn something else? Maybe Django with Wagtail?

Al Nahian • Feb 9 '21

Yeah, that's a good idea. But it's up to you!

Happy Coding, @iceorfiresite

Fred • Feb 9 '21

I love seeing posts that introduce people to this world...

Holy cow this shit is complicated, eh?

Al Nahian • Feb 9 '21

What did you mean by this?

Fred • Feb 9 '21 • Edited

I mean there's heaps of things to learn and it must seem insurmountable to beginners. I've been a frontend "dev" for over 10 years and it still baffles me how over-engineered it seems, sometimes.

Edit: then again, this article is about Wordpress, and I have to admit it's still a solid choice for medium-sized websites, and it's not tooooo hard to work with