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Introduction to WordPress Coding Standards

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  • Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
  • Content title: Introduction to WordPress Coding Standards
  • Topic description: Explain to the new developer to the concept of coding standards and why they are important. Then, the WordPress coding standards for each programming language, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP, will be introduced.
    PHP Coding Standards
  • Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
  • Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Beginner

Prerequisites

It is assumed that the learner has already completed the following lessons:

This new lesson will form part of module 3

Learning Objectives

  • Describe what coding standards are and why they are important
  • Identify the four different WordPress Coding Standards for each programming language in the WordPress stack

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