New courses at The Academy

[View this email in browser] [WPMU DEV] Upcoming Courses at Academy [Course Title] Introduction to Upfront Drag, scale, position, customize and see every edit you make to your WordPress website on the front-end – in real-time – with Upfront. Learn how to use the Upfront theme framework with fun lessons and practical examples you can try out on our demo website. By the end of the course, you’ll have solid experience in creating and editing your own themes for WordPress. Course starts: January 12, 2017 [View Details] [Course Title] WordPress Careers Masterclass Starting out in WordPress and need some career direction with your career? Using WordPress as a hobby and want to turn it into a full-time job? Or maybe you’re stuck in a career rut and need some help? Learn about the wide range of WordPress career options available to you. Business owner Rachel McCollin will help you identify your career goals and provide information, tips and advice to help you formulate your own plan and follow it through. Course starts: January 19, 2017 [View Details] [Course Title] JavaScript for WordPress Developers At WordCamp US 2015, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg asked us to "learn JavaScript, deeply." Learn the basics of JavaScript, touching on jQuery and how to add interactions to WordPress. You'll also learn about AJAX and then use what you've learnt to create a custom plugin. Run your code past course facilitators and complete the course with a solid understanding of how JavaScript and WordPress work together. Course starts: February 16, 2017 [View Details] [Course Title] Advanced WordPress Development Are you ready to push your PHP skills and add even greater complexity and functionality to your plugins and themes? Learn object-oriented programming techniques, how to write object-oriented plugins and work with transients, using the command line to improve your workflow and Gulp to compile JavaScript and SASS, and how to automate WordPress with WP-CLI. Course starts: March 16, 2017 [View Details] [Course Title] Dream Small, Market Big & Don’t Do It This Way James Farmer has 10 years experience as an online entrepreneur and is co-founder of WPMU DEV. In this course, James will help you come up with and examine your business idea, discuss how to develop, manage and market it into a real company, and help you figure out the next steps forward. You'll get the opportunity to discuss your business ideas and direction with James, expert facilitators and your peers, and come out with a fully formed plan ready to hit the road running. Course starts: April 13, 2017 [View Details] [Course Title] WordPress Development for Beginners Becoming a WordPress developer involves more than just installing the CMS, customizing a few themes and setting up a bunch of plugins. Learn the fundamental concepts of WordPress development so you can take the leap from tinkerer to developer. By the end of the course, you will be able to create your own rudimentary themes and plugins, and flesh them out with your own features. Course starts: May 11, 2017 [View Details] [WPMU DEV Heroes] [WPMU DEV] EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR WORDPRESS One place, one low price, unlimited sites [Manage your email prefrences] [Unsubscribe] Incsub, PO Box 163 Albert Park, Victoria, 3206, Australia.