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WordPress Development with Bootstrap: The Complete Course (Udemy.com)

Become a WordPress Developer in 2024 and build beautiful, responsive WordPress Themes in PHP, JavaScript & Elementor.

Created by: Brad Hussey

Last updated June 2024

Our take

Based on the ratings of 8,383 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in June 2024. No course pays to be reviewed.

Brad Hussey's course teaches one specific skill: taking a static HTML and CSS site built with Bootstrap and turning it into a custom WordPress theme. The 2024 refresh added about 11 hours of new material on hand-coding a Bootstrap theme, wiring up the Kirki customizer, and programming custom Elementor widgets in PHP. The other half of the 22.6 hours is the original Bootstrap 3 and WordPress 4 version, kept on as a retro track. It suits people who already know basic HTML and CSS and want to build client sites or sell themes, not total coding beginners.

Reviewers like Hussey's teaching. They call him engaging and enthusiastic, and one says the repetition of core techniques like the WordPress loop made things stick. A working digital designer says the course gave them the confidence to move from static sites to dynamic themes and still returns to it when stuck. The complaints are almost all about age. Older reviews mention the Underscores template and WordPress versions drifting from what the videos show, forcing trips to the Q&A for fixes, and a couple of one and two-star reviews call it seriously out of date. Those predate the 2024 update, but the retro half still carries that baggage.

With 4.5 stars from about 8,400 reviews and 55,000 students, it has aged into a long-running favorite for WordPress theme work on Udemy. Next to the general PHP courses it sits beside, this one is narrower and more practical, and next to the pure Bootstrap courses it goes much further into what happens after the HTML is done. Skip the retro sections unless a client is stuck on an old install. For anyone who wants to build WordPress themes for money, it's still a solid pick.

Best forDesigners and front-end coders who know HTML and CSS and want to build custom WordPress themes for clients.
Skip it ifYou want a PHP fundamentals course or a single up-to-date track; half of this is a retro Bootstrap 3 and WordPress 4 version.

Pros

  • Walks through converting a static Bootstrap site into a working WordPress theme, step by step
  • 2024 refresh adds about 11 hours on Kirki customizer setup and custom Elementor widgets in PHP
  • Reviewers call Hussey engaging; one says repeating the WordPress loop several times made it stick
  • Covers taking the site from a local install to a live server, a step one reviewer singled out

Cons

  • Roughly half the 22.6 hours is the old Bootstrap 3 and WordPress 4 version, kept as a retro track
  • Older reviews report tooling drift (Underscores, WordPress versions) and trips to the Q&A for fixes
  • One quiz and no coding exercises or assignments, so practice is limited to following along
This course was the one that helped me build up my confidence to move from hand-coding static websites to creating dynamic custom Wordpress themes.
Kate McKay, a student

Listed as all levels, but it assumes basic HTML and CSS; PHP is taught as you go, so true coding beginners will struggle.

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to install WordPress on your Mac, PC or Linux in less than 2 minutes using Local by Flywheel
  • Build a beautiful, modern and responsive WordPress theme using Bootstrap, the most popular web design framework
  • Have the skills to start making money on the side, as a casual freelancer, or full time as a work-from-home freelancer
  • Easily create dynamic templates for Pages, Posts and other widely used WordPress templates
  • Learn how to integrate Gutenberg and Elementor in your theme, so you can drag & drop an unlimited number of layouts!
  • Learn how to code your own custom designed widgets in Elementor
  • Build a WordPress theme that can be translated into multiple languages!
  • Code a beautiful blog layout that can be easily managed in the WordPress dashboard
  • Create a beautiful HTML & CSS website with Bootstrap (that doesn't look like generic Bootstrap websites!)
  • Build custom dynamic multi-level menus and navigation bars that work seamlessly on any screen size
  • Convert any static HTML & CSS website into a custom WordPress theme
  • Have a thorough understanding of utilizing PHP to create WordPress websites & themes
  • Feel comfortable with the process of turning static websites into dynamic WordPress websites
  • Fully understand how to use Custom Post Types and Advanced Custom Fields in WordPress
  • Allow your clients to update and manage their websites by themselves by creating user accounts with limited permissions
  • Build blazing fast, optimized WordPress themes that are secure and protected from hackers
  • Make more income as a freelancer by offering WordPress websites as a service!

Course content

10 sections · 133 lectures · 23 hours of video 1 quiz, 3 articles

  1. 1Welcome to the NEW COURSE! 3 free previews3 lectures · 6 min
  2. 2*NEW* Hand Code Your Bootstrap Theme with HTML & CSS 1 free preview17 lectures · 1 quiz · 3.4 hours
  3. 3*NEW* Build a Custom WordPress Theme 3 free previews11 lectures · 2.2 hours
  4. 4*NEW* Kirki: Configure Your WordPress Theme Customizer the Easy(ish) Way 1 free preview7 lectures · 1.9 hours
  5. 5*NEW* Program Custom WordPress Layouts & Widgets in Elementor 2 free previews18 lectures · 3.6 hours
  6. 6*RETRO VERSION OF THE COURSE: BOOTSTRAP 3 + WORDPRESS 4* 4 free previews7 lectures · 34 min
  7. 7*RETRO VERSION: LEARN BOOTSTRAP 3* 2 free previews31 lectures · 4.8 hours
  8. 8*RETRO VERSION: LEARN WORDPRESS VERSION 4* 4 free previews33 lectures · 5.5 hours
  9. 9*RETRO VERSION: LAUNCH YOUR WORDPRESS 4 WEBSITE*5 lectures · 32 min
  10. 10*NEW* Bonus Resources1 lecture

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Designers who want to learn how to build their own designs in WordPress
  • Beginner coders & web developers who want to improve their skills and learn something new
  • People who want to learn how to build custom WordPress themes
  • This course is for those who are self-driven and take action! The skills you will learn in this course will allow you to create an income on the side, or build a full-time business creating custom WordPress websites for clients.
  • Do you have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS and PHP? This course will supercharge those skills and turn them into incredibly valuable assets.
  • This course is for those who want to start a web development business on the side, or full-time as a work-from-home freelancer.
  • If you like the idea of creating an income on the side, learning to code custom WordPress websites with a framework like Bootstrap is a surefire way to get yourself some extra freelance gigs.

What you need before you start

  • No WordPress knowledge or experience necessary (you'll learn it all in this course)!
  • Basic understanding of HTML & CSS
  • Your favourite beverage

How it compares

Against the other 54 rated Udemy courses in Bootstrap on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 57% of them
  • Reviews8,383#2 of 55 by number of reviews
  • Length22.6 hourslonger than 92% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2024more recently than 75% of them

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Course Description

Are you ready to supercharge your Web Development Skills and learn how to build beautiful, custom and responsive WordPress Themes & Websites?

Join Brad Hussey in the completely updated for 2023+ version of his popular WordPress Theme Development Udemy Course, (a.k.a. Bootstrap to WordPress).

By the end of the course, Brad Hussey will walk you step-by-step through building and launching beautiful & responsive, complete WordPress website from scratch.

In the process, you will:

  • Learn how to convert any static HTML & CSS website into a dynamic WordPress theme

  • Start theming with Bootstrap, the most popular mobile responsive web design framework in the world

  • Learn how to install WordPress easily on any computer in as little as 2-minutes, so you can practice building WordPress websites without paying for monthly hosting & domain fees

  • Learn PHP, the programming language that WordPress is built upon

  • Understand the basics of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) as we build Custom Elementor Widgets which allow us to create unlimited website layouts and designs

  • Leverage the WordPress "Customizer" which allows us to edit our website visually

  • Learn how to easily launch your WordPress website on a live server

  • And much more!

Bootstrap is the most widely used design framework, supporting the development of modern & responsive HTML5 and CSS3 based websites, and WordPress powers the majority of modern websites.

Bootstrap significantly reduces development time by ensuring your website layouts are responsive and mobile friendly, while WordPress makes it very easy to manage website content.

The problem is that most people find it overwhelming to learn Bootstrap and WordPress on their own.

Brad Hussey is a Web Developer & Designer in Canada with more than 10 years of professional experience. With hundreds of thousands of students who have taken his courses, he makes learning complex concepts and skills easy by walking you through the entire design and building process step-by-step in an organized, easy to follow (and fun) manner!

In this WordPress Development course for beginners, you will transform from a Bootstrap or WordPress beginner to a highly valuable web designer and developer who is able to create beautiful, custom and responsive websites, themes and templates.

Whether you're a freelance designer, new web developer, employee for a company, code hobbyist, or looking for a new career — this course gives you an immensely valuable skill that will enable you to either: 

Start a Profitable Side Hustle as a WordPress Developer

So you can save up for a vacation, help pay off your debt, or simply just to have bonus cash laying around. 

Create a Full-Time Income

WordPress Developers have plenty of career options. Many web developers make a generous living creating custom WordPress themes and selling them on websites like ThemeForest. Freelance web designers and developers can also make a full-time living building sophisticated WordPress websites for clients.

Who Should Take This Course? 

Graphic & Web Designers 

Graphic designers are extremely talented, but ask them to code their designs and they'll freeze up! This leaves them with no other choice but to hire a web developer. Any professional graphic designers knows web developers can be expensive. 

If you're a designer, learning to code your own WordPress websites can change your business entirely! Now, not only are you a great designer, but you're a skillful developer, too! This puts you in a position tomake an extra $1,000 – $5,000 per project. 

Entrepreneurs 

Entrepreneurs have big dreams, and in many cases, shoestring budgets. In order to survive in the cut-throat world of the Startup company, it's a necessity to have a world-class website. However, world-class websites come with a large price tag. 

If you can learn how to build a high-quality startup website by yourself, then you've just saved yourself a lot of cash, tens of thousands of dollars in many cases. 

Employees of a company 

Any company knows the education & training of their employees is key to a thriving team. 

Depending on the type of company you work for, if you understand how to code, and can develop CMS driven websites, that gives you negotiating power for a better position, or a higher salary. 

Hobbyists 

It's fun to learn challenging new skills. Code hobbyists can add dynamic websites to their arsenal of tools to play with — you can even sell WordPress themes and plugins for cash! The possibilities are truly endless. 

People Looking for a New Career 

Are you out of work? Looking for a more rewarding job? Desire a career that can allow you to work almost anywhere in the world? Becoming a Web Developer might be the answer for you. 

Web developers are paid well, anywhere from $33,000 to more than $105,000 per year. They get to work at amazing companies that are changing the world, or they enjoy the ability to start their own companies, become location-independent and work from home, from coffee shops, in an airplane, on the beach, or wherever they want! 

Final Project Features 

Throughout this entire course, you work towards building an incredibly beautiful, 100% custom website using the Bootstrap framework. The coolest part? The Bootstrap website doesn't look anything like the Bootstrap websites you see all over the Internet.

The final project features: 

Beautiful & Modern Design 

You get to work with a modern, professional quality design & layout. 

Quality HTML, CSS & JS

You'll learn how hand-craft a stunning website with valid, semantic and beautiful HTML, CSS & JS

Easy-to-use CMS 

Allow your clients to easily update their websites by converting your static websites to dynamic websites, using WordPress. 

You can dramatically increase your efficiency, and supercharge your web development skills. And by doing so, you'll effectively be able to take on more projects, charge higher rates, even make more money as a freelance WordPress developer.

*A short note from Brad Hussey, your instructor, on why you should join the course*

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Instructor Details

Brad Hussey

Brad Hussey is a web designer, creator, and marketing consultant from Canada. With his online courses & tutorials, he’s taught hundreds of thousands of web designers & developers how to get better at their craft and make a living doing work they love. As a consultant, Brad helps busy creators, coaches, and authors double their business without doubling their effort.

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Reviews

4.5

8,383 ratings on Udemy

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By Anthony Egboh on 12/21/2017

Great course very comprehensive starting to age a little at the seams but a fundamental foundational course for those wishing to enter said field. I am confident now in being able to go on and continue to build on the knowledge learnt with a view to plying my trade. Brads an extremely hardworking and talented individual and I cannot thank him enough for giving me personally (and all of us) this opportunity. Thanks mate! NB: Newbies take plenty on notes in each lecture take your time and don't worry update WordPress all his code still works fine. You will be challenged though in certain areas to get things to work. Forums a lifesaver. Build his site as you go along reference his code if you have problems complete his site. Then re-engineer. Anthony E.

By Javier Lona on 10/23/2017

Amazing course, I highly recommend you enroll. This is the course to take if you want to learn how create custom WordPress Themes. You'll familiarize yourself with the main WordPress php files, how to convert HTML static sites to a dynamic WordPress theme, and how to take your local site to a live site. The course uses the Underscores template from 2014 and it has changed since than. Thus, the video tutorial in the blog section does not match the new underscores template files and you'll have to search the Q&A discussions for users solutions. I completed the course and it was great investment!

By Richard West-Soley on 8/1/2017

The best web-building walkthrough I've ever followed. Clear and straightforward! One the greatest things about it is the repetition and practice you'll get using fundamental, core WordPress development techniques like the loop. As you're actually going through the process of creation step by step with Brad, you get to do those things multiple times yourself. By the end, your keyboard hands will be looping in their sleep. The examples are mostly in WordPress 4.1, but I've followed the course using WordPress 4.8.1 without any problems at all. A couple of changes have been made to the Custom Post Type UI plugin, but nothing that will hamper your completion of the lessons. So impressed I've signed up to a couple more of Brad's courses - a gem of a Udemy tutor. Just go for it!

By Biz Dollar on 4/16/2017

Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer you need to be agnostic and take this course that will rock your world and change your life moving forward. The course shows beyond any doubt that Brad put his soul into it. He fought his tooth and nail to bring this - one of its kind - course to the world – to us to see it! Every piece of info, every lecture, and every minute spent is a witness to the enormous number of hours – which occurs to me to be close to 1000 hours - that he spent to come up with this course. Bootstrap2Wordpress is a brand in itself – a brand that worth investing in. And when you get to a ‘404 state’, don’t Fret – Brad will get you Back on Track! (You’ll understand what I mean once you get to this lecture). I look forward to witnessing your next venture Brad! My only request to Brad is to make this course available to download in PCs, to overcome the low-speed internet. In the end, a big-fat thanks to you! Joseph (www.bingeXing.com)

By Greg Davidson on 10/2/2016

This was one of the best courses that I have taken on Udemy. The teaching was executed beautifully, and there is an insane amount of ground covered. This is not a course for HTML/CSS/PHP beginners. Although Brad breaks everything down well, you will be expected to have a basic idea of what he is talking about. I have put these skills to use multiple times to create WordPress websites for real clients! Does the course cover everything you need to know? No. You will have to do some more research/courses on your own to become a full fledged WP developer, but this is very comprehensive. Love the course! A+!

By Rommel Fowler on 5/23/2016

(3-star Review) I feel that the instructor is engaging and knowledgeable; but as a UI/UX developer, some of the videos so far aren't new - I know all these things already. I am hopeful, though that some of the future classes will teach me new things - at which point, I will rate a much higher rating. (3.5-star Review) I definitely feel that we have arrived in the section of the lecture where I feel like I am learning some new things. I am not much of a Bootstrap designer, but I am definitely loving this. The instructor's cool too - very funny. (5-Star) As we transition from 3 to 5 star, I have thoroughly enjoyed this lecture. These are one of the few lectures that I have actually finished from beginning to end. I have used some, if not most, of the lessons developing new Wordpress builds. So thanks.

By Dan P on 4/26/2016

This course was great in 2015 when fist bought it, be it a little out of date. Now it's seriously out of date, and just adding 2021 to the tile doesn't make it in date

By Kegan Ball on 4/24/2016

This course has far exceeded my expectations. I have been building websites with WordPress since 2009. I have become pretty proficient in its use and have learned many ways to get it to do what I want. I have an extensive list of all the various plugins I have found to do what I need and I have a few key themes that are highly flexible and have allowed me to build some pretty amazing sites. But I have always felt so limited by not knowing how to code things so that I have the ability to truly customize the site I am working on. I have gone on to learn how to build websites using free videos, and have been a full-time web developer for 5 years now. This course has revealed how incredibly easy it is to build WordPress themes. Having a skilled developer and trainer walk me through it is exactly what I needed. I now have now built a fully functioning theme and know the fundamentals to build any design and layout! And the great part is that I now know how to truly customize an endless variety of themes going forward. This is my first course with Brad. I’m sure this won’t be my last.

By Erick Sandoval on 9/30/2015

Brad courses are awesome and this one is his best yet. For several reasons, but mainly because it goes to the point and doesn't bore. He is funny and understand that online learning can get monotonous at times so he does his best (including but not limited to Elvis impressions). But beside fun, is the teaching content. I knew how to install wordpress because my host has automatic installs, most host do, but I never knew how to navigate wordpress codex. I was afraid to break something in mysql, but Brad walks you through and explains step by step what to ad, and transfer your site, to wordpress. In this case a bootstrap site. I love this course and I would recommend it to anyone struggling with adding custom content to wordpress. Thanks Brad. You are awesome.

By Iain Campbell on 6/7/2015

I develop websites as a hobby and have over the past years learnt HTML/CSS/Bootstrap 3 and Responsive Web Design.....I consider myself semi-proficient but to class myself as a developer would be stretching it! Nonetheless I enjoy the challenge of building websites and recently have been trying to learn Wordpress and PHP. I signed up to Treehouse a year ago and found it to have excellent content. I thought Treehouse would be hard to beat - and indeed it is - until I came across Udemy, and in particular Brad. This course is unique/exceptional for many reasons. The course is not only well structured and relevant to today's 'responsive' needs but by combining bootstrap and wordpress development in one concise hands-on tutorial Brad has stolen a lead on his 'competitors' and provided a unique opportunity for abinitio developers to increase their skills-set beyond the norm, in the quickest possible time and, more importantly, to a commercial level! This course is the most useful, interesting and comprehensive I have ever come across. Brad's instructional technique and manner of delivery are second to none and well suited to imparting his extensive knowledge to others less talented than himself! If you have a smattering of HTML/CSS knowledge and want to be at the forefront of Bootstrap/Wordpress web development then this course is a must have! And remember it is never too late to learn - I am 63 years old and have been inspired from doing this course. Many thanks Brad. Iain Campbell London United Kingdom

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