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WordPress

Sandor Deli
Sandor Deli
30 Points
Posted by Sandor Deli
Sandor Deli
30 Points

Wordpress with node.js

Hy I would like take this course: "Full Stack JavaScript Developer" and I would like to raise a question regarding the course.

I saw the courses curriculum which is really great, everything what I have expected is involved into the course. There is just one thing, which I would like to learn about and I didnt see in the curriculum, namely how can I develop wordpress themes with node.js on the backend.

I know it is a rare demand to develop not just the front-end of wordpress with javascript, but event the backend or at least part of the back-end with node.js (of a wordpress based site), so I just want to say I am not complaining about the lack of this in the course.

The resason beeing I would like to learn about this as well, is namely, that clients not always just want a website, than a website where the content can be managed/altered/uploaded/removed/expanded by themselfs. And Wordpress is a really handy solution for this purpose, since there are tons of easy tutorials out there for wordpress, which I can advice for my clients to check out (and so then they can use the system I have created for them), not as in case of node.js cms-s, which are really lacking on ducmentation and video tutorials

The other reason is, I love javascript and if there was chance I wrote even to my girlfriend on facebook in javascript instead of our mothertongue =) "console.log(sandor+"loves: "+sandorsGrilfriend)"

So my question would be, is it possible to get lessons about this kind of tippic as well?

Thanks a million reading my question threw=) With Kind Regards Sandor Deli

2 Answers

Tom Couillard
Tom Couillard
19,866 Points

Hey Sandor,

The main benefit of Wordpress is you can quickly set up a dynamic and complex site without having to figure out a solution for the back-end. All themes, docs, plugins, etc are built around this back-end (PHP, Apache, and MySQL). To change it to run on Javascript would not be practical for anything. So much so that I have seen developers replace the entire WP front-end with React but continue using Wordpress as a back-end.

Ghost is a node/express/ember publishing tool similar to Wordpress, however, the community surrounding it is much smaller but this sounds like what you are looking for.

Wordpress is typically used for small/med business websites as it has most of the issues solved with plugins so it's development costs are very low.

Hope this helps!

  • Thomas (source: I am a full-time Wordpress dev and Angular/Node enthusiast)
Sandor Deli
Sandor Deli
30 Points
Sandor Deli
Sandor Deli
30 Points

Thanks a lot for your answer was really helpful