Fledgling WP Developer? Learn your PHP!

This is me. I have been using WP since 2005. I have managed large multisites, built oodles of page templates, written plugins and heck I am in the 700 club on the codepoet quiz. but … have only just started learning php. I knew a lot about getting things done with WP magic but didn’t understand the what and why of PHP. Don’t be that guy. I’ll present examples of things that really helped me understand how WP works. Need someone to walk you through it? Pay to learn. Team Treehouse. Or take advantage of these free resources.

About Brian Richards

I am the creator of [WPSessions.com](http://wpsessions.com/) and began using WordPress in 2007. In 2011 I started leading and training development teams and really started to come alive. Through WPSessions, I've had the privilege of organizing dozens of WordPress events, producing more than 400 presentations and hosting speakers from all over the globe. Since discovering WordPress, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many amazing WordPress agencies and experts. These relationships have allowed me to help develop sites for Cornell University, Microsoft, Disney, TIME, YMCA, and numerous others. My real passion is for self-directed learning and helping others develop skills and workflows to better solve important and complicated problems. I can’t resist helping good people do great things!