WPShout has a rich history of WordPress development education. From free tutorials and development guides to the flagship course “Up and Running” launched back in 2017, the site has helped hundreds of people learn WordPress development.
Since taking over WPShout a couple of years ago, we’ve been planning to continue this educational legacy.
WordPress has evolved dramatically in recent years. This is why instead of just updating the old courses on the site, we’ve been working on a vision: creating a truly up-to-date WordPress development course that addresses the modern ecosystem. Not the WordPress of 2017 or even 2020, but the WordPress of today and tomorrow – with blocks, Full Site Editing, AI, and modern development workflows at its core.
Our goal has been to bring WPShout’s tradition of WordPress education into the modern era. It’s been a journey with many starts and stops. We outlined curricula, sketched lesson plans, and experimented with formats. But something was always missing – the perfect instructor who could bring deep WordPress core knowledge together with practical, real-world experience.
Finding the Right Instructor
That changed when we met Kaspars Dambis, a full-stack developer and WordPress core contributor with over 20 years of web development experience.
As former Director of Engineering at a leading WordPress agency, Kaspars led multi-million-dollar projects for international publishers and high-traffic media brands, scaling WordPress to serve tens of millions of monthly users.
His credentials are impressive: contributions to WordPress core since version 3.9, creator of the official Two-Factor authentication plugin, and author of over 40 plugins with more than 140,000 active installations. Kaspars has also spoken at WordCamps and built development workflows for large engineering teams.
What impressed us most wasn’t just Kaspars’ technical knowledge (though that’s formidable), but his ability to explain complex WordPress concepts clearly and his passion for teaching proper development practices.
Introducing Modern WordPress Fast Track
Today, we’re thrilled to announce Modern WordPress Fast Track – a 10-week WordPress development course designed to take you from wherever you are now to mastery of modern WordPress development practices.
This isn’t just another WordPress course. It’s a comprehensive, project-driven program that teaches you to build with blocks, implement testing, leverage automation, and deploy with confidence.
What Makes This Course Different
Most WordPress courses either focus on using WordPress (content creation, basic customization) or teach outdated development approaches that don’t align with current best practices.
Modern WordPress Fast Track is different:
- Focused on current WordPress development – Block themes, Full Site Editing, and modern APIs
- Practical, project-based approach – Build real plugins, themes, and blocks you can use in production
- Complete development workflow – From local environment to testing to deployment
- AI integration – Learn to leverage AI tools to accelerate your development process
By the End of This Course, You’ll Be Able To:
- Understand WordPress lifecycle, routing, hooks, and potential performance bottlenecks
- Use AI to assist when building and deploying modern WordPress block themes and plugins
- Embrace Node.js, Composer, PHPUnit, and GitHub Actions for tooling and automation
- Optimize for scale with caching, dependency injection, and lazy loading
- Confidently deploy professional-grade WordPress solutions
Join Our Presale
We’re launching a presale for Modern WordPress Fast Track with a special 40% discount available until May 23rd. The first module will be released on June 1st, with new content weekly.
Presale participants also receive two exclusive bonuses 🎁:
- Access to our private Discord community
- Monthly live Q&A sessions
Is This Course Right For You?
Modern WordPress Fast Track is perfect for:
- Freelance developers ready to modernize their workflow and raise rates
- Developers new to WordPress who want a structured roadmap
- Agency teams needing training on modern best practices
- Advanced users looking to learn automation, testing, and Full Site Editing
If you’ve been feeling left behind by the rapid changes in WordPress or struggling to piece together knowledge from scattered resources, this course provides the structured path you’ve been looking for.
We’re incredibly excited about this course and the opportunity to help WordPress developers build better, more sustainable solutions.
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