Professional WordPress and Capstone

WordPress Development

Professional WordPress and Capstone

Ship like a professional. Add automated testing, deployment, and server skills, then specialize in WooCommerce, headless, multisite, or plugin products and deliver a production-style capstone.

Advanced
16 weeks
Online · Synchronous
Cost TBD

Key details

Track at a Glance

Program: WordPress Development
Track level: Advanced
Cohort length: 16 weeks
Cohort number: 1
Cohort size per section: 25
Number of sections: 1
Cohort schedule: TBD
Live sessions: One 120-minute session per week
Live sessions schedule: TBD
Self-study: About 4–8 hours per week (recommended)
Total time: About 96–160 hours
Format: Online – Synchronous
Orientation: TBD
Credential: Certificate of completion from iVERT
Prerequisite: WordPress Plugin Development (Block Development recommended)
Program cost: TBD
Registration period: TBD

All students must attend orientation. Otherwise, they will be dropped.

Overview

This Track turns working code into reliable software: automated tests, pipelines that check every change, staging and rollback, and sites that stay fast under load.

Then you choose one specialization and build a capstone in it. Depth in one path beats a little of everything, and it gives you a strong story for interviews.

This Track is for you if you

Build themes and plugins and want senior-track engineering habits
Want to specialize in WooCommerce, headless, multisite, or plugin products
Want a production-grade project before job searching

It is not designed for

Learners still building plugin basics (take the plugin Track first)
Full DevOps or cloud engineering

By the end of the Track

What You Will Learn

Write PHPUnit and Playwright tests for WordPress code
Run checks automatically on every change with GitHub Actions
Use repeatable environments with wp-env or Docker
Deploy to staging with a documented rollback plan
Improve speed with profiling, object caching, and a CDN
Work on servers over SSH, with Nginx or Apache and PHP-FPM
Deliver and defend a capstone in one specialization

16 weeks

Track Outline

Learn the fundamentals, build real sites and code, and excel by shipping your work.

Weeks 1–3
Learn
Testing and CI/CD

PHPUnit, Playwright, wp-env or Docker, and GitHub Actions pipelines that lint, test, and build.
Weeks 4–5
Learn
Servers and performance

SSH and Linux basics, managed and cloud hosting, Nginx and PHP-FPM, caching, CDN, and Core Web Vitals.
Week 6
Build
Audit a real site

Measure, fix, and document performance and security issues. Mini-project 1 due in week 6.
Week 7
Build
Choose your specialization

WooCommerce, headless, multisite and scale, or commercial plugin; write and agree your capstone proposal.
Weeks 8–11
Build
Specialization build

Guided sprints in your path with code reviews. Mini-project 2 (a working prototype passing CI) due in week 11.
Weeks 12–15
Excel
Capstone

Finish, test, and deploy your capstone to staging, with documentation and a rollback plan.
Week 16
Excel
Presentations and career launch

Capstone demos, portfolio and GitHub review, and a mock technical interview.

TBD Successful candidates Closing and certification

How you are graded

Assessment and Certificate

Component	Weight	What it covers
Testing and server labs	15%	Hands-on checks, with feedback
Mini-projects (2)	25%	Written comments and one resubmission on each
Capstone	50%	Working project with tests, CI, staging, and a demo
Mock interview	10%	PHP, hooks, security, and debugging questions, with written feedback

Certificate of completion: awarded to learners who score 70% or higher with an acceptable capstone. You get written comments on projects, an answer key for practice sets, and one resubmission on each mini-project.

What you will build

Deliver one production-style project in your chosen path, such as a WooCommerce extension, a headless site, a multisite platform, or a release-ready plugin. It has automated tests, a CI pipeline, a staging deployment with rollback, and a 10-minute demo.

Tools and Materials

All software is free. Staging hosting is arranged through WeDev Cloud.

Testing

PHPUnit, Playwright, and wp-env or Docker (free)

Automation

Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions (free tier)

Servers

Staging in the WeDev Cloud Hosting Environment (details confirmed for each Cohort)

Performance

Query Monitor, Redis, and a CDN free tier

Learning platform

iVERT’s E-Learning site for materials, quizzes, submissions, and recordings

Community channel

Discord or Slack for quick questions and peer help

Prerequisites and Enrollment Requirements

Required

WordPress Plugin Development, or experience building secure WordPress plugins
WordPress Block Development for the headless and commercial-plugin paths
Time for a demanding capstone in the final weeks

Helpful, not required

Comfort using a command line
Experience with a real client or production site

Not required

Professional DevOps experience or paid software.

After this Track

Career Fit and What Comes Next

Skills you will leave with

Automated testing
CI/CD
Staging and rollback
Performance tuning
Server basics
One specialization
Technical presentations

Where these skills apply

WooCommerce developer
Headless or front-end developer
Platform or enterprise WordPress developer
Plugin product developer
Senior-track WordPress developer

The capstone is your main interview talking point: a complete, tested, deployed project.

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How to Apply

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Track FAQs: Find Quick Answers

Which specialization should I choose?

Pick the one closest to the work you want: online stores (WooCommerce), modern front ends (headless), large networks (multisite), or selling plugins (commercial plugin).

Do I need the block Track first?

For the headless and commercial-plugin paths, yes. For WooCommerce and multisite, the plugin Track is enough.

Is this an expert certification?

No. Expertise comes from years of shipping. This Track gives you the habits and a strong project to start.

What if I miss a session?

Sessions are recorded and posted on the learning platform, and you can ask questions at office hours.

How much time will I need each week?

About 6–10 hours: one 120-minute live session plus 4–8 hours of self-study.

Will this get me a job?

iVERT does not place graduates or guarantee employment. iVERT is not an accredited college; Programs do not grant degrees or academic credit. However, you will leave with job-relevant skills and a portfolio project to show employers.

iVERT does not place graduates or guarantee employment. iVERT is not an accredited college; Programs do not grant degrees or academic credit.