We’re excited to announce our first new course for VIP Learn in 2025: Advanced WordPress Debugging.
Debugging is a critical skill for any software developer. We understand how important it is to quickly find and fix issues, reducing downtime and ensuring users have a seamless experience on your site. For your organization, this means saving time, avoiding unnecessary costs, and having the flexibility to grow and adapt without worrying about technical hiccups.
What is VIP Learn?
VIP Learn is a free instructional platform for engineers with intermediate or higher experience levels looking to advance their skills in enterprise-level WordPress development.
Our aim is to uniquely contribute to your learning journey, providing you with the tools and knowledge needed to excel in your projects and leverage the full potential of enterprise WordPress.
What can I expect from this course?
In this course, we’ll teach you our secrets to expertly solve vexing application issues through established processes and best practices. We’ll walk you through:
- How to develop a debugging mindset.
- How to develop a personal approach to debugging.
- The 9 Golden Rules of Debugging.
- Choosing tools and a local development environment.
- Tricks to debugging in Local and Remote environments.
- Different WordPress application debugging scenarios.
- How to write custom debugging code.
- Debugging WordPress database issues.
- Case studies showing how real WordPress issues were debugged by our team.
Advanced WordPress Debugging is packaged into specific topics that can be completed at your own pace. We’ve made personal developer notes available on each topic page, so you can add your own personal touch to your learning journey.
Course Prerequisites
- A familiarity with WordPress development.
- A general understanding of basic debugging techniques (ie. the process of identifying and fixing errors or bugs in software applications).
Course Outcomes
After completing this Advanced WordPress Debugging course, you will:
- Understand how to approach debugging methodically.
- Have an awareness of some of the more complex techniques and approaches to debugging.
- Understand WordPress applications at a deeper level.
- Understand the tools and techniques used for troubleshooting various WordPress issues.
- Be familiar with effective debugging concepts and approaches.
- Understand the importance and use of tools like Query Monitor and Xdebug.
How to get started
Engineers can work through course material at their own pace by creating a free account at learn.wpvip.com and directly enrolling in Advanced Debugging.
Please look forward to additional courses coming this year.