Web Development, UI, Fullstack Dev + WordPress

About this course

Build the skills employers look for in web developers and UI designers. This course moves from user-centred design and wireframing, through visual design, frontend and backend development, to WordPress. It finishes with a technical solution proposal you can present.

What you will be able to do

• By the end you can plan a user-centred interface using wireframes, grids and sensible visual hierarchy.
• By the end you can explain how HTML, CSS and JavaScript work together and what fullstack development involves.
• By the end you can describe backend development, databases and APIs, and build and maintain a WordPress site.
• By the end you can write and present a technical solution proposal for a business problem.

Course outline

1. User-centred design and wireframing

   11 min · Lesson notes, example, action task · 2-question quiz

   Good interfaces start with the people who will use them. User-centred design puts user needs at the centre of each decision, and wireframes let you test structure and flow before you spend time on visual detail.
2. UI design principles: hierarchy, colour and type

   10 min · Lesson notes, example, action task · 2-question quiz

   Strong UI design guides attention and stays consistent. Visual hierarchy, colour, typography and contrast help users find what matters, and consistent patterns reduce the effort of learning an interface.
3. Frontend and fullstack development

   10 min · Lesson notes, example, action task · 2-question quiz

   Frontend work builds what users see and touch. HTML gives structure, CSS controls style and JavaScript adds interaction, and frameworks such as React or Vue.js speed up larger projects. Fullstack developers work across both the browser and the server.
4. Backend development, databases and APIs

   10 min · Lesson notes, example, action task · 2-question quiz

   Backend development runs the logic, data and security behind an app. Developers choose a server-side language and framework, connect a database and expose data through APIs such as REST or GraphQL.
5. WordPress: building and maintaining a site

   10 min · Lesson notes, example, action task · 2-question quiz

   WordPress powers many business websites. You can build and manage a site with themes and plugins, and extend it safely with child themes, custom CSS or your own plugin when the built-in options are not enough.
6. Capstone: a technical solution proposal

   9 min · Lesson notes, example, action task · 2-question quiz

   Bring the course together by proposing a technical solution for a fictional company. You will identify a real business problem, design a feasible solution and present it clearly to a panel.
7. Final quiz and certificate

   10 questions, pass mark 8 of 10. Pass to get your Reesby Academy certificate with a verification link.