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# Skills Required to Become a Professional WordPress Web Developer

According to certain reports, WordPress powers up around 38% of total websites present on the internet. But this is not the end of it. The popularity of WordPress is growing massively and it definitely has a bright future ahead of it. What is more impressive is the fact that if we consider websites that are built on CMS solutions, then WordPress’s market share is even [more than 66%](https://kinsta.com/wordpress-market-share/).

The fast evolution of the WordPress world is powerful enough to attract a [**professional web developer**](https://nico.digital/services/web-development/) or a programmer for an incredible career. But you should have some skills to become a great WordPress web developer.

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Here in this article, we will try to look at the skills you must have in order to become a top-rated WordPress web developer.

**1.	Technical knowledge**

For the purpose of becoming a [**WordPress web developer**](https://nico.digital/), you need to have knowledge about certain languages and tools. Some of them are listed below:

**Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)**

CSS is a must if you wish to become a professional web developer for WordPress sites. The CSS is the property that controls how an element will look on a webpage. Being proficient in CSS is a must for becoming a WordPress web developer and it will take somewhere between 25-30 days to learn it.

**Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)**

Many people think HTML is just a programming language but that is not true. It is in fact a markup language that is used to display the content on a webpage. Learning HTML is not such a big issue. It will take around 10-20 days to learn this language. There are many institutes that offer a course in HTML. 

**JavaScript**

If you wish to be a professional web developer, you need to learn how to make a plugin or a theme interactive. And in order to do that you need to learn JavaScript. JavaScript is nothing but a programming language which is also known as the client-side language as it is rendered by the browser.

**Photoshop**

If you are doing any kind of designing in WordPress, you may have to convert some PSD files to HTML. In order to make that happen, you should learn how to use the Move Tool in photoshop. Now, you don’t have to be a pro in Photoshop, just a basic idea about it is all you need.

**HyperText Preprocessor (PHP)**

PHP is the programming language from the server side. The backend of WordPress is powered by this language which makes it very important for you to learn it.

**MySQL**

If you really wish to be an expert of WordPress, you need to have some knowledge about MySQL. This is basically for the people who wish to work on the backend areas of a website.

**2.	Business Skills**

All of your hard work will all be a huge waste if you lack business skills. You need to have knowledge about the business world. It is important to come up with a plan about the product or service you will be dealing in and the area you will be targeting. 

In case you can’t find enough time to develop your skills in this area and are looking for a WordPress developer, contact [**Nico Digital Pvt. Ltd**](https://nico.digital/). today!
