Build Process

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• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
• Content title: Build Process
• Topic description: An introduction to using @wordpress/scripts to implement a build process for theme development.
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.):Developer
• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any):Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Describe what a build process is, and why it's useful
• Identify the required software to implement a build process
• Set up a build process using @wordpress/scripts and a custom theme development directory structure.

Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/build-process/

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Script: https://github.com/jonathanbossenger/wp-content/blob/main/theme-developer-learning-pathway/07-advanced-theme-development/04-build-process.md

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Video
https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/assets/180629/94e8496f-b812-4883-b364-78ee9a008775

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Nice work. Couldn't see much wrong with this one!

• On the first slide "Why you should..." is not a question and therefore not worthy of a question mark (unless you change it to "Why should you...?"

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Updated video

04-Build.process.mp4

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https://wordpress.tv/2024/05/24/theme-build-process/

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https://youtu.be/Qzg3IxcpEDk

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https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/build-process/