Title: php or javascript for wordpress plugins?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# php or javascript for wordpress plugins?

 *  [wplearner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresslearner/)
 * (@wordpresslearner)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-or-javascript-for-wordpress-plugins/)
 * Hey, so I’m at a point where I’m about “intermediate” in javascript and in php,
   and I’m wondering what language people would recommend to focus on more in depth
   in terms of developing plugins for wordpress. Maybe someone could compare and
   contrast the benifits of each. I’m also leaning more toward javascript right 
   now as there appears to be more of a demand in the job market. Thanks.

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 *  [TCBarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcbarrett/)
 * (@tcbarrett)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-or-javascript-for-wordpress-plugins/#post-2373425)
 * It is impossible to make a working WordPress plugin without PHP.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-or-javascript-for-wordpress-plugins/#post-2373450)
 * Once you know the basics of how a coding language works, you can pick up the 
   rest. PHP is highly used online, especially for open source projects. And you
   can’t run WP without it 🙂

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-or-javascript-for-wordpress-plugins/#post-2373450)
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