Title: WordPress from scratch
Last modified: March 6, 2020

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# WordPress from scratch

 *  [jinx180](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jinx180/)
 * (@jinx180)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-from-scratch-2/)
 * Hello,
 * I was a WordPress dev a few years ago and I want to know if what I know is still
   current. Building a WordPress website from static HTML and Jquery and so on. 
   Is it still just adding the normal WordPress init files and code. To get it running.
 * Is it still common to use custom post type and custom fields for the content 
   on the page?
 * Sorry, I may need to get back into it and I’m in a little panic.
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-from-scratch-2/#post-12517628)
 * Welcome back! You can review each release’s [field guide](https://wordpress.org/search/field+guide)
   published since you’ve been away. The biggest change was in the 5.0 release which
   introduced the block editor. If you’re converting a static site it probably wouldn’t
   factor much into your work. It was a controversial change, many users have installed
   the Classic Editor plugin to regain the old tinyMCE editor.
 * A good number of functions and hooks have been added, but very few older things
   have been deprecated, so your skills remain relevant.
 * Yes, post types and post meta are still good vehicles to contain custom object
   information and content. Dive in and start developing! No need for panic, it’ll
   be fine.

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 * [custom field](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-field/)
 * [custom post type](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-post-type/)
 * [scratch](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/scratch/)

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