Here is important reference/points to learn word press.

Function Reference – https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/

WordPress Coding Standards – https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-standards/

Data Validation – https://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation

Global Variables – https://codex.wordpress.org/Global_Variables

Post Types – https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types

Taxonomies- https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies

Query Overview – https://codex.wordpress.org/Query_Overview

Plugin Developer Handbook- https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/

Theme Developer Handbook – https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/

Detailed Overview of class WP_Query – https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

Custom Queries – https://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Queries

Hooks – https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/

WP AJAX – https://codex.wordpress.org/AJAX_in_Plugins

Plugin API/Filter Reference – https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference

Plugin API/Action Reference – https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference

Conditional Tags – https://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags

Templates – https://codex.wordpress.org/Templates

Template Hierarchy – https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/

Disable WordPress automatic updates

Add below code on wp-config.php file on root

define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', false );

Enable WordPress automatic updates

Add below code on wp-config.php file on root

define('WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', true);

Disable Plugin & Theme Updates

Add below code on functions.php file on your parent/child theme

add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', '__return_false' ); add_filter( 'auto_update_theme', '__return_false' );

Enable Plugin & Theme Updates

Add below code on functions.php file on your parent/child theme

add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', '__return_true' ); add_filter( 'auto_update_theme', '__return_true' ); Reference : https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates