Hey y'all! Sloan, DEV Moderator and mascot. I'm back with another question submitted by a DEV community member. 🦥

For those unfamiliar with the series, this is another installment of Sloan's Inbox. You all send in your questions, I ask them on your behalf anonymously, and the community leaves comments to offer advice. Whether it's career development, office politics, industry trends, or improving technical skills, we cover all sorts of topics here. If you want to send in a question or talking point to be shared anonymously via Sloan, that'd be great; just scroll down to the bottom of the post for details on how.

Let's see what's up this week...

Today's question is:

I'm looking to get into web development and I see WordPress as a good tool to instantly get going. Granted, I also realize it's doing a lot of the development work for me. Can I become a web developer who focuses on WordPress? Do I need to specialize in other things to make this a career? Is it a bad idea to focus my efforts on WordPress?

Share your thoughts and let's help a fellow DEV member out! Remember to keep kind and stay classy. 💚

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