Back to Hogwarts: What if WordPress Was Taught in Muggle Studies?

by Vipe Team in Freestyle; Published on 30.09.2021 Last updated on 13.04.2022

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September is a very special month for all Harry Potter fans around the Globe. The date September 1st is circled with bright, sparkling colours in the calendar of every geek who calls himself a Potterhead – the official title, given to members of the Harry Potter fandom. And guess what? When the date finally came this year, everyone at our WordPress Agency for Development started the month by greeting one another with “Happy Back to Hogwarts Day!”.

If you’re thinking “Gee, these guys really are THAT obsessed with pop culture”, you’ll be totally right. We’re the geeks of the WordPress community and we have absolutely no shame in professing our love for all fantasy things. Books, comics, movies – you name it, we love it all. Harry Potter, in particular, holds a very dear place in our hearts as most of us have practically grown with the books and their lovely film adaptations.

By the way, if you ever meet some of the WordPress developers or content creators from Vipe Studio you can definitely expect us to ask you “What’s your Hogwarts house?”. You know, some people ask for zodiac signs while others care more about Hogwarts houses. It is what it is.

Oh, and it’s very important to note that we don’t judge people based on their Hogwarts house – we love them all and we have proud representatives from every house working at Vipe (for example, the author of this article is a fellow Slytherin – Hi, and no, I don’t kill people in my basement for fun).

So, with September being Back to Hogwarts month our WordPress development agency really wanted to do something special and celebrate alongside our blog’s readership. This is why, at the very end of this month, we’re playing a game of “What if…?” (Marvel fans, we see you, give us a high five…or a follow) and we’re inviting you to ponder the question “What if WordPress was taught in Muggle Studies?” together with us.

Without further ado – wands at the ready and let the magic begin. Hold tight because we’re taking the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9¾ and we’re going back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! (This article goes especially well with butterbeer and chocolate frogs so we strongly recommend you grab a magical treat of your choice to enjoy while you’re reading.)

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Our WordPress development company loves everything about Hogwarts, and honestly what’s not to love?! It’s a majestic castle in which you’re taught how to do magic. Yes, please, sign us up, send us our acceptance letters or whatever – just take us! We can only imagine the feeling of walking down the corridors and exploring the many secrets that the castle hides.

Also, Hogwarts during the autumn season? What a dream! We can already hear the sound of dry crackling leaves under our feet, just by closing our eyes. But we’re not only about the aesthetic side of things. C’mon, we’re WordPress developers, which means that we’re total nerds and we’re crazy about learning…stuff.

This is why it is very hard for us to choose just one favourite subject that is taught at Hogwarts. Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Transfiguration – the list goes on and on. We’d be happy to learn ALL of it.

However, there is one subject at Hogwarts that doesn’t spark the biggest excitement when people hear about it and that’s Muggle Studies. This is not at all surprising because we, ourselves, are Muggles (non-magic folks). We know the human world well enough so there’s absolutely no point in studying basic things that we’re already aware of. Right?

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Not so quick. Our WordPress Agency for Development has an idea of how to make Muggle Studies a lot more interesting and challenging for the students of Hogwarts. Just teach them about WordPress website development! Duh! It’s so obvious, we can’t believe J. K. Rowling hasn’t thought of that herself. A total miss, if you ask us.

So before we theorize what would it be if WordPress was taught in Muggle Studies, it is probably a good idea to tell you a little bit more about the subject itself. This way you’ll be able to imagine a much clearer context in which we want to put WordPress website development.

What Is Muggle Studies?

So what exactly is Muggle Studies? Well, this is an elective class and part of the non-magical studies curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If you were to enrol in this class you would have studied things such as the history and daily lives of Muggles.

As it turns out, the magical world takes some interest in understanding how we live without magic and use electricity, technology and science instead. Our WordPress development agency actually salutes this. Yes, magic is super cool, but we haven’t heard of a wizard from the Harry Potter universe that has built a rocket and gone to space. We totally rock, too!

Here’s what Percy Weasley had to say about Muggle Studies in the books:

“People say Muggle Studies is a soft option, but I personally think wizards should have a thorough understanding of the non-magical community, particularly if they’re thinking of working in close contact with them — look at my father, he has to deal with Muggle business all the time.”

Tell them, Percy! A “soft option”?! Just wait until our WordPress developers turn this class into a web development rollercoaster – it’s going to be wild. One known essay topic for this subject was “Explain Why Muggles Need Electricity”. Bo-ring! We’ll be turning that into “Explain Why WordPress Is the Best CMS”.

Muggle Studies is an optional subject, taught from the third year to the seventh. If you take this class you’ll have both an O.W.L. and a N.E.W.T. exam. The subject also has practical lessons and exam sections.

Another important thing about Muggle Studies that our WordPress development company wants to tell you is that there is a pamphlet titled “So You Think You’d Like to Work In Muggle Relations?”. This pamphlet is given to fifth-year students at Hogwarts during Careers Advice. It stated that jobs involved with Muggle communication only required an O.W.L. in Muggle Studies, along with an enthusiastic attitude (YAY!).

Ok, but what about the Internet? After all, this is an integral part of our everyday lives. Do Hogwarts students know about it, have they ever tried using it? Actually, the answer to both questions is “Yes…probably”.

Our WordPress Agency for Development believes that wizards have used the Internet as part of their research into Muggle Studies. However, it is a known fact that this technology is otherwise scarcely used by the magical community.

Are you interested in where exactly Muggle Studies is taught? Well, the classes take place in a classroom that is located on the first floor of the castle. You can access it through a showroom displaying Muggle artefacts. Pretty neat.

Ok, so now that you already know what Muggle Studies is, we think it’s time that we introduce you to our plan of adding some WordPress awesomeness to it. We are absolutely positive that WordPress website development deserves to be taught in this class because WordPress developers are basically the wizards of the Internet. Raise your hand (or your wand) if you agree with us!

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WordPress in Hogwarts…Wait, What?!

Do you remember how Arthur Weasley is fascinated by simple human inventions like the rubber duck and is wondering what its function might be? Now imagine what would happen if we tell wizards all about WordPress website development and how they can build their own sites from scratch.

“Hello, dear students and welcome to Muggle Studies! This year we have some very special guests. It is with the highest pleasure that I present to you the WordPress developers from Vipe Studio who are going to tell you all about the Internet and teach you how to build your own websites using WordPress – one of muggles’ finest creations! Let’s begin!”

Their minds will be absolutely blown if you ask us. You might be wondering “Why the heck would wizards need their own websites, what’s the point?”. Well, the folks at our WordPress development agency think that the relations between the magic world and our own are highly understated in the Harry Potter universe.

Do you honestly believe that a wizard who is at least slightly aware of the Internet won’t try to learn to work with it and use it for their benefit? Man, these people can make all kinds of magical stuff that could be sold! Like, take potions for example. We don’t mean anything crazy like love potions but something that cures a runny nose or a bruised elbow?

Make a nice packaging for that, create a WooCommerce online store and you suddenly have your own business. Our WordPress development company is aware that there are probably regulations that prohibit wizards from selling anything to Muggles but c’mon! Can you be 100% sure that something you bought on the Internet that worked like magic (pun intended) wasn’t sold to you by an actual wizard who once studied WordPress website development at Hogwarts? Of course, you can’t be certain!

What’s more, you can’t tell us that there won’t be students at Hogwarts who aren’t going to be keen on the idea of becoming bloggers. Blogging throughout your school years can be a real creative outlet and it can be so much fun! We can already see a wizarding community of WordPress bloggers who meet monthly to discuss their blogs.

There won’t be a shortage of blog niches to choose from, too. We imagine that “Potions” will be a pretty popular one as well as “Quidditch”. So the plan of our WordPress Agency for Development is to guest-teach a few classes in Muggle Studies and show young wizards how to create websites and blogs using the best CMS known to the muggle world.

Look, we’re not saying that it will be easy. We will probably be met with some weird looks at first but we’re sure that we can turn any Hogwarts student into a WordPress enthusiast. After all, coding is just like magic…kind of…sort of. We actually don’t even need to push it that far – we’re just going to tell them that they will be tech-wizards (pun intended again), that should do it.

Oh, another thing that our WordPress development agency is curious about is how students from the four different houses will handle the studying of WordPress. You know how each house has its own specific traits, right? Let’s have some fun and theorize what their reactions will be!

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1. Gryffindors Studying WordPress

Gryffindor’s main values include bravery, helping others, and chivalry. Our WordPress development company thinks that these will be the students who are definitely going to jump straight into the deep unknowns of WordPress website development.

They will also be the first ones to make a computer explode (Seamus Finnigan, we’re looking at you), break a keyboard or simply throw a laptop out of the window because they’ve had enough. The WordPress developers from Vipe Studio can probably relate, though, as they understand better than anyone how challenging web development can sometimes be.

In the end, all will be well for Gryffindors. They can be a bit short-tempered but we also believe that they can tackle any job, given their natural talents (especially if they have someone as gifted as Hermione Granger in their class).

2. Hufflepuffs Studying WordPress

The house of Hufflepuff values hard work, patience, loyalty, and fair play. Our WordPress Agency for Development can definitely see someone from that house becoming a true WordPress wizard.

Hufflepuffs are oftentimes underestimated because of their more quiet demeanour but their hard-working nature combined with their patience will certainly help them to understand the more in-depth aspects of WordPress.

And who knows? A Hufflepuff might even get an invitation for an internship at our WordPress development agency. We really appreciate the diligence with which these “badgers” do everything they put their mind to.

3. Ravenclaws Studying WordPress

Ravenclaws are known for their intelligence, knowledge, planning ahead, and wit. These are the students that are going to dive really deep into all the technical details surrounding WordPress website development.

Ravenclaws will be the first to get their hands on the most difficult books about WordPress and someone from their house will probably hit a Gryffindor with “WordPress for Dummies” on the head.

4. Slytherins Studying WordPress

The Slytherin house values traits such as ambition, cunningness, heritage, and resourcefulness. This means that the students from this house won’t spare any efforts to impress the WordPress developers from Vipe Studio.

Their ambition and their resourcefulness will drive them to any lengths as long as they get the Number 1 spot. We advise the other houses to watch out! We’re talking about some serious competition here!

Slytherins might seem a little arrogant at times but our WordPress development company believes that they can take great interest in WordPress website development as long as they are motivated that they’re doing something worth it.

Let’s Teach Wizards Some WordPress Magic!

So that was it for today’s article. Our WordPress Agency for Development hopes that we managed to bring a smile to your face, especially if you’re a fellow Potterhead like us. We think that teaching WordPress website development as part of the Muggle Studies class at Hogwarts is a totally awesome idea that should be executed as soon as possible.

Honestly, we have it all figured out. Our CEO, Ivan, is absolutely ready to guest-teach WordPress at Hogwarts and everyone else at Vipe Studio is going to assist him. If anyone from Hogwarts’ Board of Governors is reading this, please contact us by sending an owl so we can arrange all the details. Trust us, you won’t regret it.

Let’s keep the conversation going in the comment section down below! Tell us what is your Hogwarts house and who is your favourite character from Harry Potter? Don’t forget that you can count on our geeky WordPress development agency to build you the most magical website. We’re here for you. Always.