WordPress theming for beginners, an introduction. WordPress has become the most popular blogging platform for a while now, and you’re probably using it if you write on a self-hosted blog.
One of the key reasons of WordPress success is its templating system. In fact, thousands of free WordPress themes are available on the Internet. However, if you want a truly unique theme, you’ll need to create your own. This article will give you a basic understanding of a WordPress theme’s structure. The basics WordPress themes are the standard layout system that define your blog’s appearance. WordPress page structure Most of the time, a WordPress page is composed of the header, the sidebar, the content and the footer. Template files The above chart shows what files are used depending on the page you are using. The Loop In WordPress, the loop is a set of functions used to display your posts and everything related to the posts (title, tags, author, categories,…).
Template Tags Template tags are small PHP snippets that are used to display info on the blog. WYSISYG Wordpress Theme Generators. Share I’ll go out on a limb and say WordPress is one of the finest software applications to come out this millennium.
Its put the power of the press and the ability to reach thousands (or millions) of people in the hands of the people live never before. People from every walks of life can create powerful websites without needing to know a shred of code and it’s all open source. That said, for people who want to dig deeper and learn a little bit more about how to create their own themes, the process can be incredibly daunting. In took me ten posts just to cover the subject a few months back on this post robbie williams the ego has landed .
It just so happens that are a few projects in this space already…. ThemeDreamer is plug-in extension for DreamWeaver that allows users to open WordPress themes in the DreamWeaver environment and edit them as if they were normal XHTML. Yvoschaap’s WpThemeGen is probably the most popular app in this space. How I Learned To Build Wordpress Themes. Picture your finished custom wordpress theme live on your server, completely unique and fresh.
By the time you have finished reading the resources in this post that scenario will be a reality. People love custom themes, they make a blog come to life with a personality of its own. It’s no secret that they’ll reward it you for it through links, subscriptions and bookmarks. AWESOME: ThemeSwitcher in Web Design, Fantastic Examples and Tutorials. Have you ever visited a site that sells themes and allows you to easily switch between them within a fraction of a second?
Most of have, and we can agree that this makes switching between these much quicker and easier. The cool thing about ThemeSwitchers is that any website with a similar function (i.e. switching between color swatches from an online color app) can utilize them through the power of jQuery. Below you will experience a beautiful showcase of websites that use ThemeSwitchers and we also provide you with great tutorials and screen casts on how to develop your own and fully integrate it with your website. Examples of Great ThemeSwitchers HutchHouse The HutchHouse theme switcher is located at the top right hand side of your screen. WooThemes Sites such as WooThemes are infamous for knowing how to encourage the user to switch between themes and choose various options from a list. Stephan Velthuys Velthy.net has a simple color switcher at the top right hand corner. Marius Roosendaal. Designing and Coding Wordpress Themes from Scratch.
Premium Wordpress Theme Design Part 1 – The Photoshop Mock Up. Making a premium WordPress theme from scratch is an essential skill for designers to learn and will become increasingly important as WordPress continues to become the web publishing tool of choice.
In this two part tutorial will we cover how to make premium WordPress themes happen. Part 1, covered below, shows how the photoshop mock up is created, and in Part 2 we’ll outline how to turn the psd into HTML/CSS and wordpress theme files. Premium Wordpress Theme Design – Part 2 – HTML + CSS + Wordpress Theme Files. Hi, I’m Alvaro Guzman and this is the second part of the premium wordpress theme tutorial continued from Part 1.
This time you’ll learn how to slice the design and convert it into XHTML + CSS, then I’ll show you how to use the css files to mock-up a WordPress template. This isn’t a basic tutorial, if you’re a newbie, maybe you should read some basic HTML+CSS tutorials, and undestand the basics of CSS tags and WordPress features and structure. If you’re a programmer, you must have some basic knowledge about phothoshop, layers, slicing and obviously WordPress. Anyway, if you’re an intermediate – advanced level webdesigner, I’m sure you’ll find this useful. Step 1 – Let’s begin Open the .psd file. First, hide all the layers containing text, links or content images. Premium Wordpress Theme Design Part1. Premium Wordpress Theme Design Part3.
Premium Wordpress Theme Design Part2. Lessons. Wicked Wordpress Web Design.