Creating an effective custom theme for your website or blog might seem like a daunting task at first. When you take a look at the files inside a \u201ccommercial\u201d theme it sure seems like there are a lot of files. I mean\u2026 a lot of files! It is easy to take a look\u2026 and be overwhelmed. Thankfully, themes can be pretty easy to create once you understand the basic building blocks; the required template tags, a couple functions here and there, and a few php template files. After that, it\u2019s all about adding other features\u2026 like a \u201csidebar\u201d widget or two, a couple custom fields, a featured image, and a loop or two. This session will help you make sense of the code and files you need to make a simple theme\u2026 and some of the features you can add on to make more advanced themes. We will also dive into the template hierarchy, custom template files, useful functions, child themes, and customizing loops via wp_query, get_posts and query_posts (if we have time). Lots of code will be demonstrated, so it is best that you have a good foundation in HTML at least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Creating an effective custom theme for your website or blog might seem like a daunting task at first. When you take a look at the files inside a \u201ccommercial\u201d theme it sure seems like there are a lot of files. I mean\u2026 a lot of files! It is easy to take a look\u2026 and be … Continue reading Custom Theming Primer<\/span>