Difference between revisions of "Theme (WordPress)"

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In WordPress, a theme provides presentation and style rules for the WordPress content.

A theme is a set of files which tells WordPress how to display content from the WordPress database.

A theme contains one or more WordPress template files.

See Using themes Using themes @ codes.wordpress.org.

Several standard themes are included with WordPress.

Thousands of free and commercial themes are available.

A child themes overrides properties of a parent themes.

This is useful for modifying an existing theme.

Custom themes allow you to make WordPress sites than look like anything.

Any web page which you can make in HTML (and CSS, and JavaScript), you can make a theme which looks and acts the same.

A custom theme combines your HTML with the necessary WordPress-related PHP.

Much of this PHP can be implemented by beginners using copy-and-paste.

Requirements include:

Some specifici knowledge about the structure of WordPress themes and templates
- Online documentation is available

See Theme development @ codex.wordpress.org

YouTube videos by Alessandro Castellani:

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 * [http://themeshaper.com/2009/06/22/wordpress-themes-templates-tutorial/ Ultimate WordPress theme tutorial]
 * [http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/making-the-perfect-wordpress-theme-introduction--wp-33390 Making the Perfect WordPress theme] @ code.tutsplus.com
+YouTube videos by Alessandro Castellani:
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTRZYnYQlmo WordPress 101: Create a Theme from Scratch]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSM7w3zzlSU WordPress 101 - Part 18: How to create Custom Post Type]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPy8a5bHGuo WordPress 101 - Part 20: How to create Custom Taxonomies]