WordPress 3: Creating and Editing Custom Themes

By: Chris Coyier

Duration: 4h 28m

Description:

In WordPress 3.0: Creating and Editing Custom Themes, author Chris Coyier shows how to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch and satisfy common client requests. The course covers steps necessary to build a theme using a complete workflow with Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and WordPress 3.0. Also included are tutorials on enhancing a WordPress site with javascript, using plugins, and ensuring site security. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Introduction

• Welcome 01:19
• Using the exercise files 05:25

40:42 1. From Spec to Photoshop

• Reviewing the client spec and deciding on WordPress 06:50
• Reviewing assets and resources and creating a mood board 08:41
• Building a home page mockup 11:26
• Finishing the home page 12:27
• Planning the rest of the site 01:18

01:08:09 2. Converting Photoshop to HTML > CSS

• Starting with a base project 03:06
• Writing HTML code for the home page 12:07
• Starting the CSS: Creating the header and basic style structure 11:28
• Styling the Navigation panel 10:59
• Styling the sidebar 07:55
• Styling the home page, pt. 1 08:20
• Styling the home page, pt. 2 08:17
• Finishing the CSS 03:14
• Moving on: One page is enough 02:43

01:56:12 3. Building a WordPress Theme

• Setting up WordPress and MAMP on a Mac 06:07
• Setting up WordPress and WAMP on a Windows computer 05:38
• Modifying important settings 06:26
• Starting with a blank theme template 04:35
• Introducing template file structure 04:55
• Breaking up the HTML 09:53
• Building the sidebar 03:54
• Building the navigation 07:20
• Showing one recent post 04:01
• Fetching external content 08:23
• Creating a custom home page 03:30
• Introducing custom fields 05:23
• Creating custom product pages 09:52
• Creating custom category pages 15:39
• Creating the blog home page 05:39
• Creating a single blog entry page 04:15
• Implementing comments 05:57
• Finishing the home page 04:45

34:17 4. Beyond the Theme

• Will this work with WordPress? 03:10
• Using javascript in themes the right way 08:35
• Implementing something fun with javascript 07:53
• Introducing plug-ins 06:31
• Setting up security 08:08

02:07 Conclusion

• Goodbye 02:07

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