WORDPRESSTHEMESHOW TO CHOOSE AND INSTALL WORDPRESS THEMES!

Judi KnightNew Tricks

HI!

I’M JUDI

I DESIGN WEBSITES

WordPress Web Design & Social Media Marketing

“It’s never too late!”

THEMES MAKE IT EASY

WHAT IS A THEME?

WP needs a theme in order to work.

WP comes with two default themes:

• Twenty Eleven • Twenty Twelve

WHAT IS A THEME?

Set of files that creates the Layout

Look and feel

Styling Format of content

[ Framing ]

of your website.

WHAT IS A THEME?

Headers

Navigation Menus

Sliders

Content - Pages or Posts

Sidebars with Widgets

Footers

Set of Files that Create a Specific Look with

WHAT IS A THEME?

• Blog Style

• Magazine

• Portfolio

• Business

• Grid

• One Page Scrolling

THERE ARE . . .

1,616 Free WordPress Themes

wordpress.org/extend/themes

(includes reviews)

WordPress is Open Source

OPEN SOURCE GPL LICENSE

Open Source:

• Can’t Sell Code

• Can Sell Tutorials / Support /Upgrades etc.

PREMIUM THEMES

You are not buying the theme.

You are buying:

• Service and Support

• Access to Documentation

• Community of Users

• Themes are Kept Up to Date

http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/commercial

OMG! HOW DO YOU CHOOSE?

CHOOSING A THEME

WordPress needs a theme to run.

Comes with two default themes:

• Twenty Eleven • Twenty Twelve

CHOOSING A THEME

You can choose from within WordPress’s Theme Admin. Or

http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/Or

http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/commercial

ACTIVATING A THEME

Live portion of our show!

CUSTOMIZING A THEME

Live Portion of our Show

http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/twentytwelve/

More on Choosing Themes

CHOOSE A THEME WITH:

Active Support & Community

CHOOSE A THEME:

with a child theme

or create a child theme

or make changes in a custom CSS file. This keeps your customizations from being overwritten when your theme gets upgraded.

CHOOSE A THEME WITH:

Built-in User Defined Options without coding

( It is good to get to know a simple theme files structure to learn to make changed to code yourself. But at first if you don’t know CSS the theme options to change fonts, colors, type and other things can be helpful.)

CHOOSE A THEME WITH:

Built-in User Defined Options,Without Coding This

CHOOSE A THEME WITH:

Changes to ThemeMade in CSS

This

CHOOSE A THEME:Canvas: Plain Theme with User Options.

Canvas with magazine style Customized Canvas

CHOOSE A THEME WITH:

Design elements you likea) Corporate looking styling boxy, with gradients

b) Artsy or feminine with rounded corners

c) The sidebar elements with backgrounds or headings a certain way

d) The posts with backgrounds or boxes or meta data in a specific style

e) Minimalist, open with cool typography

WHERE TO START?Genesis Going Green Child Themes by StudioPress

WHERE TO START?Customized Genesis Going Green Child Theme

http:cabbagetownchronicles.com

CHOOSE A THEME WITH:

The parts you need in all the right places.

a) front page static or blog-style or combo

b) text logo or header container

c) the navigation above or below header

d) full slider, magazine slider or none

e) the number and configuration of sidebars

WHERE TO START?Genesis Social Eyes Child Themes by StudioPress

WHERE TO START?Customized Genesis Social Eyes Child Themes

http://care4japan.org

WHERE TO START?ELEGANT GRUNGE FREE THEME

Elegant Grunge free theme demo

WHERE TO START?ELEGANT GRUNGE CUSTOMIZED

http://baybottomnews.com

WHERE TO START?ELEGANT GRUNGE BLOG THEME

Elegant Grunge Demo- free theme http://baybottomnews.com

WHERE TO START?BIG FEATURE CUSTOMIZED

http://urbaneats.net

WHERE TO START?BIG FEATURE - GREAT TYPOGRAPHY

Big Feature Theme Demo

WHERE TO START?BIG FEATURE

Big Feature Theme demo http://urbaneats.net

WHERE TO START?ARTIST ?

http://alicefranklinstudio.com

Photocrati Theme

WHERE TO START?PHOTOCRATI THEME

WHERE TO START?ARTIST ?

Photocrati Theme

http://alicefranklinstudion.com

WHERE TO START?BUSINESS?

http://drcrystalbarnwell.com

WHERE TO START?BUSINESS ?

Genesis Serenity Child Theme demo by StudioPress

WHERE TO START?STUDIOPRESS SERENITY THEME

Serenity Child Theme demo

WHERE TO START?ON THE GO THEME - HIGHLY DESIGNED

http://theindie-pendent.com

WHERE TO START?ON THE GO THEME – HIGHLY DESIGNED

On the Go Theme demo by Elegant Themes

WHERE TO START?DESIGN SKILLS NEEDED

On the Go Theme demo http://theindie-pendent.com

CHOOSE A THEME:

3 Plain Themes with Lots of Options• Canvas by Woo Themes

(has slider options for business)• Prose Child Theme by Studio

Press( has a nice clean look)

CHOOSE A THEME:

Easy Business Themes:

• Agency Child Theme Genesis

• Focus Child Theme Genesis

• Serenity Child Theme Genesis

CHOOSE A THEME:

Artists / Photographers/ Architects• Simplicity by Woo Themes

(a lot of Woo goodies)

• Photocrati ( has a lot of user options for styles)