WordPress Themeing & More

Phelan Riessen@imagiumDigithrive

What is WordPress?

• Blogging Platform• WordPress as a CMS• Pages vs Posts• Automation• SEO

Free & purchased themes/2010 theme

• Theme Forest, Template Monster• Tons of Free Templates

http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/• 2010 Theme

Where to Change a theme

• Domain.com/wp-content/themes/name• Changing theme

inside admin

File Structure

• index.php, page.php, single.php, 404.php, archive.php, search.php, sidebar.php

• header.php, footer.php, style.css• functions.php, loop.php

Standard index.php file

Modified Index.php w/ CSS

Other Pages

Widgets

• Current widget

• Modified function.php

Adding JavaScript

• Direct Template• Hi-Fi Plugin• Head Cleaner Plugin• CSS: Display: None;

Conclusion

• Know CSS and WP scripts• Test, test, test• Search, archives, pages, posts, 404• Crossbrowser check– Firefox– Safari– IE versions– Mobile versions