Creating Themes
- 1. Understanding WordPress Themes Daisy Olsen http://wpmama.com @DaisyOlsen
- 2. Stylesheet Heading /* Theme Name: Origins Theme Theme URI: http://wpmama.com/origins-theme Description: A blank theme Version: 1.0 Author: Daisy Olsen Author URI: http://wpmama.com/ Template: origins (for use when creating a child theme) Tags: blank, empty, minimal */
- 3. Importing other Stylesheets @import url(css/reset.css);
- 4. The Simplest Index.php file <?php get_header(); if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); the_content(); endwhile; Endif; get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>
- 5. “ The Loop” <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> Stuff to display for each Post <?php endwhile; ?> <?php else : ?> Stuff to display if no posts are returned by the have_posts() function <?php endif; ?>
- 6. Extending Your Theme Template Files
- 7. Include Tags
- 9. API Hooks
- 10. Filter Hooks
- 11. Include Tags Used within a Template file to execute code found in another template file get_header(); /* header.php */
- 12. get_footer(); /* footer.php */
- 16. Include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/header2.php');
- 17. Include( STYLESHEETPATH . '/header2.php');
- 19. index.php
- 20. header.php
- 21. footer.php
- 22. sidebar.php
- 23. comments.php
- 25. single.php
- 26. page.php
- 27. search.php
- 28. searchform.php
- 29. 404.php
- 30. Page Templates
- 31. Template Tags An instruction for WordPress to “do” or “get” something
- 32. Parameters can be passed in template tags
- 33. A Basic Template Tag Function <?php the_content(); ?> With the $more_link_text parameter set <?php the_content('Read more...'); ?>
- 34. Basic API Hooks Placed inside the <head> element of the theme. Usually in header.php wp_head (); Placed inside the <head> element of the theme. Usually in header.php wp_footer(); Place at the bottom of the theme. Usually in footer.php comment_form();
- 35. Filter Hook – Modify Core Function Behavior Filtering the More Link (Thanks to Justin Tadlock) add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'my_more_link', 10, 2 ); function my_more_link( $more_link, $more_link_text ) { return str_replace( $more_link_text, 'Continue reading →', $more_link ); }
- 36. Functions.php Sidebars are Registered in this file
- 37. Additional code placed here
- 38. Can extend functionality of a theme to include anything that a plugin can do.
- 39. Look at a Working Theme
- 40. Questions? Daisy Olsen wpmama.com @DaisyOlsen