Lynda – Dreamweaver and WordPress: Building Themes

In this course, author Joseph Lowery builds a WordPress theme from the ground up using Dreamweaver. The course examines the core structure of a theme, demonstrates constructing and customizing a theme, and explains how to create the site’s CSS. The course also covers setting up the single post page, handling search results, and customizing error pages. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

• Constructing a theme page
• Creating a header and footer
• Building the main content area
• Activating a theme
• Developing a page template
• Archiving posts

Table of content

Introduction

• Welcome
• About the exercise files
• Development environment requirements

Building a Theme From Scratch

• Understanding the basic WordPress structure
• Constructing a theme page

Creating the Core Elements

• Setting up for a custom theme
• Building a header
• Crafting a footer
• Completing the sidebar
• Creating the main content area

Presenting the Theme

• Activating the theme
• Building up the CSS
• Establishing a theme screen shot
• Testing the theme

Adding Site Extras

• Setting up the single post page
• Developing a page template
• Archiving posts
• Handling search results
• Customizing error pages

Goodbye

• Next steps

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