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WordPress Building Custom Themes

Understand the basic construction of WordPress themes.

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About this Course

In this course we'll cover how WordPress themes are constructed. Once you understand the structure, you'll build a wireframe for your own custom WordPress theme. Then, start adding design and visual interest to your themes.

IMPORTANT: It's assumed you have some experience with Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and that you've completed our WordPress 4 Fundamentals course.

Course Curriculum

Introduction

Course Files
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Hello and Welcome - 2:30
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Tools We'll Need - 4:23
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The Workflow Process - 4:38
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Getting Wordpress Set Up

Understanding How WordPress Themes Are Constructed - 4:08
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Understanding WordPress File Hierarchy - 5:07
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Considerations When Customizing A Theme - 3:03
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Applying a Blank Wordpress Theme - 7:11
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Customization Options From The Wordpress Back-End - 8:38
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Creating Sample Posts for the Loop - 4:57
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Creating Our Site's Page Structure - 2:57
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Wireframing The Theme's Layout

Viewing the Final Photoshop Layout - 4:24
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Setting Up The Master Div - 10:39
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Roughing in the Header - 4:28
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Inserting a Rough Logo - 6:19
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Listing Pages As The Site's Main Nav Menu - 7:19
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Applying Formatting to the Navigation Menu - 8:54
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Wiring In The Header's Call To Action Button - 4:58
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Building The Hero Content Area - 5:50
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Roughing In The iPad Graphic - 4:44
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Structuring The Hero Section's Text - 8:14
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Creating The Introducing Section - 6:34
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Setting Up The Introducing Boxes and Placeholder Graphics - 5:53
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Setting Up The Blog Loop - 8:46
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Structuring In The Get It Now Section - 6:20
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Roughing In The Footer & Cleaning Up Our Code - 8:57
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From Wireframe to Design

Methods For Extracting Images From Photoshop - 11:10
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Inserting The Logo Image - 5:19
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Formatting The Header - 5:09
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Formatting The Call To Action Button, Pt 1 - 11:43
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Formatting The Call To Action Button, Pt 2 - 6:08
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Integrating The Google Font API - 4:56
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Getting Started Formatting The Hero Section - 6:17
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Formatting The Hero Section Text - 4:18
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Formatting The Hero Button - 3:32
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Building Up The Introducing Area - 5:31
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Setting Up The Blog Loop & Using Chrome's Developer Tools - 6:39
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Applying Formatting To The Get Section - 3:55
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Finishing Up With The Footer - 6:17
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Finishing Touches

Integrating A Sidebar Into The Site Layout - 8:11
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Formatting The Sidebar - 6:26
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Setting Up Page Navigation - 4:14
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Using WP-Paginate To Control Pagination - 4:53
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Further Theme Considerations - 8:57
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Wrapping Up - 2:02
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WordPress Building Custom Themes

Understand the basic construction of WordPress themes.

What's Inside

About this Course

Course Curriculum

Introduction

Getting Wordpress Set Up

Wireframing The Theme's Layout

From Wireframe to Design

Finishing Touches

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