- Day 1: Introduction, the fundamentals of WordPress theme development
- Day 2: The index.php and style.css files: the most important parts of any theme.
- Day 3: The header.php, sidebar.php and footer.php files.
- Day 4: The single.php file: the file that handles posts.
- Day 5: The archive.php, home.php and functions.php files and a wrap up of all that has gone on.
- Day 6: Download the whole series as an eBook.
WPShout is very pleased to present a free eBook: "A Beginner Guide To WordPress Theme Development".
The book, in five chapters, 3,508 words and twenty one pages will give you a brilliant start with WordPress theme development. Only the most basic of WordPress knowledge is assumed, so literally anyone can read this and become an awesome WordPress developer. The table of contents is as follows:
- CHAPTER 1: The fundamentals of any WordPress theme.
- CHAPTER 2: The index.php and style.css files.
- CHAPTER 3: The header, sidebar and footer.
- CHAPTER 4: The single, comments and page files.
- CHAPTER 5: The archive, home and functions files.
The book is free, although a suggested donation of $20 would be very much appreciated. If you’re going to share the eBook, then please link to this article, not the eBook itself. Whilst on the topic of sharing, if you’re on Digg, Delicious or the like then a quick save with the links below this post would be really appreciated.
If you do enjoy the book, then I’d strongly suggest you subscribe by RSS to WPShout to hone your skills on making WordPress themes further!
Without further ado, here it is: "A Beginner Guide To WordPress Theme Development".
The download does not include any of the themes used and referenced in the tutorial, so download those quickly too!
A Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Theme Development by WPShout is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
7 Comments - Add Yours!
Great series Alex! And finishing it with a free e book for everyone is a great idea!
Thank you!
.-= Jeremy´s last blog ..Today in WordPress world – 06/09 =-.
Thanks
glad you like it! Look out for more of the same coming on WPShout next month…
Giving away your series as an ebook is a huge gesture. Hopefully it will generate some mighty viral traffic as it gets passed around the web.
Thanks a ton man. I will look into it and try to get my hands dirty.
.-= Suneel´s last blog ..TRAI Guidelines To Telecom Operators Over Mobile Number Portability =-.
Glad you like it!
Your comment section is so big
do u like making wordpress theme in big font, big layout? because I don’t like it.
.-= Brillie´s last blog ..Wisuda – My Grad’s =-.
Very cool freebie. Much appreciated!
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