Whats the best way to make a wordpress theme?

[user681]

The best way to learn Wordpress is by going through the default theme line by line, and learning what everything does. It's what I did, and it took no time at all to learn.

How long exactly?? is there a tutorial made for learning the default theme??

[sourfacedcyclop]

A couple of weeks. What I did was, eliminate any unneeded styling from the default theme. Then slowly go through the remaining code and find what it did. I would delete sections of it to see what was effected and so forth. Basically, when it comes down to web design, I personally think nothing works better than trial and error.

[user681]

A couple of weeks. What I did was, eliminate any unneeded styling from the default theme. Then slowly go through the remaining code and find what it did. I would delete sections of it to see what was effected and so forth. Basically, when it comes down to web design, I personally think nothing works better than trial and error.

haha yeah trial and error is probably the best and solid way to learn stuff..but it isn't always the most efficient way..I honestly think there should be more guide/tutorials on the internet for desgining wordpress theme

[sourfacedcyclop]

There are, but nothing can really help you like going into the code and seeing what it does.

Try this series
http://blog.themeforest.net/wordpres...signers-day-2/

and this site
http://www.wprecipes.com/

[user681]

There are, but nothing can really help you like going into the code and seeing what it does.

Try this series
http://blog.themeforest.net/wordpres...signers-day-2/

and this site
http://www.wprecipes.com/

also another question...when designing for wordpress do you need really in-depth knowledge of php??

[nterror]

No. A basic understanding is helpful though.

The function names wrapped around <?php *codehere* ?> are pretty straightforward. For example the_title() is the title of the post, the_author() is the author of the post, and so on. I just wrapped my XHTML around it and was good to go. :cool:

[user681]

No. A basic understanding is helpful though.

The function names wrapped around <?php *codehere* ?> are pretty straightforward. For example the_title() is the title of the post, the_author() is the author of the post, and so on. I just wrapped my XHTML around it and was good to go. :cool:

I understand the basic of php..but I don't quite get the loop and also..say if i want a site with different pages and these different pages i want them to have different layout (different css) and if i was to implent this in wordpress how would I do this??

[ilyes87]

there is a good program .. Artisteer.

[haewen]

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[ChatIndia]

I've seen one software for that, its name is Artisteer 2. Check for it