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March 10, 2018
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how to make [WordPress] website theme?

  • March 10, 2018
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recently i install pc Dreamweave, i am try to make songspkhero my site make change to site design but not understand how to make correct coding any help me please

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

You will  need a very good understanding of:

  • WordPress,
  • PHP, MySQL, HTML &  CSS code,
  • How to set-up a local testing server & database,
  • How to export & import MySQL data with phpMyAdmin,
  • How WordPress Themes work,
  • How to customize a child theme.

Theme Development « WordPress Codex

WordPress - Online Courses, Classes, Training, Tutorials on Lynda

Failing all of the above,  simply find a WP Theme (free or premium) that you like.

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B i r n o u
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December 8, 2020

In addition to the excellent links provided by Nancy, I would add that if you are starting to create a template for Wordpress, I strongly advise you to use a starting base (Wordpress Starter Theme), as well as a methodology of approach, not to mention a good understanding of how Wordpress loads and organizes its structure.


On the structure side, you could get closer to this old article which, although dated, allows you to understand the interweaving of modules and their interpellations https://www.rarst.net/wordpress/wordpress-core-load/

 

for the approach, Francis also wrote a great article in 23 steps... it's very old, but it will give you some basic approaches (sorry it's in french but between deepl and translator you should find a solution) http://www.fran6art.com/wordpress/creez-votre-theme-wordpress-de-a-a-z/

 

and finally, for a starting base (there are many others, but I like this one) https://underscores.me/ ... otherwise https://roots.io/sage/ , https://themble.com/bones/ , ... and some others...

Nancy OShea
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March 10, 2018

You will  need a very good understanding of:

  • WordPress,
  • PHP, MySQL, HTML &  CSS code,
  • How to set-up a local testing server & database,
  • How to export & import MySQL data with phpMyAdmin,
  • How WordPress Themes work,
  • How to customize a child theme.

Theme Development « WordPress Codex

WordPress - Online Courses, Classes, Training, Tutorials on Lynda

Failing all of the above,  simply find a WP Theme (free or premium) that you like.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert