Criar templates em Wordpress

[danielpaixaobr]

Eu gostaria de saber se é possível criar um site wordpress usando apenas o Dreamweaver

[Jon Fritz]

 If you fully understand php, and how WordPress uses it, then yes, you can use DW to create a WordPress Theme.

Without extensive knowledge in PHP, no, DW will not work.

[Nancy OShea]

WordPress is a dynamically driven online site builder.  Content is stored in a database, site appearance comes from your WordPress Theme (see below).

• What are you unable to do from the WordPress dashboard that makes you think you need Dreamweaver?

How to Make a WordPress Website:

https://www.wpbeginner.com/guides/

Free & Premium WordPress Themes:

https://wordpress.com/themes/free

https://www.elegantthemes.com/

[danielpaixaobr]

I know how to create websites using wordpress with themes and I have even created more than 200 websites for clients using mainly the Newspaper Pro theme. My question was about the possibility of creating my own theme, using dreamweaver, instead of buying a ready-made theme and just wrapping my site.

[Nancy OShea]

This is an Advanced topic.  Read all about Child Themes and how to create them.  Use any code editor you wish that handles PHP, HTML, JS and CSS.  NOTE: good coding skills required.

https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/

[danielpaixaobr]

Thanks a lot for the tips.

My curiosity was to know if it would be possible to develop wordpress themes from scratch using dreamwear.

It's not about creating a wordpress website with wordpress's own resources, which are limited.

There are thousands of free and paid themes. There are paid themes that are really good and I use them, as is the case with Newspaper Pro to create news sites like [WP site link removed by moderator as per forum guidelines.]

I believe you are not sure, as am I if this is possible, right?

[B i r n o u]

My curiosity was to know if it would be possible to develop wordpress themes from scratch using dreamwear.

By @danielpaixaobr

The short answer is clearly yes, you can create your own custom Template, and/or plugin, and maintain them as well, and all by using DW.

So, if you want to create your own theme, whatever code editor you will use, it is important to respect several steps...

• first be sure to understand the Wordpress structure and the how to use and build methods... https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development
• understanding The Loop, is a very first step... https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop
• I remember when I first met this article, it helped me a lot to get the Wordpress mood... https://www.rarst.net/wordpress/wordpress-core-load/
• then, getting Actions and Filters going throught Hooks will be a real need https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks_2.0.x
• if you need to develop your own plugin, please have a read at this section, https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/
• any how, as you can see from the three first previous links given, the codex will be your only first friend... https://codex.wordpress.org/
• before going on the writing of your own Template, getting a basic step by step tutorial coule be helpfull, just for a first read... https://blog.templatetoaster.com/create-wordpress-theme-scratch/
• but using a starter template or plugin could be somehow a nice idea...
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/astra-sites/
• https://afterimagedesigns.com/wp-bootstrap-starter/
• https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/21-best-wordpress-starter-themes-for-developers/
• Well those articles are written in French but using a google translate URL should help you somehow... and perhaps that can be helpfull.. perhaps not... any way https://www.puce-et-media.com/category/generalites-et-veille/wordpress/

Anyway, if you need further explanation, please, don't hesitate... one of folks here around will probably help you.

[B i r n o u]

in fact while receiving the post, I just realized two points :

on the one hand, at one point I mention the development of a plugin. This may seem out of place, since the topic is based on the template. In fact, very often when we develop a site, we need a template that is specific to one (or more) POSTs, or to create a particular data injection, and there is no lack of use cases... so it is important to dissociate the template itself from the modules that make it up (in the form of SHORTCODE https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode, and therefore through plugins that remain extremely malleable and portable (in case you change the template later))

in the same way the creation of the template requires a good understanding of CSS, with the consideration of the responsive aspect of it. I can only advise you, if it is not already the case, to use a language like SASS which will make your task much easier.

last but not least, that's without forgetting the accessibility management of your template. WP itself being very sensitive to this notion https://wordpress.org/about/accessibility/

please, feel free to open the debate if needed

[Nancy OShea]

I believe you are not sure, as am I if this is possible, right?

By @danielpaixaobr

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No. I am certain you can build whatever you want in Dreamweaver if you have the coding skills for it.  It's not the tools, it's the person using the tools.

If you've never built a custom WP Theme before, the learning curve can be quite steep.