This document summarizes a WordPress theme design workshop. It discusses the basics of WordPress themes, including template files like index.php, single.php and page.php. It explains the WordPress loop and how to display blog posts. It also covers creating a static HTML template, adding WordPress functions, and using page templates to build an archive page.

1. WordPress Theme Design Rich Media Institute Brendan Sera-Shriar BackSpaceStudios.com

2. What’s a Theme? Seriously, do I really have to answer this…

3. In this workshop, I will explain the basics of how a WordPress theme works and show you how to convert a static HTML template into a theme. No PHP skill is required (but learning some will always help), however, you will need Photoshop and CSS skills to create your own design.

5. Let’s take a quick look at the WordPress Theme Architecture

9. Here’s The Template

14. Let’s look at the code…