This document outlines a workshop by Jonathan Bossenger on creating custom templates and template parts for WordPress. Participants are guided to prepare their local WordPress installation with specific plugins and themes, and the session covers learning outcomes such as creating custom templates in the site editor and registering them in theme.json. The workshop also includes hands-on objectives like generating posts, creating user roles, and customizing templates for authors and comments.

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Creating Custom Templates and Template Parts

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Welcome!
As you join, please get
your local WordPress
install ready:
1. Install and activate the Gutenberg plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/
2. Download/activate the workshop theme:
https://bit.ly/workshop-theme
3. (Optional) Install FakerPress:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/fakerpress/

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Let's code!
Creating Your
Primary
Templates in the
Editor
Jonathan Bossenger

4. Announcements
○ Welcome!
○ We’ll be presenting in focus mode.
○ You are welcome to ask questions.
○ You are welcome to unmute to ask questions, or post them in the chat.

5. Announcements
○ Let’s get your local install ready:
• https://bit.ly/workshop-theme
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/fakerpress/
○ If I am going too fast, please let me know!
○ We will be posting this session to https://wordpress.tv/ afterwards
○ For more WordPress focused content please visit https://learn.wordpress.org/

6. Learning Outcomes
○ What are custom templates/template Parts
• A quick review of the WordPress Template Hierarchy
○ How to create custom templates from the Site Editor
○ How to create custom templates manually (and why)
○ How to create a custom template part in the Site Editor
○ How to register your custom template/template part in theme.json

7. Objectives 1
1. Generate some Posts (10) using FakerPress
2. Review the WordPress Template Hierarchy
a. https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/
3. Create 2 additional users (author) on the site, and assign posts to them
4. Create a custom Featured Author Template for featured posts and apply it to a post
5. Manually export the template to a file
6. Register the template in theme.json
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8. Objectives 2
1. Manually create a specific template for a single author archive
2. Edit the template in the editor
3. View the specific author archive vs the other author
4. Export and register the template in theme.json
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9. Objectives 3
1. Create a custom comments template part
2. Manually export the template part to a file
3. Register the template part in theme.json
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Let’s code.

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Thank You!
Questions?