This document provides tips and best practices for developing WordPress themes, including:
- Using starter themes like underscores to get started and avoid reinventing the wheel.
- Leveraging WordPress functions and hooks like get_template_part(), do_action(), add_action() to make themes more modular and extensible.
- Implementing mu-plugins to add functionality that users cannot disable or delete from the admin.
- Incorporating frameworks like Bootstrap or Foundation with Sass/Less preprocessing and grunt/gulp for improved code organization and performance.
- Utilizing the WordPress Customizer to configure theme options without code changes.