WordPress Theme Basics. Presented by Daisy Olsen at WordCamp NYC on November 14, 2009.

1. Understanding WordPress Themes Daisy Olsen http://wpmama.com @DaisyOlsen

2. Stylesheet Heading /* Theme Name: Origins Theme Theme URI: http://wpmama.com/origins-theme Description: A blank theme Version: 1.0 Author: Daisy Olsen Author URI: http://wpmama.com/ Template: origins (for use when creating a child theme) Tags: blank, empty, minimal */

3. Importing other Stylesheets @import url(css/reset.css);

4. The Simplest Index.php file <?php get_header(); if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); the_content(); endwhile; Endif; get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>

5. “ The Loop” <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> Stuff to display for each Post <?php endwhile; ?> <?php else : ?> Stuff to display if no posts are returned by the have_posts() function <?php endif; ?>

7. Include Tags

8. Template Tags

9. API Hooks

10. Filter Hooks

12. get_footer(); /* footer.php */

13. get_sidebar(); /* sidebar.php */

14. get_search_form(); /*searchform.php*/

15. comments_template(); /*coments.php */

16. Include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/header2.php');

17. Include( STYLESHEETPATH . '/header2.php');

19. index.php

20. header.php

21. footer.php

22. sidebar.php

23. comments.php

25. single.php

26. page.php

27. search.php

28. searchform.php

29. 404.php

30. Page Templates

32. Parameters can be passed in template tags

37. Additional code placed here

38. Can extend functionality of a theme to include anything that a plugin can do.

39. Look at a Working Theme

40. Questions? Daisy Olsen wpmama.com @DaisyOlsen