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- 1. Developing Client Themes for Theme Review WordCamp YEG 2011 http://get10up.com @curtismchale
- 2. Topics
- 4. Topics • Theme Review ➡ What is a Theme Review
- 5. Topics • Theme Review ➡ What is a Theme Review ➡ How do you do one
- 6. Topics • Theme Review ➡ What is a Theme Review ➡ How do you do one • Client Themes
- 7. Topics • Theme Review ➡ What is a Theme Review ➡ How do you do one • Client Themes ➡ Why use the Theme Review Process?
- 8. Topics • Theme Review ➡ What is a Theme Review ➡ How do you do one • Client Themes ➡ Why use the Theme Review Process? ➡ How do we differ?
- 9. Topics • Theme Review ➡ What is a Theme Review ➡ How do you do one • Client Themes ➡ Why use the Theme Review Process? ➡ How do we differ? ➡ Taking it a Step Further
- 10. Theme Review
- 11. Theme Review
- 13. Theme Review • History ➡ Theme Reviews were started in June 2010
- 14. Theme Review • History ➡ Theme Reviews were started in June 2010 ➡ What was it like before June 2010?
- 15. Theme Review • History ➡ Theme Reviews were started in June 2010 ➡ What was it like before June 2010? ➡ buggy themes that didn’t function well and were ugly
- 16. Theme Review
- 17. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam
- 18. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam • Bogus attribution link requirements
- 19. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam • Bogus attribution link requirements • No encrypted code
- 20. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam • Bogus attribution link requirements • No encrypted code • 100% GPL or GPL compliant code
- 21. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam • Bogus attribution link requirements • No encrypted code • 100% GPL or GPL compliant code ➡ Apache License 2.0, Artistic License 2.0, Berkely Database License
- 22. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam • Bogus attribution link requirements • No encrypted code • 100% GPL or GPL compliant code ➡ Apache License 2.0, Artistic License 2.0, Berkely Database License ➡ http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
- 23. Theme Review • Malicious Code or link spam • Bogus attribution link requirements • No encrypted code • 100% GPL or GPL compliant code ➡ Apache License 2.0, Artistic License 2.0, Berkely Database License ➡ http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html • WordPress best practices
- 24. Setting up for a Theme Review
- 26. WordPress Installs • Current version of WordPress
- 27. WordPress Installs • Current version of WordPress • next beta/alpha version of WordPress
- 28. WordPress Installs • Current version of WordPress • next beta/alpha version of WordPress ➡ check for future compliance
- 29. WordPress Installs • Current version of WordPress • next beta/alpha version of WordPress ➡ check for future compliance ➡ wp_editor function
- 30. WordPress Installs • Current version of WordPress • next beta/alpha version of WordPress ➡ check for future compliance ➡ wp_editor function • set WP_DEBUG to true
- 32. WordPress Plugins • Theme Check
- 33. WordPress Plugins • Theme Check ➡ runs the same checks the theme uploader does
- 34. WordPress Plugins • Theme Check ➡ runs the same checks the theme uploader does ➡ gives you a place to start your review with
- 35. WordPress Plugins • Theme Check ➡ runs the same checks the theme uploader does ➡ gives you a place to start your review with ➡ any items that are ‘required’ are cause for non-approval of theme
- 37. WordPress Plugins • Log Deprecated Notices
- 39. WordPress Plugins • Debug Bar
- 40. WordPress Plugins • Debug Bar ➡ adds debug menu to the admin bar
- 41. WordPress Plugins • Debug Bar ➡ adds debug menu to the admin bar ➡ shows queries, debug notices, cache
- 42. WordPress Plugins • Debug Bar ➡ adds debug menu to the admin bar ➡ shows queries, debug notices, cache ➡ add Debug Bar Extender for even more
- 43. WordPress Plugins • FixPress ➡ fixes the WordPress galleries for valid HTML and styles ➡ cleans up the comments for XHTML validation
- 44. Testing Data
- 45. Testing Data • Theme Unit Test
- 46. Testing Data • Theme Unit Test ➡ posts with stupid long titles
- 47. Testing Data • Theme Unit Test ➡ posts with stupid long titles ➡ images of all alignments with and without caption
- 48. Testing Data • Theme Unit Test ➡ posts with stupid long titles ➡ images of all alignments with and without caption ➡ post formats
- 49. Testing Data • Theme Unit Test ➡ posts with stupid long titles ➡ images of all alignments with and without caption ➡ post formats ➡ nested comments
- 50. Testing Data • Theme Unit Test ➡ posts with stupid long titles ➡ images of all alignments with and without caption ➡ post formats ➡ nested comments ➡ ...
- 51. What are we looking for exactly?
- 52. Malicious Code
- 53. Malicious Code • no use of base_64 in themes
- 54. Malicious Code • no use of base_64 in themes • no exploits of any kind
- 55. Malicious Code • no use of base_64 in themes • no exploits of any kind • sadly themes are still submitted
- 56. Link Spam
- 57. Link Spam • SEO links in footer, headers....
- 58. HTML/XHTML/CSS
- 59. HTML/XHTML/CSS • theme should validate
- 60. HTML/XHTML/CSS • theme should validate • browser prefixing is okay
- 61. HTML/XHTML/CSS • theme should validate • browser prefixing is okay • really just covering high level stuff
- 62. HTML/XHTML/CSS • theme should validate • browser prefixing is okay • really just covering high level stuff • FixPress
- 63. PHP/JS Errors
- 64. PHP/JS Errors • clean an quite
- 65. PHP/JS Errors • clean an quite
- 67. Deprecated Functions • we see this lots
- 68. Deprecated Functions • we see this lots • lots of online tutorials use old bad practices
- 69. Deprecated Functions • we see this lots • lots of online tutorials use old bad practices
- 70. Using the WordPress Way
- 71. Using the WordPress Way • using the built in WordPress functionality
- 72. Using the WordPress Way • using the built in WordPress functionality ➡ post formats
- 73. Using the WordPress Way • using the built in WordPress functionality ➡ post formats ➡ post thumbnails
- 74. Using the WordPress Way • using the built in WordPress functionality ➡ post formats ➡ post thumbnails ➡ changing header images
- 75. Using the WordPress Way • using the built in WordPress functionality ➡ post formats ➡ post thumbnails ➡ changing header images ➡ wp_editor
- 76. Using the WordPress Way • using the built in WordPress functionality ➡ post formats ➡ post thumbnails ➡ changing header images ➡ wp_editor ➡ usually move from recommendation to required over a version
- 77. Prefixing
- 78. Prefixing • properly prefixing functions
- 79. Prefixing • properly prefixing functions ➡ another tutorial mess
- 80. Prefixing • properly prefixing functions ➡ another tutorial mess ➡ prevent conflicts with other code in child themes or plugins
- 81. Prefixing • properly prefixing functions ➡ another tutorial mess ➡ prevent conflicts with other code in child themes or plugins ➡ twenty_ten is a common failed prefix
- 82. Prefixing • properly prefixing functions ➡ another tutorial mess ➡ prevent conflicts with other code in child themes or plugins ➡ twenty_ten is a common failed prefix • Franks Photo
- 83. Prefixing • properly prefixing functions ➡ another tutorial mess ➡ prevent conflicts with other code in child themes or plugins ➡ twenty_ten is a common failed prefix • Franks Photo ➡ sfn_frph_function_name(){}
- 84. Text Domain
- 86. Text Domain • internationalization • again lots of themes use ‘twentyten’ as their text domain
- 87. Documentation
- 88. Documentation • NOT how to use WordPress or core WordPress functionality
- 89. Documentation • NOT how to use WordPress or core WordPress functionality • is there anything unique that may need more explanation?
- 90. Documentation • NOT how to use WordPress or core WordPress functionality • is there anything unique that may need more explanation? ➡ Install WP Cycle to get the gallery we show in the preview
- 91. Frontend Display
- 92. Frontend Display • NOT an aesthetic judgement
- 93. Frontend Display • NOT an aesthetic judgement ➡ we don’t care what it looks like
- 94. Frontend Display • NOT an aesthetic judgement ➡ we don’t care what it looks like • needs to support standard content in the Theme Unit Test data
- 95. Frontend Display • NOT an aesthetic judgement ➡ we don’t care what it looks like • needs to support standard content in the Theme Unit Test data ➡ stupid long titles
- 96. Frontend Display • NOT an aesthetic judgement ➡ we don’t care what it looks like • needs to support standard content in the Theme Unit Test data ➡ stupid long titles ➡ no titles
- 97. Frontend Display • NOT an aesthetic judgement ➡ we don’t care what it looks like • needs to support standard content in the Theme Unit Test data ➡ stupid long titles ➡ no titles ➡ huge site names
- 99. Child Theme Readiness • Themes should use the following as appropriate
- 100. Child Theme Readiness • Themes should use the following as appropriate ➡ get_template_part
- 101. Child Theme Readiness • Themes should use the following as appropriate ➡ get_template_part ➡ locate_template
- 102. Child Theme Readiness • Themes should use the following as appropriate ➡ get_template_part ➡ locate_template ➡ get_stylesheet_uri/get_stylesheet_directory
- 103. Child Theme Readiness • Themes should use the following as appropriate ➡ get_template_part ➡ locate_template ➡ get_stylesheet_uri/get_stylesheet_directory ➡ get_template_uri/get_template_directory
- 104. Security
- 105. Security • escape user input
- 106. Security • escape user input ➡ esc_attr, esc_html, wp_kses, esc_textarea....
- 107. Client Themes
- 108. Clients
- 109. Clients • clients break things
- 110. Clients • clients break things • Theme Review helps make sure
- 111. Clients • clients break things • Theme Review helps make sure ➡ we use current WordPress best practices
- 112. Clients • clients break things • Theme Review helps make sure ➡ we use current WordPress best practices ➡ our themes are secure
- 113. Clients • clients break things • Theme Review helps make sure ➡ we use current WordPress best practices ➡ our themes are secure ➡ all possible data types display properly
- 114. Deviate from Review
- 115. Deviate from Review • text domain and internationalization
- 116. Deviate from Review • text domain and internationalization • .git/.svn directories
- 117. Deviate from Review • text domain and internationalization • .git/.svn directories • tags
- 118. Going Further
- 119. Inline Documentation
- 120. Inline Documentation • page template documentation
- 121. Inline Documentation • page template documentation
- 122. Inline Documentation
- 123. Inline Documentation • Function level PHP docblock
- 124. Inline Documentation • Function level PHP docblock
- 125. Plugin Territory
- 126. Plugin Territory • Does this functionality need to live beyond this specific site design?
- 127. Plugin Territory • Does this functionality need to live beyond this specific site design? ➡ CPT’s like a portfolio on your site
- 128. Plugin Territory • Does this functionality need to live beyond this specific site design? ➡ CPT’s like a portfolio on your site ➡ taxonomies, slideshows, google analytics...
- 129. Resources • http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review • http://www.chipbennett.net/2011/04/20/a-guide-to-reviewing-themes-for-the-wordpress-theme- repository/ • http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/debug-bar-extender/ • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/debug-bar/ • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fixpress/ • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/log-deprecated-notices/ • http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/
- 130. Developing Client Themes for Theme Review WordCamp YEG 2011 http://get10up.com @curtismchale
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