This document summarizes a WordPress meetup that took place on March 17, 2018. The meetup included talks on understanding the WordPress template hierarchy, basic theme development, and child theme development. It was hosted by the Davao WordPress User Group and aimed to bring together the local WordPress community to share knowledge, provide help to one another, and spark collaboration and innovation around WordPress.

1. March
WordPress Meetup
———
March 17, 2018

2. WELCOME!
!

3. INTRO TO
THEME DEVELOPMENT

4. Talks & Discussions
1. We WordPress — The WordPress Community
2. Understanding WordPress Template Hierarchy
3. Basic Theme Development
4. Child Theme Development
5. Community Time

5. 1. We WordPress
Dreb Bitanghol
Web Engineer — 10up

6. • Hangout with people in our hometown who make
things or use WordPress
• Get Inspiration
• Provide/Get help and feedback
• Trainings and collaboration to spark innovation
surrounding WordPress
• Give back to WordPress — Community or Core
Contributing

7. 2. Understanding
WordPress Template
Hierarchy

8. // What is a theme?

9. “The presentation layer
a.k.a appearance of a
WordPress website…

10. // What can theme do?

11. “Themes take the content
and data stored by WordPress
and display it in the browser

14. // What themes are
made of?

15. // What themes are
made of?

16. Basic File Structure

17. Extended File Structure
HTTPS://10UP.GITHUB.IO/ENGINEERING-BEST-PRACTICES/

18. // WordPress
Template Hierarchy

19. 3. Basic Theme
Development
Guy Magayano
Full Stack Developer — Infosoft

20. 4. Child Theme
Development
Mint Medillo
Backend Web Developer — Dash10

21. 3. Community
Time

22. Thank You,
Sponsors! "

24. 📢 Always looking for:
• Co-organizers
• Volunteers
• Speakers/talks
• Sponsors
…to help with our meetups!
↗ wpdavao.com/call-for-volunteers/

25. Davao WordPress
User Group
wpdavao.com

26. Facebook:
WordPress Davao
facebook.com/groups/wordpress.ph.dvo/
Meetup.com:
Davao WordPress Meetup
meetup.com/WordPress-Davao-PH/
Make WordPress:
make.wordpress.org/

27. // What’s next?

28. April 14 — Plugin Development
May — Hello, Gutenberg!