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A Beginner's Guide to WordPress - WordCamp New York City 2012
12.
Some WordPress Basics
Structure Presentation
Markup
Language ➜
Database vs. files
PHP vs. HTML Dynamic Functions
Scripting
Do I need to know
Language ➜
PHP?
Data
Database ➜
16.
Introduction to Themes
A WP Theme is a collection of Template files -
(X)HTML + PHP + CSS
The CSS (aka stylesheet) usually controls the
layout and design
Only two template files are required: index.php,
style.css
Some are optional: sidebar.php, comments.php,
etc.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy
26.
Official
wordpress.org (of course!)
The Codex
http://codex.wordpress.org/
Support Forum
http://wordpress.org/support
wordpress.tv
http://wordpress.tv/
27.
Cheat Sheets
WordPress Template Tags Reference Guide
http://www.dbswebsite.com/design/wordpress-reference/V3/
Optimization Cheat Sheet for WordPress
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Optimization/Cheat_Sheet
Various 3.0-Ready Cheat Sheets
http://www.webanddesigners.com/11-extremely-helpful-wordpress-cheatsheets/
Remember: Cheat sheets need to be current
28.
Theme Development Tools
Theme Test Drive Plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-test-drive/
Official Theme Development Checklist & Sample Data
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist
Book: Digging Into WordPress
http://digwp.com/
Online and In-Person Classes
http://zoonini.wordpress.com/wordpress-resources-wcnyc/
29.
WordPress Inspiration
We Love WP
http://welovewp.com/
WPInspiration
http://wpinspiration.com/
WP Float
http://wpfloat.com/
WP Showcase
http://wordpress.org/showcase/
30.
Recommended Plugins
WordPress SEO by DirtySuds - Embed
Yoast or All in One YouTube
SEO Pack
Bad Behavior
FeedBurner
WordPress Database
FeedSmith Extend
Backup
Subscribe to
Secure WordPress
Comments Reloaded
WordPress File
Obfuscate Email
Monitor Plus
Contact Form 7
32.
What Next? Questions?
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Thanks to Shannon Smith at Cafe Noir Design for work on the original
version of this presentation: http://www.cafenoirdesign.com