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video2brain – Getting Started with Themes in WordPress

Genre: Video Tutorial / Web design

One of the best things about WordPress is how themes let you customize the way your site looks and works. Though there are lots themes available for free, you may want to create your own in order to communicate your unique online identity. In this workshop developer and trainer Joe Chellman shows you two approaches to creating a theme. You’ll learn how to create a child theme from an existing theme, using the current default theme, Twenty Twelve, as an example. You’ll also learn how take a single, static HTML file (with attendant CSS and image files) and build it into a WordPress theme with support for widgetized sidebars and custom menus.

Content:
Introduction to WordPress ThemesWhat Is a Theme, Really? 02:33
Child Theme vs. Theme from Scratch 05:04
Essential Software 06:44
Options for Base Themes 04:50
Setting Up a Demo Site 07:07
Using MAMP for Local Theme Development 04:19
Installing WordPress Locally 05:14
Codeless Theming: Child Theming with CSS

Making a Child Theme of Twenty Twelve 06:34
Using Firebug for Theming 07:04
Using the Chrome Web Inspector 04:33
Basic Style Changes (Fonts and Colors) 06:25
Better Living Through Auto Refreshing 04:09
Using Media Queries 06:50
Hiding Elements with CSS 04:02
Changing the Header Layout 06:09
Changing the Sidebar and Content Layout 03:59
Adding Custom Web Fonts 09:33
Finalizing the Theme 06:17
Adding PHP to the Child Theme

Overview: Overriding, Adding, and Coding 03:26
Overriding Basic Template Files 05:36
Template Hierarchy and Twenty Twelve 07:52
Defining New Widget Regions 07:34
Place and Style Widget Regions 07:55
Removing Widget Regions 03:20
Adding New Page Templates 04:46
Practical Page Template Examples 08:47
Filtering Body Classes 04:15
Customizing the Admin Dashboard

Branding the Login Page 07:32
Customizing the Dashboard Footer Message 04:48
Adding a Panel to the Dashboard Home Screen 05:00
Introduction to Theming From Scratch

Converting Static HTML to WordPress 04:12
Initial Files: index.php and style.css 05:06
Understanding and Adding “The Loop” 04:30
Filling in Content with Template Tags 05:39
Refining and Adding to the Theme

Breaking Out the Header 06:32
Breaking Out the Sidebar(s) 07:60
Adding the Main Menu 04:40
Setting Up the Footer 03:19
Activating Pagers and Comments 05:60
Enabling the Social Buttons 04:33
Using Custom Body Classes for Fluid Layout 05:20
Creating Additional Templates 05:27
Enabling More Theme Features 04:31