WordPress ThemesWhat, Where... When?
What the reader sees
• The theme determines almost everything the user sees
• Layout• Fonts• Colours• Border & frames• etc
Layout
Fontshttp://wordpress.org/themes
What the admin sees
• Theme Features need to be enabled by the theme
• Wigdets• Menus• Header• Background• Featured images• Post formats
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Features
What kinds of themes?• Plug & play
• few options
• Option themes
• many options
• Theme frameworks
• may have options, or a large API
• Child Themes
Plug & Play
• e.g., Twenty Twelve
• Menu
• Header image
• Widgets
• Background
• Featured Images
• 2 page templates
Option Themes
• e.g., Elegant Themes
• usually several styles and many options
• sliders
• featured content
http://www.elegantthemes.com
Option Themes
• e.g., WooThemes
• built on their WooFramework
http://www.woothemes.com
Theme Frameworks
• e.g., Genesis
• some options
• huge API
• lots of child themes & plugins available
http://www.studiopress.com
Child Themes
• Can usually be built on any theme
• Isolates your own changes & keeps them safe from updates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
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