July 5, 2015

WordPress Custom Theme Options Color Picker

Want to learn how to add custom options to your WordPress theme, like a color picker to control the color of links, or buttons, or the header? That’s exactly what we learn how to do in this lesson! Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a […]

October 21, 2014

WordPress Custom Loop WP_Query Tutorial

Learn about WP_Query and create custom loops in any WordPress theme file. To learn about everything that WP_Query is capable of check out the official WordPress documentation. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet and this download is only intended for […]

October 4, 2014

WordPress Setup Custom (Static) Homepage

Learn how to setup a custom (or static) homepage in WordPress. This involves creating WP pages, adjusting a few simple settings, and using a special page template. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet and this download is only intended for […]

October 4, 2014

WordPress Widgets Tutorial

Learn how to manage widgets in the WordPress admin area, and also how to add widget locations to any theme. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet and this download is only intended for educational purposes to dissect and review). Do […]

October 4, 2014

WordPress Post Formats Tutorial

Learn what Post Formats are, what they are used for, and how to enable them within a theme. In this lesson we create unique presentations for an aside, a link, and a photo gallery. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet […]

June 19, 2014

WordPress get_template_part() – Theme Development Tutorial

In this lesson we learn how to use the “get_template_part()” function to avoid repeating nearly identical code throughout our various theme files. For example, posts are displayed very similarly on the blog homepage, the archives, and search results views, and “get_template_part()” is an excellent way to reuse a single chunk of code. Link to download […]

June 19, 2014

WordPress Search Form and Results Tutorial

In this lesson we learn how to add a search form to our theme’s header, and also how to control the output for the relevant search results screen. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet and this download is only intended […]

June 19, 2014

WordPress Featured Image – Custom Size

In this lesson we learn how to register new “image sizes” which specify the size and aspect ratio of the image that WordPress should automatically generate. We then learn how to output these different sizes of the image in different places in our theme files. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in […]

June 19, 2014

WordPress “Read More” links and Excerpts

In this lesson we learn how to add “Read more” or “Continue reading” links to our posts, as well as how to manage and customize excerpts in our theme’s output. Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet and this download is […]

June 19, 2014

WordPress Archive Theme Tutorial (archive.php)

In this lesson we add a new file named “archive.php” to our theme folder and learn how to control the title text that is displayed for different types of archive listings (category, author, date). Link to download .zip of theme files as shown in this video (note: this is not a “complete” WordPress theme yet […]