WordPress Theme Development : Best Practices

Nazmul Hasan Rupok Web & Mobile Application Developer

WordPress Theme Development Best Practices

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• Start with WordPress Codexhttp://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development

• Follow WordPress Coding Standardshttp://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Coding_Standards

Getting Started

Why you should use a WordPress starter theme?https://thethemefoundry.com/blog/wordpress-starter-theme/

Use a WordPress starter theme

SAVE YOUR ASS!

Underscores

http://underscores.me/

Use a WordPress starter theme (cont.)

http://roots.io/starter-theme/

Use a WordPress starter theme (cont.)

http://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers

Localization and Internationalization

It’s !important

Organizing Theme Files

!• Template File Checklist http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Template_File_Checklist !• Template Hierarchy http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy !• Stepping Into Templates http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates !• Theme Development http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development

Theme Options and the Customizer

Say Thanks to the Settings API

http://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_API

Theme Customizer!Since WordPress 3.4

https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Customization_API

Using Options Frameworks

Options Framework Pluginhttp://wordpress.org/plugins/options-framework/

Redux Frameworkhttp://reduxframework.com/

http://hasin.me/2014/07/16/adding-redux-framework-in-your-wordpress-theme/

Tut

Testing your Theme

Always have wp_debug on

Theme Unit Test

http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test

Testing your Theme(cont.)

Helpful Plugins

• Log Deprecated Notices

http://wordpress.org/plugins/log-deprecated-notices/

• Theme Check

http://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

• Theme Mentorhttp://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-mentor/

• Monster Widgethttp://wordpress.org/plugins/monster-widget/

Questions?

Thanks! :)