Simplifying Theme Functionality
@chip_bennett
Chip Bennett, WordCamp Kansas City, 02 June 2012
Simplifying Theme Functionality
Audience:Developers
New and Derivative Themes
Why Simplify?
De-crappifying header.php
Streamlining functions.php
Reducing Theme Options
General Clean-Up of Theme Files
Unneeded Functions/Callbacks (Twenty Ten/Twenty Eleven
Derivatives)
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
Why Simplify?
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.- Albert
Einstein
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
Simplifying Theme Functionality
Theme Maintenance & SupportSimplifying Theme functionality
will facilitate maintenance, support, and bug-fixing
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
Why Simplify?
Simplifying Theme Functionality
Theme Maintenance & SupportSimplifying Theme functionality
will facilitate maintenance, support, and bug-fixing
Plugin Support/IntegrationSimplifying Theme functionality will
facilitate out-of-the-box support for more Plugins
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
Why Simplify?
Simplifying Theme Functionality
Theme Maintenance & SupportSimplifying Theme functionality
will facilitate maintenance, support, and bug-fixing
Plugin Support/IntegrationSimplifying Theme functionality will
facilitate out-of-the-box support for more Plugins
Child ThemesSimplifying Theme functionality will facilitate
Theme modification and extension via Child Theme
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
Why Simplify?
De-Crappifying header.php
...because what's there doesn't really need to be there
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
Simplifying Theme Functionality
WordCamp Kansas City: 02 June 2012
De-Crappifying header.php
Your SEO Plugin is crying.
Simplifying Theme Functionality
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De-Crappifying header.php
Your SEO Plugin is crying.
The wp_title filter is your friend.
Simplifying Theme Functionality
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De-Crappifying header.php
function themename_filter_wp_title( $title ) { $new_title = '';
if (is_home()) { $new_title = esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ); }
elseif (is_404()) { $new_title = '404 Not Found' . ' | ' .
esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ); } elseif (is_category()) { //
etc... } return $new_title;}add_filter( 'wp_title',
'themename_filter_wp_title' );
functions.php
header.php
Simplifying Theme Functionality
RSS Feed Links
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De-Crappifying header.php
