Lately, I’ve been coding some WordPress themes and code. So, I thought I’d showcase my efforts here on my site. Check out my new WordPress page to see what I’ve been up to.
There will be some items to download for your own use. Not all of them will be free, but some will. I’ve spent a lot of time on these, and I hope you might find them useful. If you like what you see and want something custom done or a tweak to something up there, let me know on the page.
Anything you guys would like to see for WordPress? I’m always looking for ideas.
As a new theme builder myself, I had to ask around on what I needed to know to build a Wordpress theme. So, I made a short list. Here are the basic things you need to build yourself a Wordpress theme.
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets are awesome. They make your whole site look great (and uniform), and can even quickly make another site or project blend in. (for example, ChurchCrunch and its forums)
You need to get familiar with this code because it will style everything on your site. Setting up columns, the width of your page, what color your text is, the background, it’s all done here.
CSS is probably the easiest way to start with themes. I used a stock theme and tweaked the .css file until I got something of what I wanted. Once you get the hang of that, you’ll be ready for more. [Continue reading...]
