Resources on wordpress theme-development [closed]

Answer 1

I've found this illustration shared by Yoast to be really helpful for explaining how a Wordpress theme is built:

Full image here

This is a crop of the full image - I'd suggest checking it the full page there, as it's extremely clear, and very well thought out.

Answer 2

'Starkers' is a great blank WordPress theme to start any theme development.

http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/2008/free-starkers-wordpress-theme/

Answer 3

Found a new one over here. it's a good resource if you want to make a simple theme. :)

http://www.webhostingsearch.com/articles/create-your-own-wordpress-theme-tutorial.php

Answer 4

There is a really good book on WordPress Theme Design, called "WordPress Theme Design" :) Available from Amazon and other book stores.

Answer 5

codex.wordpress.org.

Answer 6

This WordPress Meta Box PHP Helper class might help you when working with WordPress Meta Boxes.