Resources on wordpress theme-development [closed]

Answer 1

Here's the WordPress doc on Theme Development

Answer 2

check css-tricks.com Chris has a few screencasts up.

Answer 3

The Wordpress part is the easy bit. That's basically taking your static HTML pages then converting them to PHP and inserting the Wordpress tags to pull content from the database. In some places these tags will be in a loop, e.g. for a list of pages.

The most difficult part is the design. You should identify the page types you want (e.g. main page, lists of posts, static pages, about) and create the actual templates with mockup text. ONly when you're happy should you think about the Wordpress part.

If you search with Google you'll find plenty of pages on creating your own Wordpress theme or converting HTML to a theme.

Answer 4

Here's another good article on the topic. And of course, there are many more like it. I have reviewed this particular article in the past though, and found it to be a good, detailed tutorial with some nice external references where required.

Answer 5

Here is a "starter kit" of sorts that may be of use to you:

http://wpthemerkit.com/

Answer 6

I think that the best way to learn is to look at how other people construct their themes. The first one to start one is the Default Kubrick theme that is included in the standard WordPress install. It has all of the basics and will show you some advanced techniques like including sidebar widgets. Next, in conjunction with the docs on theme development (previously mentioned by Mark), Blog Design and Layout and Using Themes, go to the Theme Directory on the Wordpress.org site, download a couple of popular themes, and go through them, looking up any template tags or techniques that you don't understand. After you do this, you should be more than well-equipped to write your own theme from scratch, or modify an existing theme to your needs.