How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 5: Coding The Homepage
Whew, here we are again! We’ve got a long way to go today, so let’s skip the fluff and get right down to the coding! Last week we finished up the header code, and this week we’ll be coding the homepage. In case you’re just joining us, here are the previous tutorials: PART 1: Theme...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 4: Coding The Header
Whew, we’ve made it to the good stuff! It’s now time to code a real website! If you’re just joining us in this series, I really recommend you start at the beginning, otherwise you might get lost. Here’s where we’ve been so far: PART 1: Theme Basics PART 2: Let’s Get Started PART 3: Built...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 3: Built In Functions
In Part 1: Theme Basics, we learned what composed a theme and how to get it working inside of WordPress. In Part 2: Let’s Get Started, we looked at using starter themes and the basic header and footer files. Now it’s time to get a bit more technical. In today’s post, we’re going to learn...
Read more…Creating A Custom eCommerce Theme in CoreCommerce
CoreCommerce is my favorite eCommerce software to work with simply because it’s easy to develop under. They host the site for you, so you don’t have to worry about hosting, installation or issues. The admin area is easy for both the client and developer to learn, and the FTP area is clean and organized. I’ve...
Read more…Working With WordPress 3.0′s Custom Post Types
Just last week I finally got the chance to try the new custom post types that came with WordPress 3. For some reason, I never thought about using them because I was so used to using custom fields for everything. After setting up some pre-made templates for a few clients that used custom post types,...
Read more…Beginning WordPress Development: A Look At Common Functions
WordPress is both my favorite blog and CMS platform ever created. It’s easy to use and customize, and there’s basically nothing that can’t be done in it. If you don’t have a copy of WordPress, you can download the latest version here in order to follow along with this tutorial. One of my favorite things...
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