How to Create a Custom WordPress Theme – Full Course

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Learn how to create a custom WordPress theme. You will learn a process that you can use to convert any HTML/CSS template into a WordPress theme.

HTML/CSS template: https://github.com/wilsmex/blog-site-template

Course from Andrew Wilson. Check out his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/followandrew

Course Contents
(00:00) Introduction
(00:51) Responsive Template Overview
(04:28) WordPress Theme Structure & Location
(05:51) Create Required Empty Files / Folders for Theme
(12:39) Create Theme Screenshot.png file
(13:05) WordPress Template Hierarchy
(14:50) Setting up Style.css File Required Information
(17:10) Activating the New Theme
(18:41) Create Theme Home Page Template
(21:50) Enqueue Styles
(25:55) Add wp_head() to Head Section
(33:30) Enqueue Scripts
(35:02) Add wp_footer() to Foot Section
(41:25) Create header.php & footer.php Files
(44:41) Add Dynamic Page Titles
(48:63) WordPress Auto Thumbnail Sizes
(50:50) Create Home Page in WordPress Admin Panel
(53:20) The WordPress Loop
(56:24) Dynamic Page Title Heading
(58:01) Create WordPress Menu Area
(01:03:36) Dynamic Menus
(01:16:16) Customize Site Logo Upload & Name
(01:25:12) Add WordPress Posts in Admin Panel
(01:07:11) Add Feature Image Thumbnail Support
(01:29:06) Create Single Post Template File
(01:33:52) Add Post Meta Data
(01:40:39) Comments & Comments Templates
(01:53:45) Post Archives Page Templates
(01:57:34) Blog Archive & index.php Templates
(02:03:39) Post Thumbnails
(02:07:16) Pagination Links
(02:10:10) Page Template File
(02:25:37) 404 Template (Page Not Found)
(02:28:50) Add Searching
(02:30:50) A Few Extras and Where to Go

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