There's More Than 1 Way To Skin A Theme
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This document discusses different ways to theme a WordPress website. It introduces the presenter as the co-founder of Sennza who focuses on business development. It discusses choosing pragmatic themes over strictly adhering to best practices. The document provides tips on leveraging WordPress features like custom post types and plugins to manage complex websites. It emphasizes keeping themes simple and developing with support in mind.
There's More Than 1 Way To Skin A Theme
- 1. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A THEME! Lachlan MacPherson
- 2. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A THEME! Lachlan MacPherson sennza | http://www.sennza.com.au/ | Twitter: @sennza
- 3. WHO AM I? Ø Co-Founder of Sennza ØMain focus is Business Development ØOrganiser of the WordPress Brisbane Meetup group ØCo-organiser of WordCamp Gold Coast ...I’m not a developer *Ducks for cover*
- 5. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
- 6. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
- 7. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
- 8. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
- 9. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
- 10. WWCD? What would core do? Ø Plan out CTP’s and extra content areas Ø Think about Content vs Context ØDon’t be scared of Menus/Widgets/Page Templates ØBest Practice: (Twenty Ten and Twenty Eleven themes) http://10up.com/blog/2012/02/what-would-core-do/ http://themergency.com/generators/wordpress-custom-post-types/
- 12. How are you going to manage all this in WordPress?
- 13. LEVERAGE WORDPRESS! One click plugin, theme and core updates!
- 18. Display attachments linked to a page: https://gist.github.com/1971133 CSS to add a PDF icon: https://gist.github.com/2848535
- 22. CUSTOM POST TYPES! Advanced Post Types Order: http://www.nsp-code.com/premium-plugins/wordpress-plugins/advanced-post-types-order/ Simple Page Ordering: http://10up.com/plugins/simple-page-ordering-wordpress/
- 28. DEVELOP FOR ZERO SUPPORT? Ø Plan out CTP’s and extra content areas, Make it easy to edit ØWWCD - make the experience consistent Ø Don’t be afraid to to pay for Quality Plugins Ø Use quality hosting Ø Have a professional backup solution. ØVideo User Manuals - Let the clients take the first steps. For all code snippets: https://gist.github.com/bronsonquick 21
- 29. KEEP IT SIMPLE! Don’t make things harder than they need to be
- 30. THANKS!