Comments on: 5 Tips for Free Wordpress Theme Authors

By: strebel

strebel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:11:52 +0000

+ brush up on your CSS skills.
float:left should NOT be used on EVERY element…

By: Thomas Plastino Martin

Thomas Plastino Martin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:28 +0000

Forela, I would say that “Wordpress Theme Design” by Tessa Blakeley Silver is an awesome book to get started; it has helped me mature my template designs very quickly. I would recommend browsing Amazon for a copy, however. I found a mint condition one for about half the price that Packt lists.

I definitely agree that using if statements in php is a great way to check whether or not a plugin is utilized.

By: Forela Web Designs

Forela Web Designs — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:21:55 +0000

What would you say is the best tutorial/book to get started developing word press templates?

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By: nasir

nasir — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:26:25 +0000

Customizable themes of wordpress
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By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:10:46 +0000

Adding the “if” in php code when calling a plugin is another plus to allow some flexibility to newbies using a free theme.

By: Lorraine Nepomuceno

Lorraine Nepomuceno — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:31:27 +0000

Andy, thanks- and you’re right, these are good tips for any CMS theme or template developer.

Calitoe & Tenach- thanks, I had forgotten to include the importance of localization. I’ll edit the post now and add some links.

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By: Tenach

Tenach — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:26:47 +0000

Thank you for these tips! While I have some of them under my belt, I don’t know why I didn’t even think of the first one. Using the Checklist is an easy way to make sure you’re making a more complete theme.

One of the best purchases I’ve ever made is “Wordpress Theme Design” by Tessa Blakeley Silver – it is an awesome reference that does not have to apply to just Wordpress theme designs.

As Calítoe said, making a theme localization friendly is definitely something every WP theme designer should do. I have run into a few themes that I was interested in using but because of localization issues, ended up moving on.

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By: Calítoe.:.

Calítoe.:. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:46:10 +0000

And please, make them localisable. ^^)

By: Andrew Yates

Andrew Yates — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:55 +0000

Great tips. That also carry over to other Content Management Systems too. Would of loved a post like this about 2 years ago when I released 10 themes for e107 in a month.

Nice post Lorraine.

Andy