Wordpress has several components that play an individual but pivotal role in making the entire process of Wordpress development strategic and simplified. One such component is a Wordpress theme.

1. Wait! Did You Check These Before
Releasing Your Wordpress Theme?
Wordpress has several components that play an
individual but pivotal role in making the entire process of
Wordpress development strategic and simplified. One
such component is a Wordpress theme. Themes in
Wordpress are a collection of CSS and graphics that
facilitates the designing of your Wordpress website. Once
you have chosen the right theme for your web venture,
all you have to do is to download the theme and
customize as per your need.
If you are designing your own Wordpress theme and
releasing it in a marketplace, there are several things
that you need to consider. You need to ensure that you
work in the right direction so that your theme can sustain
the tough competition prevailing in the market. Before
you release your own Wordpress theme or the one
developed through outsource web development, here
are a few final checks that you must make:
• Make Use of Pagination: Paginated entries offer an
enhanced viewing experience and easy navigation to
your visitors. In pagination, posts are divided into
pages by author name and then a <!-nextpage->
Quicktag. Not all Wordpress sites use pagination, but
in cases when pagination is missing, users are
unable to access further than the first page. The
easiest way to enable pagination is to use

2. wp_link_pages tag:
wp_link_pages(array('before' =>
'<p><strong>Pages:
</strong> ', 'after' => '</p>', 'next_or_number' =>
'number'));
• Display Attachments in Correct Manner: When a
user clicks an attachment in your post, the process is
supported by a special file called attachments.php.
Though using attachment.php is not a necessity, but
there are several advantages associated with its
utilization. For instance, if a reader wants to view an
image attached in your post in full size, he can do so
without losing access to your site. Furthermore, you
get the freedom of displaying some essential
information about the attachment, such as the
source of attachment etc. The attachment.php of
TwentyTen theme in Wordpress 3.0 provides the
option of displaying image size.
if ( wp_attachment_is_image() ) {
echo ' <span class="meta-sep">|</span> ';
$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata();
printf( __( 'Full size is %s pixels', 'twentyten'),
sprintf( '<a href="%1$s"
title="%2$s">%3$s × %4$s</a>',

3. wp_get_attachment_url(),
esc_attr( __('Link to full-size
image', 'twentyten') ),
$metadata['width'],
$metadata['height']
)
);
}
• Remove Comments From Protected Posts:
Wordpress gives you the option of protecting a post
using password. This way, only the users who have
the password can access the protected content. If,
however, you provide the option of commenting in
protected post, you defeat the purpose of protecting
in the first place. There is a simple remedy to disable
comments on protected posts:
<?php if ( post_password_required() ): ?>
<p class="nopassword"><?php _e( This post is
protected. You need password to access and post
comments on this post.' , 'sampletheme' ); ?></p>
</div>
<?php
return;

4. endif;
?>
• Always Remember to Use wp_head() and
wp_footer():
Don’t fail to use the wp_head() and wp_footer in
your post. Call the wp_head() function before closing
the post and the wp_head() function just before
putting close to the head tag. Both these functions
are action hooks and anyone including plugin
developers and theme developers. In case you miss
out on these plugins, some of the functionalities in
your Wordpress website might not work, including
custom headers.
• Enable Custom Menus:
The custom menus feature has been awaited since
long. So, now that the functionality has been
introduced with the release of Wordpress 3.0, why
not take advantage of it. Once you have registered
with theme support, you can display the custom
menu using wp_nav_menu()
wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'main_na
v' ) );

5. If you negate all the aforementioned possibilities, you are
likely to release a Wordpress theme that is accomplished
in all forms.