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There's More than 1 Way to Skin a WordPress Theme - Lachlan MacPherson - WordCamp Sydney 2012
1. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
WAY TO SKIN A THEME!
Lachlan MacPherson
Monday, 23 July 12
2. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
WAY TO SKIN A THEME!
Lachlan MacPherson
sennza | http://www.sennza.com.au/ | Twitter: @sennza
Monday, 23 July 12
3. WHO AM I?
ï Co-Founder of Sennza
ïMain focus is Business Development
ïOrganiser of the WordPress Brisbane Meetup group
ïCo-organiser of WordCamp Gold Coast
...Iâm not a developer *Ducks for cover*
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4. RIGHT VS. PRAGMATIC?
http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
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10. WWCD? What would core do?
ï Plan out CTPâs and extra content areas
ï Think about Content vs Context
ïDonât be scared of Menus/Widgets/Page Templates
ïBest 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/
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28. DEVELOP FOR ZERO SUPPORT?
ï Plan out CTPâs and extra content areas, Make it easy to edit
ïWWCD - make the experience consistent
ï Donât be afraid to to pay for Quality Plugins
ï Use quality hosting
ï Have a professional backup solution.
ïVideo User Manuals - Let the clients take the ïŹrst steps.
For all code snippets: https://gist.github.com/bronsonquick
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29. KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Donât make things harder than they need to be
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