2. WordPress is dominating the website world with its superb features and
functionality. It is considered to be the most sought-after CMS platform and
many branded companies are using WordPress as blogging platform and CMS
to introduce their new brand services and products to the world. WordPress
has increased its fan popularity because of being easy to edit, customizeable
with themes and extendable with wide range of plugins.
Developing your own WordPress theme can actually help you earn good
money. Creating WordPress theme on your own, you can deliver something
unique and creative. If you enter the term ‘WordPress theme’ in search
engines and hit enter, you will come across numerous resources offering free
and premium WordPress themes which have been downloaded hundreds or
thousands of times. So, if you are creative, have Wordpress knoweldge and
web page designing skills, it’s an opportunity to build up some cash.
In this presentation we will find out the well-known resources which are so
useful for WordPress theme development.
3. WordPress Codex on Theme Development
You can start developing your own WordPress themes by getting into the WordPress
Codex first. It resource will provide you lot of information ranging from basics of the
theme development to best practices and useful resources to get started.
4. ThemeShaper WordPress Theme Tutorial: 2nd Edition
One of the popular WordPress theme tutorial on the web. The ThemeShaper will guide
you to build a fully efficient and working WordPress theme from scratch.
5. WordPress Theme Customization Guide & Tutorial
It is a simple guide that will teach you to customize WordPress assuming that you have
some knowledge in HTML and CSS. You can learn how WordPress themes are structured
and how they work.
6. How to Build a Custom WordPress Theme from Scratch
ChrisSpooner shows you how to start designing WordPress themes from scratch. You will
go from design phase to coding part and finally to converting it into dynamic CMS
template – a WordPress theme.
7. How To Create a Simple WordPress Blog Theme
Another tutorial by Chris Spooner where you will get the complete guide to create visual
concept in Photoshop and code it up into a HTML/CSS template. Here you will also be
introduced about how WordPress themes are structured and how you can convert your
just coded template into a WordPress theme.
8. How to Build a Responsive WordPress Theme with Bootstrap
Bootstrap - one of the most famous frameworks and it is responsive. This tutorial will
guide you how you can develop a responsive WordPress theme with the use of Bootstrap
framework.
9. Adaptive Blog Theme: From Photoshop to WordPress
This is one of the longest tutorial session available on the web will guide you everything
about WordPress theme development from scratch.
10. WordPress Theme Development Training Wheels
This tutorial is best for fresher's to getting start developing themes for WordPress. This
series of tutorials should help you to getting necessary knowledge and get started in
creating themes for WordPress platform.
11. The Ultimate WordPress Theme Development Glossary
All the essential and advanced information and resources about developing WordPress
themes on one organized place will save you lots of time and nerves.
12. Developing Your First WordPress Theme
This tutorial will guide you how to create your first theme for WordPress. Following step
by step process in this three-part series guide you will gain all needed knowledge for
WordPress themes developer.
13. Create a Typography Based WordPress Blog Theme
Following this tutorial that will show you how to design your theme in Photoshop, how
to code it to HTML5 and CSS3 and finally how to put it on WordPress and make a useful
WordPress theme.
14. How to Build a Basic Portfolio WordPress Theme
Another tutorial from Chris Spooner that will show you how to build a basic portfolio
theme for WordPress. You will start from the ground up in Photoshop then you will code
it and finally you will convert it into a simple WordPress theme.
15. Basics Of WordPress Theme Design
If you want to become an expert WordPress theme developer then you must learn the
fundamentals first. This post highlighting the basics of the WordPress showing you the
template tags and more advanced files.
16. How to Build A WordPress Theme From Scratch Part One
Here is the tutorial that will show you exactly what is the difference between templates
and themes when it comes to WordPress and then you will start building your own
theme.
17. How to Create Your first WordPress Theme
Cosmin Negoita will show you how you can develop your first WordPress theme with
little knowledge in HTML/CSS. Following his tutorial series you will get much needed
information for starting up in WordPress theme development.
18. Using XAMPP for Local WordPress Theme Development
This tutorial will show you how to install and configure XAMPP for desktop(local server)
and create a perfect environment for WordPress theme development.
19. Create An Advanced Theme Options Panel in WordPress
This tutorial is much helpful for more experienced WordPress developers who would like
to dig deeper into WordPress and create an advanced options panel.
20. Create a Settings Page For Your WordPress Theme
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a settings page for your WordPress theme.
21. Translating Your Theme
As WordPress is used at the different parts of the world, so you should develop your
WordPress theme readable by everyone. In this tutorial you will learn how to make your
WordPress theme translatable into other languages.
22. WordPress Development and Deployment With MAMP, Git and Dropbox
This tutorial is for more advanced users who hold enough experience about WordPress
theme. They can jump into the business of WordPress theme development. This guide
will show you how you can work efficiently using some tools and services.
23. The Complete Guide To Custom Post Types
After holding good experience about WordPress theme development, you might want to
add some advanced features to your themes, right? This tutorial will show you how you
can easily create custom post types for your WordPress theme.
24. Guide To WordPress Coding Standards
To become a professional WordPress theme developer, first you must learn the coding
standards behind the WordPress. This will help you to sharpen your coding style and
make your work more professional and most important easy to understand for other
developers.
25. How to Create a Custom Theme for Your WordPress Blog with Minimal Coding Required
This tutorial will explain you and teach you how to build WordPress theme with no
programming knowledge.
26. How To Create Your Own Custom WordPress Theme
Classical tutorial for developing WordPress theme. Starting up in Photoshop, jumping
into coding and finally heading to WordPress theme. Final result is ready to host your
blog posts.