Lynda.com: WordPress 3.0: Creating and Editing Custom Themes

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Lynda.com: ***** 3.0: Creating and Editing Custom Themes
English | .mov (QuickTime) | 960×540 (16:9) | 04:28:29 | 435 Mb

In ***** 3.0: Creating and Editing Custom Themes, author Chris Coyier shows how to build a custom ***** theme from scratch and satisfy common client requests. The course covers steps necessary to build a theme using a complete workflow with Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and ***** 3.0. Also included are tutorials on enhancing a ***** site with javascript, using plugins, and ensuring site security. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

0. Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. From Spec to Photoshop
Reviewing the client spec and deciding on *****
Reviewing assets and resources and creating a mood board
Building a home page mockup
Finishing the home page
Planning the rest of the site

2. Converting Photoshop to HTML > CSS
Starting with a base project
Writing HTML code for the home page
Starting the CSS: Creating the header and basic style structure
Styling the Navigation panel
Styling the sidebar
Styling the home page, pt. 1
Styling the home page, pt. 2
Finishing the CSS
Moving on: One page is enough

3. Building a ***** Theme
Setting up ***** and MAMP on a Mac
Setting up ***** and WAMP on a Windows computer
Modifying important settings
Starting with a blank theme template
Introducing template file structure
Breaking up the HTML
Building the sidebar
Building the navigation
Showing one recent post
Fetching external content
Creating a custom home page
Introducing custom fields
Creating custom product pages
Creating custom category pages
Creating the blog home page
Creating a single blog entry page
Implementing comments
Finishing the home page

4. Beyond the Theme
Will this work with *****?
Using javascript in themes the right way
Implementing something fun with javascript
Introducing plug-ins
Setting up security

5. Conclusion
Goodbye