[wp-docs] Codex pages relating to theme development

Wed Jul 14 19:13:59 UTC 2010

I went through the Codex and found some files you may have missed. Not sure
exactly how indepth your mixing and matching might become, so I did a wide
search.

Theme Design Elements (these are very popular, and probably a bit outdated)
http://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Asides
http://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Post_Feeds_to_the_Header
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_Horizontal_Menus
http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More
http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar
http://codex.wordpress.org/Design_Header_Image_and_Color_SubPanel
http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headers
http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headings
http://codex.wordpress.org/Developing_a_Colour_Scheme
http://codex.wordpress.org/Dynamic_Menu_Highlighting
http://codex.wordpress.org/Excerpt
http://codex.wordpress.org/Good_Navigation_Links
http://codex.wordpress.org/Next_and_Previous_Links
http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages
http://codex.wordpress.org/Photoblogs_and_Galleries
http://codex.wordpress.org/Playing_With_Fonts
http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Meta_Data_Section
http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails
http://codex.wordpress.org/Separating_Categories
http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Lists_with_CSS
http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Theme_Forms
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Switching
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Gravatars
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Image_and_File_Attachments
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Images
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies
http://codex.wordpress.org/Wrapping_Text_Around_Images

Basics
http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions
http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files
http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Your_CSS_Styles
http://codex.wordpress.org/I_Make_Changes_and_Nothing_Happens
http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Mobile
http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist_Draft
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review
http://codex.wordpress.org/Themes/Theme_Compatibility/
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes

Customizing the Functionality and Form of the Theme
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page
http://codex.wordpress.org/Displaying_Posts_Using_a_Custom_Select_Query
http://codex.wordpress.org/Integrating_WordPress_with_Your_Website
http://codex.wordpress.org/Making_Your_Blog_Appear_in_a_Non-Root_Folder

Designing WordPress Themes
http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

Template Files
http://codex.wordpress.org/Author_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Search_Page
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Archive_Index
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Error_404_Page
http://codex.wordpress.org/Tag_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Image_and_File_Attachments

Functions and Theme Code
http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags
http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Fields
http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Taxonomies
http://codex.wordpress.org/Data_Validation
http://codex.wordpress.org/File_Header
http://codex.wordpress.org/Include_Tags
http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Plugins_and_Themes_to_2.7/
http://codex.wordpress.org/Option_Reference
http://codex.wordpress.org/Pluggable_Functions
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy
http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop
http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks
http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Deprecated_Functions_Hook
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Taxonomy
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets
http://codex.wordpress.org/WPMU_Functions

Template Tags
http://codex.wordpress.org/Anatomy_of_a_Template_Tag

Categories you might want to dig into:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Actions
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Design_and_Layout
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Filters
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:WPMU_Functions
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates

CSS Tips, Techniques, and Resources
http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS
http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Fixing_Browser_Bugs
http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Shorthand
http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Troubleshooting
http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Your_CSS_Styles

FAQ dealing with Theme Design
http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Layout_and_Design
http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Working_with_WordPress

Theme Architecture (outdated - need new versions)
http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_1.5
http://codex.wordpress.org/Site_Architecture_v1.2

I'm sure I'm missed some.

A key issue to this is that you have three audiences to address, a common
problem with the Codex, which is why we set up the WordPress Lessons area,
giving beginners a safe place to start and covering topics in a very simple
fashion. While the basics might not apply to serious WordPress developers,
EVERYONE digs into their Theme at one time or another.

The three audiences are: beginners, experienced designers, and "the next
generation" developers, digging into the hooks, code, and customization,
creating their own rules as they go.

In general, the Codex serves to help the first two groups, but offer a solid
reference for the third. I'm glad your focus is on the middle group,
providing a "checklist" based reference. Eager to see the results.

Lorelle

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Lance Willett <nanobar at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Several members of the Theme Reviewers list (led by Chip Bennett) are
> > working to improve pages on the Codex related to theme development.
> >
> > Specifically we want to improve the Theme Development Checklist and
> > Theme Unit Test data. The idea is to have three distinct pages
> >
> > Could you help by listing any pages that relate to theme development
> > that *are not* listed below? Thank you!
>
> First: thanks for all the feedback! I'll be working on adding those items
> in.
>
> Second: a quick update for you on the Codex reorganization for theme
> development docs.
>
> The main checklist (/Theme_Development_Checklist) has now been merged
> to three other docs:
>
> 1. /Theme_Development - General code standards and best practices.
> 2. /Theme_Review - Guidelines for publicly releasing a theme via the
> WP.org directory.
> 3. /Theme_Unit_Test - Theme testing data and related explanations.
>
> This page will be merged into /Theme_Review:
> - http://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Themes_for_Public_Release
>
> All the docs need copyediting and cleanup, which we'll be working next.
>
> --
> Lance Willett | Automattic Theme Wrangler
> lance at automattic.com
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