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WORDPRESS THEME

Template Core Files

index.php style.css screenshot.png

Size: 880 × 660 pxtake screenshot of website

Define website informationsname, author, license, tags….

Show whatever you want !!!with html/css and template tags

DEMO(index.php / style.css / screenshot.png)

index.php

header.php(fixed content)

Main content(dynamic content)

sidebar.php(fixed content)

footer.php(fixed content)

Fixed content:Will NOT change in every pages

Dynamic content:Will change in every pages

header.php(fixed content)

<?php get_header(); ?>

footer.php(fixed content)

<?php get_footer(); ?>

sidebar.php(fixed content)

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

DEMObasic index.php / header.php / footer.php / sidebar.php

Main content(dynamic content)

the loopThe Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post.Read: http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop

THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO USE

THE LOOP

Loop basics

The loop

template tags

Loop with query

The loop

template tags

Loop with confirm query (Recommend this)

The loop

template tags

DEMObasic the loop (index.php / wp_nav_menu)

Template File Hierarchy

link to page.phpshow your page detail

link to category.phpshow all post in ‘news’ category

link to single.phpshow your post detail

Post vs Page

Post Page

Posts are content entries listed in reverse chronological order on your blog’s home page.

Pages are meant to be static “one-off” type content such as your about, contact, privacy policy, legal disclaimers, etc.

Posts are timely Pages are timeless

Posts can be categorized Pages are hierarchical

Posts are included in RSS feed Pages are not

Posts do not Pages have custom template

DEMOsingle.php // page.php // category.php // sidebar.php

Sample data: http://themetrust.com/knowledgebase/how-to-import-the-demo-contentThe loop: http://codex.wordpress.org/The_LoopQuery parameters: http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#ParametersTemplate hierarchy: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_HierarchyTemplate tags: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_TagsSidebar Generator: http://generatewp.com/sidebar/WP-PageNavi The Right Way To Use:- query_posts() http://scribu.net/wordpress/wp-pagenavi/right-way-to-use-query_posts.html- WP_Query() http://scribu.net/wordpress/wp-pagenavi/wpn-2-74.htmlRage Comic: http://ragemaker.net

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