Theme Workshop
WordCamp San Diego 2015

Schedule


We will break the day up into 5 sections with a short break between each to answer specific questions, get some air, etc.

Registration for those of you just getting in will start at 11:15am. There will also be coffee for those of you just waking up.


Setting up a Dev Environment
12:40-1:30


In this session, we will cover how to setup a development environment on your personal computer so you can make theme changes directly on your desktop and not on a live website.


Getting Started with Theme Files
1:30-2:10


We will cover what files are necessary to set up a WordPress theme. We will create a theme in class so you can see how the whole process works.


Integrating your HTML and WP tags
2:10-2:50


We will cover the syntax of WordPress themes. WordPress contains some great tags that can save you huge amounts of time. We will go over what these tags are and how to use them properly in each of your templates.


Functions.php & Registering Enqueuing scripts and styles
2:50-3:30


We will cover some advanced theme functionality. With just a little bit of PHP code, you can accomplish some amazing things with your theme!


Troubleshooting
3:30-4:00


Sometimes things break and you just don't know why. In this session, we will cover where to start when things aren't going as planned and answer questions.