!! TOOLKIT ALERT !!
● If you want to play with publishing today, be sure you have...




  FileZilla, KomodoEdit/text editor, and FTP login info
Customizing Themes,
Publishing, & Review
Today's Plan
● "Theme Anatomy"
● Publishing your site
● The review game!




Goals
● You will know how to use your child theme to override the parent
  theme.
● You will know more about FTP and publishing your site.
● You will have fun playing the review game!
!! TOOLKIT ALERT !!
● If you want to play with publishing today, be sure you have...




  FileZilla, KomodoEdit/text editor, and FTP login info
Child Theme Review
If file exists, use it. If not...



                       CHILD




                                     PARENT


                                    Go get it from the parent
Exercise: Leveraging Your Child Theme
Complete/Answer the following:
 ● Create a 404 template.
    ○ Start by copying the code from the parent as an example
      into your text editor
    ○ Edit it
    ○ Save as 404.php in your child theme
    ○ Go to a page that does not exist to test

           Gold Star! [Extra Credit]
            ● Customize the archive or loop templates, such as
              making the title a different HTML tag ... get
              creative!
            ● Can you figure out what "The Loop" is? (see
              archive.php & content.php in twentyeleven)
Publishing: 3 Steps
1. Setup your base (WordPress)

2. Install your theme and plugins

3. Transfer your data
Publishing: 3 Steps
1. Setup your base (WordPress)
   Host can take care of this (usually)

2. Install your theme and plugins
   FTP!

3. Transfer your data
   WordPress Export/Import
REVIEW TIME!



http://jeopardylabs.com/
play/wordpress-101-review
Help us make things better!




http://tinyurl.com/gdiphillywp
First
WordPress, next,
the world!



(THANKS, EVERYBODY!)

GDI WordPress 4 January 2012

  • 1.
    !! TOOLKIT ALERT!! ● If you want to play with publishing today, be sure you have... FileZilla, KomodoEdit/text editor, and FTP login info
  • 2.
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    Today's Plan ● "ThemeAnatomy" ● Publishing your site ● The review game! Goals ● You will know how to use your child theme to override the parent theme. ● You will know more about FTP and publishing your site. ● You will have fun playing the review game!
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    !! TOOLKIT ALERT!! ● If you want to play with publishing today, be sure you have... FileZilla, KomodoEdit/text editor, and FTP login info
  • 5.
    Child Theme Review Iffile exists, use it. If not... CHILD PARENT Go get it from the parent
  • 6.
    Exercise: Leveraging YourChild Theme Complete/Answer the following: ● Create a 404 template. ○ Start by copying the code from the parent as an example into your text editor ○ Edit it ○ Save as 404.php in your child theme ○ Go to a page that does not exist to test Gold Star! [Extra Credit] ● Customize the archive or loop templates, such as making the title a different HTML tag ... get creative! ● Can you figure out what "The Loop" is? (see archive.php & content.php in twentyeleven)
  • 7.
    Publishing: 3 Steps 1.Setup your base (WordPress) 2. Install your theme and plugins 3. Transfer your data
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    Publishing: 3 Steps 1.Setup your base (WordPress) Host can take care of this (usually) 2. Install your theme and plugins FTP! 3. Transfer your data WordPress Export/Import
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    Help us makethings better! http://tinyurl.com/gdiphillywp
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