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WordPress 5 Complete - Seventh Edition

You're reading from  WordPress 5 Complete - Seventh Edition

Product type Book
Published in Feb 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789532012
Pages 432 pages
Edition 7th Edition
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Author (1):
Karol Król Karol Król
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters close

Preface 1. Section 1: WordPress
2. Introducing WordPress 3. Getting Started with WordPress 4. Creating Blog Content 5. Pages, Media, and Importing/Exporting Content 6. Section 2: Customizing WordPress
7. Plugins - What They Are and Why You Need Them 8. Securing your WordPress Website 9. Choosing and Installing Themes 10. Customizing your Website Appearance/Design 11. Developing your Own Theme 12. Social Media Integration, Podcasting, and HTTPS 13. Developing Plugins, Widgets, and an Introduction to REST API 14. Section 3: Non-Blog Websites
15. Creating a Non-Blog Website Part One - The Basics 16. Creating a Non-Blog Website Part Two - E-Commerce Websites and Custom Content Elements 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

The factors to consider when choosing a theme

Let's take a quick look at some factors to consider when choosing and installing themes, just so that you'll be better informed.

The structure of a theme

A WordPress theme is actually a collection of files in a directory. There are no special or unusual formats, just a few requirements for those files in the theme directory. The only requirements for a directory to be a valid WordPress theme are as follows:

  • It should have a style.css file and an index.php file
  • The style.css file must have the basic theme information in its initial lines

There are a number of additional files that you'll find in most themes. They are as follows:

  • A screenshot.png file that is the...
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