If you’ve ever delved under the hood of a WordPress theme, you’ll know that it contains four kinds of files: the stylesheet, the functions file, a number of template parts, and one or (most l...
https://wpmudev.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-theme-template-files-in-wordpress/
For many of us, our first experience of coding for WordPress is when we write our first theme. After all, every WordPress site needs a theme, and if you want something bespoke then it makes sense...
https://wpmudev.com/blog/html-to-wordpress-theme-tutorial-step-1-converting-your-html-to-php/
One of the templates that I always include in any theme I code is the page.php file. This is the template that WordPress will use for creating static pages. It’s useful to have a dedicated page...
https://wpmudev.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-wordpress-page-templates/
DNS can be a headache. It’s one of those aspects of website management that can either be a breeze or take days to sort out. I should know – I recently spent a week trying to transfer a domai...
https://wpmudev.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-dns-for-wordpress/
The WP_Query class is very powerful. It lets you create your own custom queries to run anywhere in your WordPress site – in the main content, in the sidebar or anywhere else you like. It’s so...
When the navigation menu system was released with WordPress 3.0, it was one of the factors that turned WordPress from a blogging platform into a CMS. It meant that you could add whatever content ...
https://wpmudev.com/blog/automatically-update-wordpress-navigation-menus/
The WordPress loop is big. It’s huge. It’s critical. Without it, your WordPress site won’t work. By this, I don’t mean that it’s large. In fact, it should be as lean, tight and quick as...
If you've started building your own theme, or maybe even creating a child theme to customize another theme, then you'll have learned all about template files and the theme template hierarchy. But...
How do you go about becoming a WordPress professional? How do you go about identifying and making the most of opportunities? How do you establish yourself as a WordPress pro? In this post we atte...
If you’re developing a complex WordPress site for clients, need to deal with content policies and flows, want to make the user interface easier to work with, or add custom content without writi...