Week Six

Week Six – WordPress Themes Part II

Table of Contents for
WordPress Introduction
Clark College Continuing Education

This is Part Two of WordPress Themes, when we dive deeper into the code and functions of a WordPress Theme. Be prepared to experience code and programming and learn how WordPress works with its modular system to generate all the various pageviews and customization features of a WordPress Theme. You will get the chance to customize your own WordPress Theme to make it your own with a Child Theme. We’ll also play with WordPress Plugins to add more functionality and features to your site.

  1. Review of WordPress Models: Blog, Static, Hybrid
  2. Tutorials based upon coding and programming in WordPress. Introduction of the WordPress Loop
  3. Exploring the Twenty-Eleven (2011) WordPress Theme
  4. Tutorials focused on Web Design and WordPress Themes. WordPress Child Themes
  5. WordPress Plugins
  6. WordPress Migration

NOTE: Instant WordPress or a portable version of WordPress must be available to you this week.

Homework Assignment Icon.Homework Week Six

  1. Review all the articles in the links for the class lessons.
  2. Check off the tasks you’ve accomplished on the Blog Checklist.
  3. Export and import a copy or your class blog into your Portable WordPress.
  4. Explore the various WordPress Themes through the Appearance > Themes panel or through the WordPress Theme Directory and experiment with them on your Portable WordPress.
  5. Install a variety of WordPress Plugins and experiment with them.

On Your Blog

  1. Write an article about how you modified your Child Theme and publish it on your class blog.
  2. Write an article about a WordPress Plugin you recommend and describe why.

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