Custom Wordpress Theme Creation: Team Project Overview and Tutorials
Explore the process of creating a customizable Wordpress theme from scratch using PHP. Learn the significance of Wordpress, coding themes, popular plugins, and project planning. Meet the team members and their roles in this informative guide.
Custom Wordpress Theme Creation: Team Project Overview and Tutorials
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team no name Custom Wordpress theme Thomas Smith, Chris Gorrod, Sam Paisley & Kathleen Jackson
Introduction We are going to talk about: • What our project is • What Wordpress is and why people use it • PHP within Wordpress • Allocated roles of team members • Conclusion
What is our project? • Create a customisable Wordpress theme • Built from scratch • Coded using PHP • Adding customise options • Create tutorials on how to create a customisable theme
What is Wordpress? • Online blogging platform • Customisable themes
Why use Wordpress? • Easy, modifiable file structure • CMS (Content Management System) • Add or edit widgets without modifying PHP or HTML • Custom themes • Custom plugins • Used by over 30 million websites so far. • Over 13% of the ‘biggest’ websites and 8.5% of ALL websites currently online - are run by Wordpress!
Coding themes for Wordpress • PHP • Basic file structure: • index.php • comments.php • screenshot.png • Style.css
Wordpress Plugins Some of the most downloaded Wordpress Plugins are: • All In One SEO Pack • Google XML Sitemaps • Contact Form 7 • Nextgen Gallery • WordPress.com Stats • WPTouch IPhone Theme • Google Analyticator
Project Planning • Talk about time-scale, plans, Gantt charts etc. • Deadlines?
Plans • What we will do: • Research into the best optimised layout for the theme • Wire frames for designs • Research into PHP
Final Tutorials • Talk about HOW the final tutorial will be made. • What it will be about? • Where? On a Wordpress blog
Group Communication • How the group communicates. • How we manage work • How we manage absence
Team Roles • Thomas – Project Manager, Code • Chris - Mark-up, Design • Sam - Code • Kathleen – Code, Documentation • Belbin Roles?
Conclusion • Create a customisable Wordpress theme • Create tutorials on what we have done and basic PHP • Coded with PHP • We will compare our product to those already available and review our performance in the report.