[...]... for this book at www .wiley. com/ go/smashingwordpressthemes Before I wrap this up and let you get started with WordPress theming, here are a few links that you may find interesting • Code snippets for this book are available at my Web site at http://tdh.me Go to Smashing WordPress Themes under “Books.” (The companion Web site for this book at www .wiley. com/go/ smashingwordpressthemes also contains all... including themes, plugins, code examples, and so on is available at http://notesblog.com • The official WordPress manual, The WordPress Codex, is at http://codex .wordpress. org You can also become a fan on my Facebook business Page at http://facebook.com/tdhftw — and follow @tdhedengren on Twitter for the latest from yours truly Right! So let’s build some cool themes! Welcome to Smashing WordPress Themes: ... USE Plugins? Developing themes that rely on plugins How to pick the right plugin 25 Truly Great Plugins Commenting plugins Content related stuff Lightbox Plugins CMS plugins 11 Writing Your Own Plugins Wrapping It Up 12 Smashing WordPress Themes Making Wordpress Beautiful Thord Daniel Hedengren This edition first published 2011 © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Registered office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The... your own Welcome to the wonderful world of online publishing, WordPress- style! For advanced WordPress programming professionals, go to Part III to build your own WordPress themes Installing WordPress in Just Five Minutes WordPress prides itself on something they call the five-minute install Truth is, it rarely takes five minutes to install WordPress, it is usually a lot faster But sure, if you 23 consider... Smashing WordPress Themes: Making WordPress Beautiful I hope you’ll enjoy the ride To properly convey this information, this book is divided into four parts Part 1: What Are WordPress Themes? 19 WordPress themes are what make your Web site look good and function well They are the visual skin, the look and design of your site, what your visitors will see On the outside, your WordPress site looks and behaves... 17 Introduction Smashing WordPress Themes is all about making your WordPress site look beautiful But, the beautiful part is a very personal thing, because we all have different preferences So in essence, my book isn’t on Web design, but rather about giving you, dear reader, the tools to build the kind of site that you want to create, using WordPress elements A theme is the skin of your WordPress content,... abroad His international career began with a blog post, which led to a book deal for Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog, with Wiley Publishing, Inc., and an even stronger voice in the WordPress community You’re now holding Thord’s second book When not obsessed with words, Thord and his friends build cool Web sites using WordPress at his Web design firm, Odd Alice He also edits magazines and writes freelance... world of WordPress plugins comes into play You can write your own plugin for release to the WordPress community (for major stuff), or just put it in own your theme’s functions.php (for smaller features) Or, simply download someone else’s plugin, and save a lot of time In this part, I look at the various ways to use plugins to further enhance your WordPress site 21 Part I: What Are Wordpress Themes? ... Composition Services Proofreader: Susan Hobbs Indexer: Potomac Indexing, LLC Smashing WordPress Themes is dedicated to the WordPress community We’re all playing an important part by making free speech easier online The more people can express their thoughts, dreams, and ideas, the better for everyone Open source in general, and WordPress in particular, play an important role in the free speech movement... any tweaking Most decent Web hosts will do, but you should go to http:/ /wordpress. org/about/ requirements to check the latest needs for the current WordPress version, just in case Ask your Web host if you’re uncertain (see Figure 1-1 to download the WordPress software files) 24 Figure 1-1: Download the WordPress software files at wordpress. org/download Second, you need to set up everything with your . at my Web site at http://tdh.me. Go to Smashing WordPress Themes under “Books.” (The companion Web site for this book at www .wiley. com/go/ smashingwordpressthemes also contains all the code.) •. Plugins Wrapping It Up 12 Smashing WordPress Themes Making Wordpress Beautiful Thord Daniel Hedengren This edition first published 2011 © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Registered office John Wiley &. h1" alt="" Smashing WordPress Themes ® Table of Contents Introduction Part I: What Are WordPress Themes? Part II: Hacking a Theme Part III: Building Your Own Theme Part IV: Taking Themes Further Chapter