Build from Scratch

(The Right Way)

Me:

You:

• You're comfortable customizing and tweaking
• You know a thing or two about child themes
• You're not as confident about building your own

Why make your own?

Your custom design is awesome

Your data is weird

You had a horrible experience with a theme that one time...

But... I'm scared

1.

Take charge of your development environment

Develop locally

Make a fresh install every time

Use version control (even if it's just you)

2.

Build on a Strong Foundation

Save time with a good base theme

(I like Underscores)

3.

Know How Themes Think

Understand queries and loops

Use the template hierarchy

Know your conditionals

4.

Test! (and then test again)

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Any Questions

Talk to me!

Amy Hendrix