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STI_wp_themes

Adding single file in your theme

At first create a single.php files inside your theme folder . single.php is the single post page, the theme page for displaying just one post. The single.php is what will be used for a...

STI_wp_themes

Adding Widget in your theme

Step 1. Add the following code in functions.php to enable/register widget area in the WordPress theme: Step 2. Add the following code to the area ( sidebar, footer, header ) where you want the...

STI_wp_function

WordPress Functions

In theme design create a functions.php file inside the theme folder. functions.php – This file will contain the code of built in wordpress function and user defined function. Example – Adding Custom menu in your...

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What is wordpress Loop

WordPress Loop is a block of php functions to display wordpress Post. For example in theme design the first page index.php is generally used to display the list of posts. Below is an example...

STI_wp_themes

Create my first theme

To start building your theme, first create a sub-folder in the wp-content/themes directory in your WordPress folder. After creating the Directory for Theme Folder, create the following files inside folder – header.php – This...

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Theme Layout

The basic theme layout consist of four section as follows – Header Main Area Sidebar Footer Each section have separate php files as follows – Header –  header.php Sidebar –  sidebar.php Footer –  footer.php...

STI_wp_basic

Understanding the admin area

1.  Name of the site and a option to visit your blog homepage. 2. You will see the name of the person who has logged in. 3. The sidebar, this is a place from...

STI_wp_basic

WordPress Dashboard

Logging In Begin by logging into the “administration area” or the back end of your website. Visit your site’s login page by placing “wp-admin” after your domain name (e.g. http://example.com/wp-admin). The various menu items...

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WordPress Introduction

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a dynamic content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress...

WordPress-tips-tricks

How to remove page header ?

For removing or hiding  page header – Step 1 –  You need to customize / add css in your theme main style. Before that just keep your mouse pointer over header / title of page...