Developing for Wordpress

Elite By Design · 01-01-2008, 11:51 AM

I consider myself a "web designer" but to be truthful I have no clue how to do any coding.

Are there any Wordpress designers out there that would like to offer their experiences and give some general tips and tricks they have learned that helped them to get started coding wordpress themes?

Gino · 01-01-2008, 12:04 PM

I dont know much about the coding either, but I do know wordpress is being use A LOT as a content management system for many websites nowadays.

Tulumbo · 01-01-2008, 04:14 PM

I also have little to no experience in coding my designs. Usually I just hire a freelancer to do the job. You may be able to pay one of them to teach you......

WPCandy · 01-01-2008, 04:45 PM

Hey Elite By Design, I'm a WordPress coder. Any quick things I can help you with?

Elite By Design · 01-01-2008, 05:10 PM

Hey WPCandy - I don't know your name, but I'm Brian.
Basically, I can design whatever I want in photoshop, but for example elitebydesign.com I had to get coded by another person.

I just don't know where to start. I've looked in various "wordpress" books but they basically just tell you how to modify the default wordpress theme. How do I even start the educational portion of taking my own design in Photoshop and making it a usable wordpress theme?

Any help is appreciated.

WPCandy · 01-01-2008, 10:45 PM

Hey Brian, my name is Michael but you can call me Mike for short.

Anyways, do you know CSS/XHTML? That's basically the first step of WordPress.

Elite By Design · 01-01-2008, 11:06 PM

Hey Michael. I don't know CSS or XHTML. I guess this is obvious, but do I need to learn those? if so, how should I start - online guides, books, magazines, etc?

WPCandy · 01-01-2008, 11:34 PM

Yeah you're going to need to learn CSS/XHTML to work with WordPress. I'm sure you can use Tables with WordPress, but let's not even talk about tables.

Um...everything you need to learn about CSS/XHTML is going to be online. Though, if you do like to read off the computer, grab a book.

You start off by heading over to the links below and that'll give you a good start.

http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/introduction.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp

http://www.html.net/tutorials/html/introduction.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/xhtml_intro.asp

I hope those help. Take it one step at a time and just try and absorb as much as possible. And remember to take breaks.

If you have any questions, feel free to message me on MSN or AIM.

Elite By Design · 01-01-2008, 11:48 PM

Thanks Mike. Much appreciated.
After I learn CSS and XHTML, will putting it in WOrdpress "format" be another really time consuming process or is it pretty straightforward? I'll add you on MSN if I ever need anything - thanks for the offer.

WPCandy · 01-01-2008, 11:52 PM

No problem Brian.

And well WordPress is a bit different than CSS and XHTML, but it's fairly the same thing. To develop with WordPress, you have to use PHP tags. But fear not, when I first went into WordPress coding, I knew nothing about PHP or the WordPress PHP Tags.

01-01-2008, 11:51 AM	#1
Elite By Design Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 84	Developing for Wordpress I consider myself a "web designer" but to be truthful I have no clue how to do any coding. Are there any Wordpress designers out there that would like to offer their experiences and give some general tips and tricks they have learned that helped them to get started coding wordpress themes? __________________

01-01-2008, 12:04 PM	#2
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,004	I dont know much about the coding either, but I do know wordpress is being use A LOT as a content management system for many websites nowadays. __________________ DESIGN BLOG // T SHIRT BLOG // ANIMAL PRINT SHIRTS

01-01-2008, 05:10 PM	#5
Elite By Design Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 84	Hey WPCandy - I don't know your name, but I'm Brian. Basically, I can design whatever I want in photoshop, but for example elitebydesign.com I had to get coded by another person. I just don't know where to start. I've looked in various "wordpress" books but they basically just tell you how to modify the default wordpress theme. How do I even start the educational portion of taking my own design in Photoshop and making it a usable wordpress theme? Any help is appreciated. __________________

01-01-2008, 10:45 PM	#6
WPCandy Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 62	Hey Brian, my name is Michael but you can call me Mike for short. Anyways, do you know CSS/XHTML? That's basically the first step of WordPress. __________________ WPCandy - The Best of WordPress

01-01-2008, 11:06 PM	#7
Elite By Design Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 84	Hey Michael. I don't know CSS or XHTML. I guess this is obvious, but do I need to learn those? if so, how should I start - online guides, books, magazines, etc? __________________


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01-01-2008, 04:14 PM	#3
Tulumbo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24	I also have little to no experience in coding my designs. Usually I just hire a freelancer to do the job. You may be able to pay one of them to teach you......

01-01-2008, 04:45 PM	#4
WPCandy Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 62	Hey Elite By Design, I'm a WordPress coder. Any quick things I can help you with?

01-01-2008, 11:34 PM	#8
WPCandy Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 62	Yeah you're going to need to learn CSS/XHTML to work with WordPress. I'm sure you can use Tables with WordPress, but let's not even talk about tables. Um...everything you need to learn about CSS/XHTML is going to be online. Though, if you do like to read off the computer, grab a book. You start off by heading over to the links below and that'll give you a good start. http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/introduction.asp http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp http://www.html.net/tutorials/html/introduction.asp http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/xhtml_intro.asp I hope those help. Take it one step at a time and just try and absorb as much as possible. And remember to take breaks. If you have any questions, feel free to message me on MSN or AIM. __________________ WPCandy - The Best of WordPress

01-01-2008, 11:48 PM	#9
Elite By Design Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 84	Thanks Mike. Much appreciated. After I learn CSS and XHTML, will putting it in WOrdpress "format" be another really time consuming process or is it pretty straightforward? I'll add you on MSN if I ever need anything - thanks for the offer. __________________

01-01-2008, 11:52 PM	#10
WPCandy Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 62	No problem Brian. And well WordPress is a bit different than CSS and XHTML, but it's fairly the same thing. To develop with WordPress, you have to use PHP tags. But fear not, when I first went into WordPress coding, I knew nothing about PHP or the WordPress PHP Tags. __________________ WPCandy - The Best of WordPress

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