Creating a Theme for WP (blank Themes)

  • Hi Everyone..

    I hope this isn’t a daft question, but I really want to have a go at creating my own theme for wordpress, that I can then offer to others.

    I’m pretty good with CSS and very little PHP but I wouldn’t have a clue how to code one from the bottom up.. soo

    I was wondering how people create their themes, is there a way to get a blank theme so to speak as a foundation that I can use? if anyone can point me in the right direction I would be truly grateful

    Many Thanks

    Martin

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  • Unless one is fairly adept at PHP programming – I don’t think designing a theme from the ground up is something wise to attempt. You need to be fairly skilled in markup and CSS as well.

    There is an FAQ on theme design you should read through, then probably download a few themes to scan the code the authors code to see how things are done.

    Thread Starter red-electric

    (@red-electric)

    Hi Saurus..

    Thanks for your reply!.

    Yea, I am learning as much as I can about it all, but it seems to be taking me forever and I am eager to get going and create and finish a theme.

    I was wondering if all the theme designers out there actually code from the ground up, or if they use some kind of blank default theme and add to that (which would be my prefered method at the moment)

    I already found some themes I like and am backward engineering them etc, to see how they did stuff but obviously I can’t use that as a foundation for my theme because of copyright etc, and other issues as I wouldnt of coded it myself sort of thing.

    Thanks for the advice and info.. Im on that page now:)

    M

    is there a way to get a blank theme so to speak as a foundation that I can use?

    Yes I’ve got several. I just have to dig them out so that I remember where I got them from.

    Edit: here’s a few to get you started…

    https://www.refueled.net/blank-wordpress-themes/
    https://www.siftware.co.uk/services/wordpress/blank-wordpress-theme/
    https://plainbeta.com/2008/05/20/whiteboard-a-free-wordpress-theme-framework/
    https://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/archive/2008/free-starkers-wordpress-theme/

    Thread Starter red-electric

    (@red-electric)

    Hi Lenk..

    And Wow! thanks for those links..that’s awesome.. much appreciated.

    I know I will still probably have to learn to code from the ground up as otherwise the original code will be someone elses etc and Im not sure what the moral/legal implications of that are..and whether I could use that as a foundation and release it as my own theme ( I don’t wanna be a pirate) but a blank theme gives me more a chance to create by adding new things as opposed to altering things which is usually the case.

    this links are a great starting point though and that will give me something to get my teeth into tonight.

    thanks Saurus, and Lenk, thanks for the replies

    ??

    I’m off to learn some more..

    M

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