This 12-module course that walks you through the ins and outs of WordPress theme design and customization. It is an ideal course for budding designers/developers looking to launch a freelance web design business around WordPress. It is designed to take those familiar with basic WordPress theme design to a deeper level of understanding. Basic WordPress knowledge required.
Video: Watch the Web Design for WordPress intro webinar
In this course, you’ll learn:
- The essential (and free) tools for fast editing of WordPress themes
- Customizing themes with CSS (4 modules), including an overview of how WP uses stylesheets, and making color, positioning, font and other changes with CSS
- The anatomy of WP themes and how theme files work together
- Basics of the WordPress Loop and modifying it
- How to recognize and use PHP code
Who should attend:
- Budding web developers who want to start building custom WordPress themes for clients
- Graphic designers who want to get into WordPress web design
- Do-it-yourselfers who want to be able to customize and tweak their own WordPress websites
About the Faculty Member
Adam White is veteran web developer with 10-plus years of experience building custom websites, and the last several years with WordPress sites.
