Brian MacMillan

Week 8: Custom templates

BM Week 8: Custom templates

MMP350 Week 8: Custom templates

Goals: This week we will briefly review how to create custom themes and templates in WordPress. The class will then divide up. Those students who are behind on their assignments will catch up while the rest of the class will read up on Shortcodes, and Galleries. Those who are interested can learn how to use Bootstrap and jQuery in WP, using the examples at the end of the class notes document.
Concepts:
  • Elements of a child theme
  • How to use javascript in WP
  • Rules for importing images
  • Regenerating thumbnails
Homework: Create an image gallery; work on one important task for your project.