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Genre: eLearning | Language: English + Sub | Size: 1,27 GB

Learning how to create a child theme is the first step to becoming a WordPress developer. Child themes are a great entry point, as they’re built on top of an existing theme with a properly coded foundation. The skills you use during development are the same ones you leverage for writing brand-new themes and plugins. Learn how to use child themes to create your own custom, stylish new WordPress sites—without the advanced knowledge of a web developer. Instructor Patrick Rauland explains how to get started picking a parent theme, updating the CSS, creating a new template for your child theme, and updating its functionality. By the end of this practical, project-based course, you should have a functioning child theme and the skills to quickly customize your next WordPress site.

Topics include:

Setting up your development environment and editor

Picking a parent theme

Creating a child theme

Including style sheets

Creating and modifying styles

Modifying functions

Hooking functions

Creating and modifying template files

Adding menus and functionality

Migrating theme files to a live WordPress site