
原文链接:Top 10 Tutorials for Developing WordPress Themes
翻译整理: 西米CC
定制开发Wordpress主题几乎已经成为Web设计师必备的一项技能,Wordpress博客的乐趣就在于不断有新鲜有趣的事情涌现出来,让你能更加自由的在这个博客平台上做更多的尝试。
主题模板一直是玩Wordpress的Blogger们最关注的焦点话题,网络上成千上万的Wordpress主题让人眼花缭乱目不暇接,同时也会感慨挑选主题时的无从下手。那么,有没有想过自己设计一个主题呢?不论是自己用还是或开源或付费的发布,想想在这块领域能够占上一席之地,就是一件扬眉吐气的事情。本文列出的十个教程都是经过精心筛选,它们不仅能帮助你了解Wordpress主题方面的基础知识,也是你学习主题制作高阶技能的最佳途径。
CSS-Tricks的站长Chris Coyier发布了三集系列视频教程,详细讲述了从Wordpress的下载及安装,到设计制作一款Wordpress定制主题的方方面面。教程中以一张个性化主页作为实例,以视频的形式演示了如何将其转换成Wordpress主题的具体步骤。

Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks has a three-part video series for downloading and installing WordPress, all the way through everything else involved with designing a custom theme. The example theme that is built through the series is a personalized homepage theme.
2.How to Create WordPress Themes from Scratch
Kai Loon编辑发布了这系列相当流行的主题制作教程,整个教程(分集 1, 2, 3a, 和 3b)的详尽程度几乎可以说是巨细无遗,涵盖了在Photoshop中设计主题外观、切图及编码、导出各个所需文件等等方面。如果你正在寻找一个引导你领略完整的Wordpress主题设计制作流程的教材,那么西米CC觉得Kai Loon的这部教程将是你最佳的起点。

Kai Loon wrote this popular series (see parts 1, 2, 3a, and 3b). It’s very detailed and covers designing the theme in Photoshop, slicing and coding, and all of the files involved in the theme. If your looking for a great guide to take you through the etire process of desigining and coding, this is a good place to start.
3.How to Make a Control Panel for Your WordPress Theme
网络上关于设计及转换Wordpress主题的教程不少,但涉及到主题后台控制面板的却不是很多。这部来自Cats Who Code的教程以Mimbo theme主题为例,指导你如何进行主题后台的定制。

While there are plenty of good tutorials for designing and coding themes, there are very few that touch on the process of creating a control panel. This one from Cats Who Code takes you through the process, as used in the Mimbo theme.
4.How to Create a WordPress Theme from Scratch
NETTUTS的这个两集系列(1 和 2)教程对于Wordpress主题开发新手而言,是个相当不错的资源。教程以一款相对比较简单的主题风格为实例,讲解大致的主题开发流程,并提供了教程中涉及的素材文件,包括CSS样式表。对教程和素材的研究,对于没主题开发经验的入门者而言是个不错的学习途径。

NETTUTS has a two-part series (see parts 1 and 2) that’s a good resource for new theme developers. It cover the basic files of the theme, including CSS, and the tutorial walks through the development of a basic sample theme.
5.Build a Newspaper Theme with WP_Query and the 960 CSS Framework
这个教程的独特之处,在于它以一款非传统博客风格,或者说是杂志性的Wordpress主题为例子,从一些创意的角度告诉你如何在主题设计中体现出自身的个性。教程对于从界面设计到代码转换的讲解非常详细,而且最终出来的成品虽然看起来布局不是很复杂,但却很吸引眼球。再说了,西米CC认为教程的本身并不是最终的目标,我们学习的目的应该是以教程为起点,把自己独特的东西有机的糅合进去。

For a non-traditional or magazine-style layout, this tutorial will take you through the specific WordPress coding that’s involved and you’ll create a simple, but attractive, sample layout.




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