| As most bloggers know, WordPress is an amazing | | | | coding! Simply Google and key something like this |
| platform for blogs, personal sites, businesses and | | | | "learn html from scratch", "html for begginers", "html |
| portfolios to publish content, news, pictures and | | | | for newbies", "html step by step". |
| anything it comes to your mind. It's very powerful | | | | After learning the basic html tags and functions, you |
| and nowadays, it's not just for blogs, most people | | | | need to learn how to style a webpage, that is to |
| are using it as a CMS (Content Management System). | | | | say, in other words, you need to learn CSS |
| WordPress is for free & incredibly secure! It's open | | | | (Cascading Style Sheets ). Learning how to Style an |
| source and one of the best thing about it, is that you | | | | html page will allow you to style a WordPress theme, |
| can integrate plugins very easily from your | | | | with pics, colors, font sizes, etc. |
| WordPress admin panel. You can search for plugins all | | | | Why is this so important? HTML + CSS = CSS |
| over the web, in the WordPress official website | | | | TEMPLATE. In order to build a WordPress theme, we |
| (WordPress.org) or anywhere else. | | | | need to create an HTML CSS layout first. It is the |
| Designing a theme can be a hard task, specially | | | | easiest way to build a WordPress Theme. That |
| because you can get a bit lost if you know nothing | | | | would be an html page styled using CSS. As we |
| about html or php, but it's definitely not impossible. | | | | already mentioned before, with CSS you can control |
| With patience and perseverance anything is possible. | | | | the different font sizes, font styles, colors, layer |
| Looking around the web you can find several | | | | positions, margins, etc. |
| interesting tutorials, very useful and easy to | | | | Once you've created a CSS template, THEN you will |
| understand, they guide you step by step on how to | | | | be able to easily convert it to a WordPress Theme. |
| use the codes and tags, but very few of them are | | | | So, to sum up the first phase: |
| precise about what it takes to build a WordPress | | | | 1- Learn html. |
| theme from scratch and what you need to know | | | | 2- Learn CSS. |
| beforehand. They usually assume you already know | | | | 3- Create a CSS Layout. |
| about html and CSS. | | | | 4- Convert the CSS Layout to a fully functional |
| First of all, you need to understand how HTML | | | | WordPress Theme. |
| works. HTML is essential to learn how to create a | | | | Remember it's a process that takes time but it's |
| WordPress theme. You need to find a way to learn | | | | definitely worth it if you aim to work freelance to |
| and get familiar with the basic html tags and | | | | make some extra money! don't be afraid, use Google |
| commands. Use Dreamweaver or Microsoft | | | | and search for tutorials, play around with |
| Frontpage to play around a bit and get used to the | | | | Dreamweaver, and you'll be able to create a |
| html structure. Without HTML, you are completely | | | | WordPress theme! |
| lost, because you are going to deal with a lot of | | | | |