Chapter 7: WordPress Themes
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Chapter 7: WordPress Themes
7.1 Understanding Themes
Themes control the visual appearance and layout of your WordPress site.
Theme Components:
- Template files (PHP)
- Stylesheets (CSS)
- JavaScript files
- Images and assets
- Functions.php - Theme functionality
- Template hierarchy
7.2 Installing Themes
Install themes from the WordPress repository or upload custom themes.
- Browse WordPress theme directory
- Install from admin dashboard
- Upload custom theme ZIP
- Install via FTP
- Activate theme
7.3 Customizing Themes
Customize themes using the Customizer or theme options.
- Access Theme Customizer
- Modify colors and fonts
- Change layout options
- Upload logo and header image
- Configure widget areas
- Set up menus
7.4 Child Themes
Use child themes for safe customization.
- Create child theme
- Override parent theme files
- Add custom functions
- Maintain updates