Today we are learn how to Create Custom Theme in WordPress.
Before creating custom theme in WordPress, you should have some basic knowledge of WordPress, if you do not have basic knowledge of WordPress then you cannot create WordPress custom theme.
So first of all you should know how to install WordPress and how to setup it. Don’t worry if you don’t know WordPress.
How to setup and install I have already blog on this, read it and then follow next step.
Here are some steps to create WordPress custom theme, if you follow it then you too can create your own theme in WordPress.
Table of Contents
Basic Information Guide
First of all, we will see what is the basic structure for creating WordPress Custom Theme.
Create a new folder by going to the folder in which the WordPress website is setup, going to the folderc htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/themes the folder is named mytheme.
Now create the Necessary files for your Custom Theme
this is basic setup in WordPress theme.
Style.css
First create style.css file. and opening it in any editor, give theme name, desktop and author parameters
Here I am just learning to make normal custom theme so I will just give 3 parameters which are given below code:
/*
Theme Name: Mytheme
Theme URI: https://myproograming.com/
Author: Myprograming
Author URI: https://myproograming.com
Description: This is my first custom theme!
Version: 1.0.0
*/index.php
You have to create index.php file otherwise template error will occur.
Even if you keep it empty, it will work but an index file will have to be created.
screenshot.png
Screenshot.png is the image we see in the backend of WordPress, which tells us about the theme design.
Even if you do this, your custom theme will start showing.
functions.php
Functions.php isn’t strictly a required file, but it offers so many benefits that 99.99% of themes have it. In functions.php you can use the built-in theme functionality of WordPress and also add your own custom PHP code.
Now create functions.php in your theme folder.
page.php
header.php
footer.php
Functions.php isn’t strictly a required file, but it offers so many benefits that 99.99% of themes have it. In functions.php you can use the built-in theme functionality of WordPress and also add your own custom PHP code.
Now create functions.php in your theme folder.
All you need to know about files to create a custom theme in WordPress. Which is mentioned in the short details below
Template Files List
style.css
The main stylesheet. This must be included with your Theme, and it must contain the information title for your Theme.
rtl.css
The rtl stylesheet. This will be included automatically if the website’s textbook direction is right-to- left. This can be generated using the RTLer plugin.
index.php
The Main template. However, indicator, If your Theme provides its owntemplates.php must be present.
comments.php
Comment template.
front page.php
Front page template.
home.php
This is Home page template, which is the front page by default. If you use a static front page this is the template for the page with the latest posts.
single.php
The single post template. Used when a single post is queried. For this and all other query templates, index.php is used if the query template isn’t present.
single-{post-type}.php
The single post template used when a single post from a custom post type is queried. For illustration single-news.php would be used for displaying single posts from the custom post type named “news” index.php is used if the query template for the custom post type isn’t present.
page.php
This Is a page template. Used when asking about a single page.
category.php
This is a Category Template. Used when asked about a category.
tags.php
This is a Tag Template. Used when asking about a tag.
taxonomy.php
This is a term template. In custom taxonomy a term is used when asked.
author.php
This is a author template. It is used when questioning an author.
date.php
Date/Time Template. Used when asked for a date or time. Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second.
archive.php
The Archive template. Used when a order, author, or date is queried. Note that this template will be hoofed by category.php, author.php, anddate.php for their separate query types.
search.php
This is a Search result template. Used when searching.
attachment.php
Attachment Template. Used when viewing a single attachment.
image.php
Image attachment template. Used when viewing a single image attachment, However, attachment, If not present.php will be used.
404.php
The 404 Not Plant template. Used when WordPress can not find a post or runner that matches the query.
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