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WordPress Theme Development
1. Introduction to WordPress Theme Development
2. Setting Up the Development Environment
3. Anatomy of a WordPress Theme
4. The Template Hierarchy
5. Building Core Template Files
6. The Loop and Content Display
7. Theme Functionality with functions.php
8. Advanced Template Files
9. Navigation and Menus
10. Widgets and Sidebars
11. The Customizer API
12. Block Editor Integration
13. Extending Theme Capabilities
14. Performance Optimization
15. Responsive Design and Mobile Optimization
16. Accessibility in Theme Development
17. Security Best Practices
18. Internationalization and Localization
19. WordPress Coding Standards
20. Child Themes
21. Debugging and Troubleshooting
22. Theme Distribution and Maintenance
8.
Advanced Template Files
8.1.
Single Content Templates
8.1.1.
single.php
8.1.2.
page.php
8.1.3.
attachment.php
8.1.4.
Custom Templates for Post Types
8.1.5.
Template Parts for Single Content
8.2.
Archive Templates
8.2.1.
archive.php
8.2.2.
category.php
8.2.3.
tag.php
8.2.4.
author.php
8.2.5.
date.php
8.2.6.
Custom Taxonomy Archives
8.2.7.
Archive Template Hierarchy
8.3.
Specialized Templates
8.3.1.
search.php
8.3.1.1.
Search Form
8.3.1.2.
Search Results Display
8.3.1.3.
No Results Found
8.3.2.
404.php
8.3.2.1.
Error Page Design
8.3.2.2.
Helpful Navigation
8.3.2.3.
Search Functionality
8.3.3.
comments.php
8.3.3.1.
Displaying Comments
8.3.3.2.
Comment Form Customization
8.3.3.3.
Comment Threading
8.3.3.4.
Comment Pagination
8.4.
Creating Custom Page Templates
8.4.1.
Template Post Type Header
8.4.2.
Assigning Templates in the Editor
8.4.3.
Custom Layouts for Pages
8.4.4.
Template Selection Logic
8.5.
Template Parts
8.5.1.
get_template_part() Function
8.5.2.
Organizing Template Parts
8.5.3.
Passing Variables to Template Parts
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