Theme Building
How to build our theme:
Want to build your own theme but don’t know how to get started? You’re in the right place! We’ve included our own source files for the theme you’re viewing right now to give you the tools you need to build your own WordPress theme.
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You can download a copy of the theme used on this site here.
Our theme uses the following files:
It also includes a couple of special templates: portfolio.php and list.php.
Theme File Descriptions
Author Template: author.php
back to top | live author page example
Footer file: footer.php
The Functions file: functions.php
Header Template: header.php
Main Index: index.php
back to top | posts section example
Page template: page.php
back to top | single page example
Sidebar Template: sidebar.php
Single Post template: single.php
back to top | single post example