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project x

projects

page

home

index.php

archive.php

page.php

single.php

Partials

header.php

index.php

footer.php

page,

archive,

single

Partials

header-left.php

part1.php

part2.php

get_template_part('part2');

Break it down even further 

with... 

Partials

partials

get_template_part( $slug, [$name] )

smarter than include()...

get_template_part('partials/content', '404');

 /*
 |-- portfolio-theme
 |   |-- partials
 |   |   |-- content.php
 |   |   |-- content-404.php
 |   |   |-- content-front-page.php
 |   |   `-- breadcrumbs.php
 |   |-- index.php
 |   |-- functions.php
 |   |-- style.css

partials

get_template_part( folder/$slug, [$name] )

smarter because of fallbacks

get_template_part('partials/content', 'page')
 /*
 |-- portfolio-theme
 |   |-- partials
 |   |   |-- content.php
 |   |   |-- content-404.php
 |   |   |-- content-front-page.php
 |   |   `-- breadcrumbs.php
 |   |-- index.php
 |   |-- functions.php
 |   |-- style.css

Template parts

not related to the loop

function Description
wp_head() Prints scripts or data in the head tag on the front end. Place it right before </head>
wp_footer() Prints scripts or data before the closing body tag on the front end. Place it right before </body>
get_header() Loads header.php template file
get_sidebar() Loads sidebar.php template file
get_footer() Loads footer.php template file
get_template_part( 'folder/filename' ) Same as above but for files other than those
dynamic_sidebar( ) displays a widget area (sidebar)
wp_nav_menu($location) Displays a menu for a given menu location
wp_enqueue_script($s) adds a javaScript file in the right location depending on its' dependencies.

Conditional tags

lets you decide in generic templates

if (is_home() || 
    is_front_page() || 
    is_admin() || 
    is_single() || 
    is_singular() || 
    is_sticky() ||
    get_post_type() == "project" ||
    is_post_type_archive('project') ||
    is_page() && isPage('about') ||
    is_page_template( ‘about.php’ ) ||
    is_tax()
    // etc https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/

Page templates

lets you choose a custom template inside New Page

<?php 
/** 
* Template Name: Full-width layout 
*/

Tag cloud widget

Widgets

<?php
 function add_widgets() {
    register_sidebar( array(
    'name'         => 'Right Side Widget',
    'id'           => 'right_side',
    'description'  => 'An optional horizontal widget area',) )
 }
 add_action( 'widgets_init', 'add_widgets' );
?>

Defining a widget area

<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'right_side' ); ?>

Echoing out Widgets

<?php
 function add_widgets() {
  $args = array(
    'id'            => 'right_side',
    /** Visible name in the Admin Dashboard Widget page */
    'name'          => __( 'About me Right side', 'portfolio_theme' ),
    /** Visible description in the Admin Dashboard Widget page */
    'description'   => __( 'Show my skills and social links', 'portfolio_theme' ),

    /** HTML to wrap widget title in  */
    'before_title'  => '<p class="widget-title">',
    'after_title'   => '</p>',
    /** HTML to wrap each widget  */
    'before_widget' => '<section>',
    'after_widget'  => '</section>',
  );
  register_sidebar( $args );
 }
 add_action( 'widgets_init', 'add_widgets' );
?>

Defining a widget area

<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'right_side' ); ?>

Echoing out Widgets

Workflow

start with wireframes

Workflow

  1. Create HTML
  2. Add template content and style it

Workflow

3. Inject Wordpress

<div class="grid_4of4">
    <nav>	
        <?php wp_nav_menu('location=primary'); ?>
    </nav>
</div>

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