I had a real estate agent, who’s experimenting with WordPress, ask me about how to add their photo and branding to their new WordPress blog. Well, my response was to find a theme you like and modify the images. I think that’s the easiest thing to do. He’s not a designer nor a programmer (anymore, at least), so I thought that was a good solution.
Well for those that want to go a little deeper into how to making your own customized WordPress theme, you should read Chris Johnson’s Open Letter to WordPress Theme Designers.. He puts forth some excellent points to keep your theme(s) recession proof by maximizing a couple of features and plugins that are available for WordPress.
Here’s a run down of his points:
- Have an options page
- Use Widgets
- Make Upgrades Easy
- Think Like a User
Theme Resources
Here are a few other theme building resources that may help you.
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