9. How WordPress Themes Work

The first part of this book was about setting the stage for your website. These were the foundational lessons and steps—getting a domain, getting a host, installing WordPress, installing plugins, and installing themes. Now in Part 3 of the book, we move into making your website come alive with all the customizations that we can throw at it—without you having to learn coding. Before we move on to Chapter 10, “Tweaking, Tuning, and Customizing Your WordPress Site,” and Chapter 16, “Customizations Without (Much) Coding,” I thought it would be a good idea to really explain what WordPress themes ...

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