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WordPress Development Quick Start Guide
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WordPress Development Quick Start Guide

by Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake
October 2018
Beginner
300 pages
8h 34m
English
Packt Publishing
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Understanding built-in theme components

The design of any WordPress frontend screen consists of many components on top of the template files. These components act as the location placeholders for the site data. By understanding these components, you can let administrators change the content and locations dynamically based on various needs.

Let's take a look at these components and their roles within the theme:

  • Menu: This is a collection of links consisting of posts, pages, custom post types, and custom links. The navigation menu is a must-use feature in any site to traverse through the available pages without losing the path. In the old days, we only had one menu placed in the header section of the site. Modern websites contain multiple ...
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