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WordPress® For Dummies®, 4th Edition
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WordPress® For Dummies®, 4th Edition

by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
September 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
514 pages
10h 6m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 12

Understanding Themes and Templates

In This Chapter

arrow Looking at the basic blog structure

arrow Exploring the required templates

arrow Understanding The Loop and Main Index template

arrow Putting together a basic theme

arrow Using common template tags

There are those who like to get their hands dirty (present company included!). If you’re one of them, you need to read this chapter. WordPress users who create their own themes do so in the interest of

check.png Individuality: Having a theme that no one else has. (If you use one of the free themes, you can pretty much count on the fact that at least a dozen other WordPress blogs will have the same look as yours.)

check.png Creativity: Displaying your own personal flair and style.

Control: Having full control of how the blog looks, acts, and delivers your content.

Many of ...

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