How-To
CSS-Tricks: Designing for WordPress Part Two of Three
Description
In this second of three tutorials Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks.com talks you through the process of getting your WordPress blog set up before going into detail on the design of your custom theme.
For links to additional files and downloadable video, visit the original post at CSS-Tricks
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Producer
CSS-Tricks.com (3), Chris Coyier (3)
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Date
January 23, 2009
Tags
CSS (8), design (20), Themes (47)
January 23, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Chris,
As a former computer instructor, I must say you did a kick-ass job here. And to free-style it the way you did is even more impressive. Anybody who’s done screencasts would know how difficult this is. Fantastic, really.
And that color key trick in your style sheet was cool, too. Never thought of that.
I can’t believe this video has no comments either. This is hands down the best dissection of wordpress customization I’ve ever seen.
Regards
Shane Arthur
twitter: shanearthur
February 10, 2009 at 2:08 am
I guess I just wish you would go faster! tooo sloww. I guess I’m a little a.d.d.. I just want the skinny dude.
January 23, 2009 at 9:48 pm
this was amazing but overwhelming for a first timer like me. don’t think i could repeat what you did yet, but aspire to it in the future!
Thanks,
Jennifer Leigh Rice
Follow Me: twitter.com/jleighrice
January 24, 2009 at 5:41 pm
this is awesome. Thanks for the work. I’m from a graphic design background. Using photoshop makes it simple. Thx.
January 25, 2009 at 4:11 am
This is amazing. You are doing a great service to the world by showing this tutorial! Well done.
Take care,
Darren
January 28, 2009 at 3:16 am
I’m getting started designing my own theme, and this is incredibly helpful. Thanks much.
Dave
[...] Part 2: On CSS-Tricks.com / On WordPress.TV [...]
January 30, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Thanks Chris this is relly helpful. Good job
February 4, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Chris,
What software do you use for screencasting? I’d like to give this a try myself.
[...] Part two: On CSS-Tricks.com / On WordPress.TV [...]
February 6, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Hi Chris,
Just watched: “CSS-Tricks: Designing for WordPress Part Two of Three”, will need to watch it a second time. Is there a way of getting the style.css that you used in the video? This would help in studying your example.
G
February 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm
thanks very much for posting this!!!
March 22, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Absolutely wonderful series here. Yeah, a little slow, but then again slowing down really helped me take it in more thoroughly – and very good for beginners. I used to create a css layout first and then copy bits of code from another template into my newly created template but i see that this video show a way that is more controllable – resets ALL the CSS.
Thank you very much for spending your time creating a helpful resource & reference.
June 3, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Hi Chris,
Nice work done. Keep it up….
July 28, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I enjoyed the videos. I am new to WordPress and CSS but your video did an excellent job of explaining the code set up. I did have a problem with extracting the “stark” theme. For some reason, it only extracted 2 files, so I extracted the “naked” theme.
August 2, 2009 at 3:32 am
You should really use CSSEdit, it will really speed up your workflow.
September 12, 2009 at 7:18 pm
yea he should have really used css edit.
February 21, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Chris, good job. I am not a programmer so thanks for you help.
John