July 17, 2024 — Once your theme is live on the WordPress.org theme directory, you may need to update it from time to time. This could be to fix bugs, add new features, or generally improve it.

There are two ways to update your theme on WordPress.org, uploading a new zip file, or using Subversion (SVN).

Let’s look at both methods.

July 17, 2024 — When you’ve made sure your theme includes all the required files, passes the theme review guidelines, and you’ve thoroughly tested your theme, you’re ready to submit your theme to the WordPress.org theme directory.

Let’s dive into what this process looks like.

July 17, 2024 — Once you have finished developing your theme, you need to prepare it for submission to the WordPress.org theme repository.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to prepare your theme for submission, including how to test your theme, check and follow the theme review guidelines, and prepare documentation for your theme.

July 17, 2024 — When you submit your theme to the WordPress.org theme directory, there are a set of required theme files that you need to include in your theme.

Let’s look at what these files are, and why they are important.

July 17, 2024 — Once you’ve developed your theme, you’re probably going to look at ways to publish it, so that WordPress users can install and use it.

One of the most popular ways to do this is to submit your theme to the WordPress.org theme directory.

Let’s dive into what the WordPress.org theme directory is, why you might consider publishing your theme there, and learn about the process of submitting your theme to the theme directory.

July 17, 2024 — With this lesson, you will: describe how to enqueue styles and scripts, include CSS in your theme either using stylesheets or inline styles, include JavaScript in your theme by either using an external file or inline JavaScript, include images in your theme, and include fonts in your theme.

July 17, 2024 — This lesson dives into the theme’s functions file (functions.php) and how you can use it to add your own functionality to a theme. With this lesson, you will: describe the purpose of a WordPress theme’s functions.php file, decide when to use a plugin instead of the functions.php file when developing a theme, and list some common uses of the functions.php file for extending the functionality of WordPress.

July 16, 2024 — This is part 2 of a 3-part series for beginners and new users to block themes and the Site Editor. I will use the WordPress default theme 2024 to demonstrate different block settings and styling.

July 15, 2024 — WordCamp Europe 2024 closing remarks

July 15, 2024 — WordCamp Europe 2024 opening remarks by global leads