Lesson 4: Advanced Theming Techniques

In this class, we will continue building on our custom theme using advanced WordPress features.

Topics covered

  • The body_class() function
  • Custom fields

Accompanying Materials

Resources

Teachers Notes

Custom fields are not used as much as they once were, but are still worth looking at. The drawbacks of using them for client work is worth mentioning as well as looking at some plugins that utilize their features.

Part 2 of the tutorial series details the steps taken through the psd conversion.