If you’ve already got some design chops and a WordPress blog, but you find the idea of turning it into a WordPress template a bit daunting, you’re not alone. Creating your own WordPress theme is actually easier than you might imagine, and although some PHP-fu is certainly helpful, you don’t need to be a PHP rockstar to pull off an amazing template design.
If you’ve been designing sites for a while, you probably started off designing using tables for layouts. Using tables for page layout has gone against W3C standards for several years now, but it wasn’t until the last few years that browser-support for CSS had really come far enough to give you any choice in the matter.
I’m a tech geek/dev/infosec-nerd/scuba diver/blacksmith/sword-fighter/crime fighter/ENTP/warcrafter/activist. I run Grokability, Inc, and run several open source projects, including Snipe-IT Asset Management. Tweet at me @snipeyhead or read more...