Join Morten Rand-Hendriksen for an in-depth discussion in this video Functions in WP Rig, part of WordPress: Building Progressive Themes with WP Rig.
- [Instructor] All WordPress themes must have a file … called functions.php. … And traditionally this is the file that contained … all the set up of the theme and all the customizations. … However, as WordPress has evolved, … more and more of that functionality has moved … out of funcitons.php and into other files. … And in WP rig, we've taken that to the extreme … by removing all functionality from functions.php … and just letting this file control the function … of WP rig itself so that all the modularity works. … That means, as you create new functions … for your own custom themes with WP rig, … you never touch functions.php itself. … This file is no longer where you place any functionality. … All custom functionality lives inside the inc folder … under different php modules. … This also introduces a new way of doing things … where custom functions are concerned. … And the best way of explaining how it works … is to show you an example. … If we go to sidebar.php, … the template file that generates the sidebar, …
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Released
7/18/2019- Setting up a WordPress theme development environment
- Installing WP Rig
- Building, activating, and testing a new progressive theme
- Editing CSS
- Using web fonts
- Editing existing templates
- Editing PHP and JavaScript code
- Adding advanced features
- Translating a theme
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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WP Rig: A primer2m 5s
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1. Configure a Development Environment for WP Rig
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2. Install and Configure WP Rig
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Get WP Rig1m 41s
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How WP Rig works2m 15s
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First-time configuration2m 42s
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Configure Browersync2m 33s
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Run the WP Rig installer2m 52s
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3. CSS
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CSS in WP Rig2m 51s
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Edit CSS4m 34s
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Google Fonts4m 37s
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Load modular style sheets3m 29s
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4. PHP and WordPress Templates
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PHP in WP Rig1m 4s
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Templates and file structure4m 21s
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Functions in WP Rig5m 45s
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Example: Add footer widgets6m 27s
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5. JavaScript
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JavaScript in WP Rig1m 5s
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Advanced JavaScript loading4m 44s
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Debug JavaScript2m 56s
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6. Extending WP Rig: A Practical Example
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The role of PHP modules1m 36s
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Build a basic component7m 38s
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Enqueue JavaScript files8m 18s
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Add a custom image size6m 35s
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Various demos3m 9s
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7. Going Further with WP Rig
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Advanced build features2m 7s
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Contribute to WP Rig1m 2s
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