WordPress Theme Customization 102 - Create a WP Child Theme

In this course I show you how to create a custom WordPress site utilizing a child theme, plugins, and more theme edits

4.15 (38 reviews)

Udemy

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English

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Web Development

What you will learn

Create a WordPress Child Theme

Customize a WordPress Child Theme

Edit a WordPress Child Theme

Add links, copyright, and info to WordPress Footer

Create Lightbox or Fancybox Functionality in WordPress Footer for Links

Troubleshoot WordPress Child Themes and Themes

Create a fully functional WordPress site, using a Child Theme, a Lightbox/Fancybox for onpage links and the basics of reverse engineering WordPress Themes

Why take this course?

WordPress Theme Customization 102 teaches beginner to intermediate Wordpress users, how to create and implement a WordPress Child Theme for any WordPress theme you use or want to use, how to utilize fancybox functions without a plugin, and more!

In this beginners Wordpress theme customization and child theme course I'll show you step by step how to develop a Wordpress child theme by walking you through a real life example of one of my sites which utilizes a child theme.

I show you in easy to understand and follow detailed steps, when you want to use a child theme and why, how to create a WordPress child theme for any Wordpress theme, and then detailed instructions on customizing and even editing the Wordpress child theme you create.

In addition to teaching you in detail how to customize and edit your new child theme, I show you how to setup lightboxed links for things like a privacy policy, so your users can simply view a page within a lightbox.

In addition I give you all the tools and code used in this course to download and use for your own projects!

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Reviews

Claudia

January 22, 2020

I am very fond of John's teachings - very clear and to the point. I got helpful new insights to progress with WordPress. The only thing which I missed were the explanations about building a membership site. In the introduction of the course John mentioned this as part of the course. I think it would be helpful if he either changed the introduction in order not to overpromise or to add the missing content about the membership site. Then I would gladly give five stars for this course.

Parroche

January 3, 2019

The course is very basic. It only shows how to customize one particular theme, and the customizations themselves are not extensive. Many simple concepts are repeated too often whilst others are glossed over far too quickly, or not addressed at all, especially during the later modules. As another student commented, copying and pasting is not teaching. Having said all that, the instructor is very personable, and the example he uses is a real-world web site, and that in itself is a good basis for such a course. The trouble-shooting approach he used was particularly useful. I just feel that if he could get his verbal delivery (script?) tightened up to reduce the over-repetition, this would have freed up time to address some of the many details that were omitted or not dealt with thoroughly enough, and indeed the more general concepts of working with child themes.

Adamy

May 8, 2017

Very good information on how to create a child theme, however some of the methods require updating. For example @import is no longer the way to include parent style sheets and they also require their own functions.php. Also, splitting the course took me by surprise.

Tom

November 5, 2016

John goes through a straight forward presentation of creating a child theme and explains why. Very easy to listen to an follow.

Andreja

August 2, 2016

Very clear and simple instructions from start to finish on how to create a child theme from a parent theme on WP. This is the firs very useful tutorial I have find online. Great job!

Louis

May 19, 2016

This is the third class I've taken of John's, and I like the content , pace, and depth of teaching. I find that I know more from his courses than I've gleaned in the last year on my own. This is a great value!

Rav

March 17, 2016

Very good course. Would have received 5 stars if John had showed how to integrate social sharing into a site, which is very important these days.

Annie

October 3, 2015

I enjoyed both the wordpress customization 101 and & 102, the instructor is very knowledgeable on the topic and has a genuine desire to teach and help you thoroughly understand the topic, plus he just seems like a really nice guy, which encourages you to keep learning with him.

Rachel

August 26, 2015

This course is very helpful, and it wasn't too difficult even though I'm a n00b when it comes to coding. I recommend it to anyone who wants to customize their Wordpress site.

Mark

August 9, 2015

The content of the course was easy to follow along with and explained in a way that most people new to WordPress customization could follow along. I also like how the courses build upon the previous courses offered.

Jaiyaramakrishnan

July 6, 2015

Course is very good, all info required to create WP child themes are covered without investing in WP framework like genesis or ultimatum, This info is more valuable than what I paid for this course,

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