1. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
WAY TO SKIN A THEME!
Lachlan MacPherson

2. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
WAY TO SKIN A THEME!
Lachlan MacPherson
sennza | http://www.sennza.com.au/ | Twitter: @sennza

3. WHO AM I?
Ø Co-Founder of Sennza
ØMain focus is Business Development
ØOrganiser of the WordPress Brisbane Meetup group
ØCo-organiser of WordCamp Gold Coast
...I’m not a developer *Ducks for cover*

4. RIGHT VS. PRAGMATIC?
http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic

5. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic

6. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic

7. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic

8. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic

9. http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic

10. WWCD? What would core do?
Ø Plan out CTP’s and extra content areas
Ø Think about Content vs Context
ØDon’t be scared of Menus/Widgets/Page Templates
ØBest Practice: (Twenty Ten and Twenty Eleven themes)
http://10up.com/blog/2012/02/what-would-core-do/
http://themergency.com/generators/wordpress-custom-post-types/

12. How are you going to manage all this in WordPress?

13. LEVERAGE WORDPRESS!
One click plugin, theme and core updates!

18. Display attachments linked to a page: https://gist.github.com/1971133
CSS to add a PDF icon: https://gist.github.com/2848535

22. CUSTOM POST TYPES!
Advanced Post Types Order: http://www.nsp-code.com/premium-plugins/wordpress-plugins/advanced-post-types-order/
Simple Page Ordering: http://10up.com/plugins/simple-page-ordering-wordpress/

28. DEVELOP FOR ZERO SUPPORT?
Ø Plan out CTP’s and extra content areas, Make it easy to edit
ØWWCD - make the experience consistent
Ø Don’t be afraid to to pay for Quality Plugins
Ø Use quality hosting
Ø Have a professional backup solution.
ØVideo User Manuals - Let the clients take the first steps.
For all code snippets: https://gist.github.com/bronsonquick
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29. KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Don’t make things harder than they need to be

30. THANKS!