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Supercharge Theme Development with Component Libraries

Carrie Forde
September 16, 2017

Supercharge Theme Development with Component Libraries

How many hero banners have you built from scratch? One? Two? Twenty, or more? Stop rebuilding UI components for each project, and focus on actually theming your WordPress themes. In this talk, I’ll outline the power of component libraries by defining what they are, and how you can use them to speed up design and development. I’ll also share existing component library resources, as well as tips and tricks for building your own component library using WordPress and Advanced Custom Fields.

Carrie Forde

September 16, 2017
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  1. It’s all in the details • Component name • A

    live example • Information about the component • Usage guidelines • Implementation • Code • Resources • Meta • Status • Category
  2. Hi, I'm Carrie ! ‣ Front-end engineer currently heads down

    learning JavaScript ‣ Silicon Valley & the SF Bay Area are my playground ‣ ‣ I consider Sass a love language, and really love refactoring front-end code
  3. Further Reading Atomic Design - Brad Frost Anatomy of a

    Pattern Library - Brad Frost On Building Component Libraries - Clearleft Front-end Style Guides - Anna Debenham