Forty Two - Wordpress Parent Theme

Presentation of the Parent Theme I'm building for Wordpress to the Brussels Wordpress Meetup

Transcript

1. fortytwo SIMPLE WORDPRESS FRAMEWORK https://github.com/nithou/Fortytwo-Theme
2. the reasons TELL ME WHYYYYY
3. ▪ Need for a clean & responsive grid ▪ Way to update quickly several sites ▪ Keep the base css at the bare minimum ▪ Provide the same experience to my clients ▪ Ensure a constant compatibility with Wordpress updates
4. the philosophy LOOK FOR THE BARE NECESSITIES ...
5. ▪ Keep the css to the strict minimum ▪ Ensure a neutral experience ▪ Use only useful functions ▪ no to gadgets : decisions, not options. ▪ If something can be done without plugin, then do it. ▪ Ensure quick & easy updates
6. the grid LITTLE BOXES ON THE HILLSIDE
7. The grid is based on Zurb’s Foundation 5 and so allows : ▪ quick prototyping ▪ full responsiveness ▪ semantic markup ▪ don’t reinvent the wheel
9. how it looks
11. how it evolves
14. several functions JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH
15. ▪ cleaner log-in access ▪ clean dashboard ▪ avoid Wordpress prejudices ▪ cleaner experience ▪ avoid choice paralysis neutral look
16. ▪ removed version number ▪ removed auto ping ▪ no login error security first update wordpress ▪ New contact methods ▪ Correct quotation marks ▪ Allow html in user profiles
17. ensure compatibility BACK TO THE FUTURE
18. ▪ use Paul Irish’s conditional tags ▪ provide a IE 9> stylesheet ▪ HTML5.js for IE9> html5 but ... accessibility tricks ▪ Use of the meta viewport trick ▪ Orientation fix provided by script
19. faster worflow HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER
20. ▪ allow versioning ▪ central update place ▪ comment each revision ▪ allow external propositions All of this pushed & updated through the theme updater plugin for Wordpress. https://github.com/afragen/github-updater hosted on github
21. Thanks to InfiniteWP, I keep an eye on all the websites I manage, ensuring a full & constant update of the framework (but also of all the plugins related). http://infinitewp.com/ and monitored
22. always evolving GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL
23. I keep adding functions or cleaning the framework as much as I can. Last versions included : ▪ Rich Snippets ▪ Performances tweaks (header flush) ▪ Block max image size in content ▪ Maximum 10 revisions ▪ Much more ... much tweaks, many things
24. © Simon Vandereecken - http://www.vandereecken.me | http://www.nithou.net If you want to keep in touch or if you have any suggestions, don’t hesitate to contact me ;) mail : simon@nithou.net twitter : @nithou thank you for listening