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BuddyPress theme do and donts

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May 16, 2014
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BuddyPress theme do and donts

BuddyCamp Miami 2014 presentation

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May 16, 2014

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Transcript

  1. BUDDYPRESS THEME DO AND DON’TS BY TAMMIE LISTER

  2. @karmatosed

  3. None

  4. DO : KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

  5. cherry picking sketch wireframe / mockup prototype build DO :

    TAKE TIME TO PLAN

  6. DON’T : OVER ENGINEER

  7. Just CSS Just templates Child theme Full theme DO :

    CONSIDER OPTIONS

  8. DO : BUILD ON SOLID FOUNDATIONS

  9. UNDERSCORES.ME

  10. DO : DESIGN SECTIONS DIFFERENTLY

  11. DO : USE STANDARDS

  12. DO : USE COMMENTS

  13. DO : DARE TO DREAM

  14. DO : CONSIDER SELLING

  15. DO : ADAPT TO DEVICES

  16. DO : HAVE AN IDENTITY

  17. DO : TEST

  18. bp default data : https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-default-data/ theme unit test : http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test

    theme check : http://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

  19. Theme Code snippets Support Testing Theme reviews Tutorials Write a

    book Give a talk DO : CONTRIBUTE

  20. THANKS, ANY QUESTIONS?