Widgets and Menus – WordPress Development for Beginners

Описание: Widgets and menus are generally your first port of call when making customizations to a WordPress site. Not only do they allow you place and display content anywhere on your site (that is widget-ready, of course, in the case of widgets) but they’re also noteworthy features for any potential users of your themes.

Widgets and menus are generally your first port of call when making customizations to a WordPress site. Not only do they allow you place and display content anywhere on your site (that is widget-ready, of course, in the case of widgets) but they’re also noteworthy features for any potential users of your themes.

While adding widgets and menus to your theme ultimately involves some coding expertise, the actual PHP needed is straightforward to implement. Once you’ve got your head around the logic you can then put your CSS skills to use styling how your sidebars and menus look and feel.

This is the fourth video in our five-part series for beginners, teaching you the fundamental concepts of WordPress development so you can take the leap from tinkerer to developer. By the end of the series, you will be able to create your own rudimentary themes and plugins, and flesh them out with your own features.

In this video, you’ll learn how to code and customize your own sidebars and menus. We’ll also delve into coding custom queries for more complex functionality.

While adding widgets and menus to your theme ultimately involves some coding expertise, the actual PHP needed is straightforward to implement. Once you’ve got your head around the logic you can then put your CSS skills to use styling how your sidebars and menus look and feel.

This is the fourth video in our five-part series for beginners, teaching you the fundamental concepts of WordPress development so you can take the leap from tinkerer to developer. By the end of the series, you will be able to create your own rudimentary themes and plugins, and flesh them out with your own features.

In this video, you’ll learn how to code and customize your own sidebars and menus. We’ll also delve into coding custom queries for more complex functionality.