Sessions at WordCamp Philly 2011 about WordPress Themes on Saturday 5th November

• Introduce the theme files in Twenty Eleven and what their function is.
• Introduce what the WordPress Theme/Template Hierarchy is and how it will effect your theme.
• Explain what the Loop is and why it is important in a WordPress theme.
• Provide an example of a finished customized theme and see the steps on how it was completed.

For anyone interested in traditional agency workflows where a PSD is converted to HTML and converted into a WordPress theme, this session will be for you. A PNG comp, an HTML file and a WordPress theme will be made available for download and review prior to the event, and a step by step breakdown on how the theme was sliced will be presented, along with suggestions on when to use or not use template parts, custom menus, etc.

Laptops welcome, questions welcome. Discussion will be more open, less lecture-y.

I would like to review HTML5 and how we can start to use elements in our theme and plugin development. I go over common misconceptions on tags and provide a solid base for people to start using more semantic markup.