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1. pro_shine
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hi everybody!
   I was wondering if there any good ressources for beginners (in writing a template / stlye sheet by hand)? The sites linked from wordpress are nice but I didn't found them very easy to follow.
   See my problem is that I have an artistic background (I am a proffesional trained graphics artist) and didn't spend much time into learning to code sites - I can work with all the graphics applications and html editors (like dreamweaver) though.
   So is there any way to use an editor like dreamweaver to create an css file with lot's of graphics and fotos because that's what I wanna do - spice things up.
   Thanks!

2. wellard1981
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   You could try Root's Gemini template. It's a very basic starting point but works very well. It's well layed out and easy to modify.
   http://atthe404.com/wordpress
   Here's mine for good measure.. design is based on Gemini.
   http://www.wellardsworld.com/

3. audiodog
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Actually you can in fact use DreamWeaver to edit or create a stylesheet, or you can use a simple text application such as Notepad which is what I use. When using a text editor, simply save using the css file extension, or change the txt file extension to css. When using DreamWeaver, simply open a stylesheet, or choose a new stylesheet. If you are going to use it with WordPress, do not use DreamWeaver to link the stylesheet to the index page, unless you have already assigned a site folder. Then you can play with the attribute variables such as color values to get a feel of how the stylesheet works. It actually might be better to first experiment with stylesheets with an html page, but the choice is yours.
   Some sources of information, but not necessarily all for beginners, are:
   http://www.csszengarden.com/
   http://www.htmldog.com/
   http://www.echoecho.com/css.htm
   http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/learning

4. jonimueller
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   @Wellard: Are you going to package this or just count on visitors to snarf it from you (File/Save As)? Just wondering, as I'm collecting links for WP Template Resources. Slick design, BTW!
   Joni ;-)

5. macmanx
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Don't forget http://wiki.wordpress.org/index.php

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