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Learning all the template tags needed to build your WordPress theme can seem a little overwhelming. So today I thought I would build a small list of helpful resources for you today.
WordPress Codex This is where I learned most of what I know about the template tags. But today there are a few better options.
WordPress Template Tags Reference Guide by DBS Interactive. It’s an all in one page encyclopedia of Template tags. It use a little ajax magic to present every template tag with example usage.
WordPress Template Tag Lookup Tool by Theme Lab. I nice little search engine that finds the tags in a pinch. I’m not exacly crazy about this one because you have to know the tag’s function name completely to use it.
TAGStention by solutoire.com. Dreamweaver extension for WordPress Tags. I don’t use Dreamweaver so I’m not sure how it works but it might be worth a go. Also the last release of this tool was in 2006, so it will not include some of the newer tags.
The WordPress Help Sheet by WPCandy Is a nice printable pdf file cheat sheet.
I hope ou find these helpful. If you know of other resources please give me a shout. I would love to add to this list.
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Thanks for the mention of the template tag lookup tool! It’s meant to be used in conjunction with something like the Help Sheet by WPCandy, or even while looking at the code of a WordPress theme, for quick lookups of template tags.
Just an FYI, there’s a new Dreamweaver extension for creating WordPress themes called ThemeDreamer. It takes all of the individual WordPress php files and combines them into a complete blog page in Dreamweaver’s design view. It makes creating and editing themes much easier as you can see your changes as you make them. It also provides WP code tags, proper syntax and quick reference to the WP API documentation.
Thank you for this information.
thanks !! very helpful post!
Can you provide more information on similar issues, or do you have some resources you can share where i can read more about such stuff?