Now, it is time to create the rest of the files and add the legendary loop.

We will return to define the css file late. Then open a new document, save it as style.css, add this code, edit in your theme name, site url, description, version, author name etc., then resave the document and close it.

Add this code to the index.php, save the file and close it. Open your favorite text editor and create a new document, then save it as index.php to the theme folder. Creating index.php and style.cssĬreate a folder and give it the name you want to call your theme. We will now start building your very own one column WordPress theme.

But if you prefer to learn how to create your own basic theme as a basis for further designing, pay attention. Nowadays you can find WordPress themes all over the web, made by professionals as both free and premium. Most wp users however, are quick to go out looking for a more professional and advanced theme. Step 3 – Creating a theme and template filesīy default, your new WordPress blog will now have the layout of Kubrick’s theme. In the case that we assumed wrong, and you do not yet have obtained a domain and hosting account, make sure to have web hosting ready before starting this tutorial. When all files have been transferred, open another tab in your browser and go to, if you have uploaded the whole WordPress folder and if you have uploaded files only There you will finish the installation. The file transfer may take a couple of minutes. Upload the WordPress files only to the root directory if you want to create a blog as entire site. Upload the whole WordPress folder to the root directory to create a blog section on your site ( ).

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