Session 3
- Themes provide all of the front end styling of your WordPress site
- Widgets add additional content and features to your WordPress site’s sidebars, configured via Theme
- Plugins are bits of software that can be uploaded to extend to expand the functionality of your WordPress site
Selecting THEMES
Selecting the Perfect WordPress Theme:
- Strive for Simplicity
- Responsive is Not Optional Anymore
- Browser Compatibility
- Supported Plugins
- Translation + Multilingual Ready
- Page Builders
- Support Options for When You Need Help
- SEO Friendliness
- Ratings and Reviews
Source: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/selecting-the-perfect-theme-for-wordpress/
21 Best Free WordPress Business Themes
http://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/21-best-free-wordpress-business-themes/
THEME SELECTION
Theme Designers http://thereisathemeforthat.com/list-wordpress-theme-designers-developers-companies/
Fastest Themes http://thereisathemeforthat.com/fastest-wordpress-themes-break-sound-barrier/
10 Things to Consider Before Choosing a WordPress Theme For Your Website
https://www.wpbuffs.com/10-things-to-consider-before-choosing-a-wordpress-theme-for-your-website/
Short Homework Labs
Lab #3a – Install a NEW THEME
Login to CLASS server here https://class.learnwp.us/wp-admin/theme-install.php or here http://learnwp.us/class/wp-admin/theme-install.php
Go to Appearance, “Add New”, then select “Feature Filter”
Select 1 or 2 among COLORS, LAYOUT, FEATURES, or SUBJECT
Click “Apply Filters” to narrow down selection…
Click on an image (thumbnail) that you like, it will display a “Preview” mode
Lab #3b – Customize a Widget
Install a Widget on the sidebar and share it with the class…
(HINT: widgets are PLUGINS that live on the screen…)