How to customize a theme? [closed]

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You can try the WordPress Theme Customizer, check out the docs:

• WP Codex

Here is what it looks like

Basically you need to register Sections (stores a set of options). Then you need to register Settings (to store the value of each option) and Controls (a form for users to change the options)

To start of, create a function and use the hook customize-register

function mytheme_customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
    //All our sections, settings, and controls will be added here
}
add_action( 'customize_register', 'mytheme_customize_register' );

You can add a section like so:

$wp_customize->add_section( 'your_section_id' , array(
    'title'      => __( 'Visible Section Name', 'mytheme' ),
    'priority'   => 30, // To control the order it appears in
) );

You can add a setting like so:

$wp_customize->add_setting( 'your_setting_id' , array(
    'default'     => '#000000',
) );

And a control like so:

$wp_customize->add_control( new WP_Customize_Color_Control( $wp_customize, 'link_color', array(
    'label'        => __( 'Header Color', 'mytheme' ),
    'section'    => 'your_section_id',
    'settings'   => 'your_setting_id',
) ) );

If you add the code for the sections, settings and controls inside your function, and put that inside your functions.php file. Then, in wp-admin.php, hover over Appearance and click Customize. Your section and control will be in there for you to change.

To get your setting, use the following code in your theme files:

<?php echo get_theme_mod('your_setting_id') ?>

This will echo the value of the setting.

Hope this helps!