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How do I change the header image height in Twenty Seventeen?

I found (part) of the css code that controls the height in wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css. There is code that applies when the admin bar is not visible (typical anonymous user) currently at line 3629 .twentyseventeen-front-page.has-header-image .custom-header-media, .twentyseventeen-front-page.has-header-video .custom-header-media, .home.blog.has-header-image .custom-header-media, .home.blog.has-header-video .custom-header-media { height: 1200px; height: 100vh; max-height: 100%; overflow: hidden; } And code that applies when … Read more

WordPress API Menu/Submenu Order

Here’s an example; First to figure out the order of the sub menu items based upon its array key you can do a var_dump on the $submenu global variable which will output the following; (I’m using the Posts menu and sub menu as an example) //shortened for brevity…. [“edit.php”]=> array(6) { [5]=> array(3) { [0]=> … Read more

Using classes instead of global functions in functions.php

Using a class for encapsulation is a very common approach by a number of developers for plugins. I do this, and I do find it cleaner. But for plugins. Themes are more procedural by nature. We don’t do it for default WordPress themes because it raises the barrier to entry. The functions are quite simple. … Read more

Getting Images from theme’s directory in pages

<img src=”<?php echo get_template_directory_uri().’/images/sample.png’; ?>”> Try this. It should work. You have to concatenate the results from get_template_directory_uri() and your images directory in echo.

Am I allowed to license my WordPress theme under the aGPL

Since WordPress is licensed as GPLv2, you can license any addition (i.e. theme) with a license that’s compatible with version 2 of the GPL. Now here’s the unfortunate part … version 1 of the aGPL is not compatible with any version of the GPL. Version 3, however, is compatible with GPLv3 … but not GPLv2. … Read more

Do I actually need to link my theme’s style.css in the theme files

I would say: you should not use the style.css for the actual production CSS. The reason is simple: minification. You cannot minify the content of the file completely, because WordPress has to read it. In my themes, I use style.css just for the headers, and I add a comment, explaining where to find the real … Read more

What does exactly GPL license mean for my WordPress theme?

Does this licensing scheme (for file groups) violates the WordPress license? No, only the PHP code needs to be GPL’d. A popular example is Thesis: http://mashable.com/2010/07/22/thesis-relents/ http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/why-wordpress-themes-are-derivative-of-wordpress/ Do I have to publish the PHP code of the theme so it is available to everyone? You don’t have to publish it if your intention is to … Read more

Is there a blank theme framework compatible with WP 3.0? [closed]

From what I understand Starkers 3.0 fits the bill. Do you want something this naked, or less?

Is there any global functions.php file which works for any theme?

The difference between theme and non-theme code is organizational rather than technical. Any code that is active contributes to resulting environment, does not matter where it is loaded from. There is number of places where code gets loaded from, which are not part of WordPress core: wp-config.php configuration file active theme (and its parent in … Read more

Link to specific Customizer section

As you’ve already discovered, links to the customizer always start with /wp-admin/customize.php. Append ?autofocus[section] =section_name to checkout your section within the customizer. Both parameters (section and section_name) are registered within your customize_register hook: $wp_customize->add_section If you can’t find the hook, check the HTML markup of the customizer for further information. Both parameters are included within … Read more

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