WordPress-Lifestyle-Blog

This project was created as part of the WordPress for Developers Course. The goal was to build a WordPress-based website with a custom theme and plugin to demonstrate the practical application of the concepts learned.

Project Overview

The WordPress-Lifestyle-Blog is a fully functional WordPress-based website tailored to share engaging lifestyle content. This project showcases the practical implementation of WordPress development principles through a custom-built theme and plugin, meeting all course requirements. The website utilizes dynamic WordPress features such as custom post types, custom taxonomies, and AJAX for a seamless user experience.

Key Features

1. Custom Theme

   • Built from scratch using the Spurgeon HTML Template under the GPL license.
   • Dynamic implementation of WordPress features like WP_Query() and The_Loop().
   • Separate template files for header and footer, supporting dynamic <title> and enqueued styles/scripts.
   • Custom page templates for:
     • Homepage, pulling dynamic content (blog posts, pages, custom post types).
     • Single blog post view.
     • Single custom post type view.
     • Listing all posts from a custom post type.
   • Dedicated archive templates for date-based and author-based blog post archives.
   • Registered WordPress menu and sidebar with widget support.

2. Custom Plugin

   • Custom post type registered for additional content flexibility.
   • Custom taxonomy linked to the custom post type for enhanced categorization.
   • Metabox built using native WordPress functions with custom post-meta options.
   • Advanced metabox/dashboard field implemented with ACF.
   • Options page with a custom toggle feature for displaying or hiding elements.
   • AJAX functionality for dynamic filtering and sorting of content.
   • Modularized functions for clean and reusable code.
   • Shortcode functionality to display custom post type data with attributes.
   • Filters to manipulate native WordPress elements like post titles or content.

3. Coding Standards and Debugging

   • Debugging methodology applied: no PHP warnings or errors from custom code.
   • Code adheres to WordPress Coding Standards, ensuring secure and maintainable development.

4. Version Control

   • .gitignore file configured to exclude sensitive data like database credentials and WordPress Core files.
   • Well-documented Git repository with commits reflecting the development phases.

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References

• Here you can check out the HTML template that I used for my project: HTML Template
• Here you can see the live demo of the template: Live Demo