Sams Teach Yourself WordPress Theme Development in 24 Hours

Hour 1: Understanding the Basics of WordPress Hour 2: Setting Up Your Development Environment Hour 3: Which Functions to Include in Your WordPress Theme Hour 4: Working With Custom Header Images Hour 5: Working With Custom Background Images Hour 6: Learning the Basics of Cascading Style Sheets Hour 7: Editing Style Sheets on WordPress.Com Hour 8: Customizing Your Theme's Header Hour 9: Customizing Your Theme's Footer Hour 10: Understanding and Working with the Loop Hour 11: Creating and Editing Page Templates Hour 12: Using Typography the Right Way Hour 13: Choosing Plugins to Enhance Your Theme Hour 14: Creating More Widget Areas in Your Theme Hour 15: Creating and Working With Child Themes (2010-2011) Hour 16: Working With Theme Frameworks Hour 17: Bringing Old Themes Up-to-Date Hour 18: Using Advanced CSS Techniques in Your Theme Hour 19: Creating Custom Taxonomies to Manage Your Content Hour 20: Creating Custom Post Types to Enhance Your Content Hour 21: Making a Magazine Theme Hour 22: Making a Portfolio Theme Hour 23: Creating a Mobile Ready Theme Hour 24: Offering Your Theme to Others Appendix A: Past, Present, and Future Theme Design Trends Appendix B: Finding and Installing Themes Appendix C: Working With Widgets in Your Theme Appendix D: Working With Menus