Best Sitepoint Books for a Learning to Create Templates?

[Philbeaux]

Hey, I’m trying to get comfortable with creating some custom Wordpress Templates.
I’d love to just get one of the Sitepoint books and start but I admit I’m a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of titles.
What would be a good book or two to start learning?

[Mittineague]

You’re certainly correct that the number of choices can be overwhelming! Have you decided on a “way”?

Three Ways to Create Your Own WordPress Theme

Originally published at: https://www.sitepoint.com/creating-wordpress-themes-overview/ It’s common for WordPress users to pick a ready-made theme. But you can also create a theme of your own. This article covers various ways to go about this. Options range from making edits to an existing theme, to creating your own WordPress theme completely from scratch. In between these extremes are various other options that include duplicating and modifying themes, and using a range of tools to help …

[Philbeaux]

Thanks for the article. I already use Genesis on another site of mine. I’ve thought about trying that. As for as starter themes I was actually giving UnderScores a look but got frustrated when I couldn’t do what I wanted to. That’s when I thought to take a look here at Sitpoint for a book.