[Resolved] building a custom theme

[Ema]

Hello, I have a client who wants me to make them a custom theme/template – rather than building the website, which they can populate themselves and add to more sites they own.

I’m wondering if you can point me in the right direction on how to build my own theme/template, as you have in the GP site library. I may just create a Generate Press only theme or incorporate Elementor Pro. Not quite decided.

Any help is most appreciated.

Many Thanks, Ema ☺️

[Leo]

Hi there,

There should tons of articles on Google that helps with developing your own theme:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development
https://www.dreamhost.com/wordpress/guide-to-developing-a-wp-theme/

Hope this helps to get you started.

[mikeb82]

You could use the GeneratePress child theme (which is a blank theme) and build the client a “custom” theme from there. I do this all the time for clients.

Give them a “custom” theme by changing the child theme’s style.css

/*
 Theme Name:   GeneratePress Child
 Theme URI:    https://generatepress.com
 Description:  Default GeneratePress child theme
 Author:       Tom Usborne
 Author URI:   https://tomusborne.com
 Template:     generatepress
 Version:      0.1
*/

to this:

/*
 Theme Name:   My Client Company
 Theme URI:    https://clientdomain.com
 Description:  Custom Theme for Client Name
 Author:       Your name
 Author URI:   your domain
 Template:     generatepress
 Version:      2.1
*/

When they login to WordPress the Theme Name will be displayed as whatever you enter for Theme Name.

[Ema]

Thank you both for your help. Diving in now!

Ema 🙂

[Leo]

No problem 🙂

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