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As a web developer, you can broaden your potential client base and add value for existing clients by listing \u2018WordPress\u2019 as an area of expertise. Of course, unless you want to bluff your way through jobs, you\u2019d better have the skill to back-up that claim. This collection will help.<\/p>\n

WordPress Basics<\/h3>\n

1. Unraveling the Secrets of the comments.php File<\/h4>\n

Nettuts+ author Gilles Maes has written an in-depth overview of the comments.php file<\/a> and how to make the most of the template.<\/p>\n

2. How to Become a WordPress Developer<\/h4>\n

iThemes<\/a> has a tutorial on how to become a WordPress developer<\/a>. The article covers development tools, best plugins, suggestions for getting clients, and more.<\/p>\n

3. Multiple WordPress Installations Using a Single Database<\/h4>\n

Streamline your WordPress set-up by installing multiple instances of WordPress on the same database<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Theme Tutorials<\/h3>\n

4. How to Create a WordPress Theme from Scratch<\/h4>\n

Nettuts+ author Sam Parkinson gives a thorough overview of how to make your own custom theme from scratch<\/a>, complete with source code.<\/p>\n

5. So You Want to Create WordPress Themes, Huh?<\/h4>\n

A lengthy and thorough series of tutorials<\/a> covering nearly every aspect of WordPress theme development. A must-read for beginners.<\/p>\n

6. WordPress for Designers: Video Series<\/h4>\n

Drew Douglass will teach us, using easy to understand screencasts, exactly how to design for WordPress.<\/a><\/p>\n

7. WordPress Theme Hacks<\/h4>\n

A collection of simple WordPress hacks<\/a> that you\u2019ll find yourself reusing all the time when working with themes.<\/p>\n

8. Designing for WordPress Screencast<\/h4>\n

CSSTricks<\/a> has an excellent 3-step screencast that starts with the basics of solid theme design<\/a> (step 2<\/a> and step 3<\/a>).<\/p>\n

9. Turning a Web Template Into a WordPress Theme<\/h4>\n

Instead of using one of the many standard WordPress themes, you could convert a web template into a WordPress theme<\/a> with this video tutorial.<\/p>\n

10. WordPress CSS Guides<\/h4>\n

A slightly-dated but still useful guide on how to alter the CSS on default themes<\/a> to create your own personalized theme.<\/p>\n

11. How to Create a WordPress Theme in 5 Minutes<\/h4>\n

Bothack<\/a> has a quick-n-dirty rundown on how to create your own WordPress theme in 5 minutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

12. Mastering WordPress Theme Hacks and Techniques<\/h4>\n

Nuope<\/a> has a 4-part series on Mastering CSS<\/a>, one of which is how to master WordPress theme hacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

13. Blog Posts in Different Columns<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re wanting a little more advanced look and feel to your blog, try setting the posts to display in different columns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

14. Adding Tabs to Your Theme\u2019s Sidebar<\/h4>\n

Here\u2019s a quick hack that adds tabs to your sidebar<\/a> using Yahoo! Tab View<\/a>.<\/p>\n

15. Category Styling<\/h4>\n

This tutorial shows how to add messages in the theme for posts in a certain category<\/a> using CSS.<\/p>\n

16. Multiple Page Layouts in a Single Template<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a more diversified template for sub-pages in a template, check out this quick tutorial for mutiple page layouts in a single template<\/a>.<\/p>\n

17. Rounded Corner Tab Menus<\/h4>\n

Rubique<\/a> has a quick tutorial on how to use CSS to make rounded corners<\/a> for your WordPress menus.<\/p>\n

18. Dynamic Classes or ID\u2019s<\/h4>\n

Elliot Jay Stocks<\/a> as a useful tutorial on how to apply a dynamic body class or ID to your templates<\/a>, for styling purposes.<\/p>\n

19. Formatting Images for Feed Readers<\/h4>\n

How to make sure your images are looking good<\/a> in many of your blog follower\u2019s favorite medium: the feed reader.<\/p>\n

20. How to Highlight Author Comments in WordPress<\/h4>\n

Google blogger Matt Cutts<\/a> offers some advice on how to style your author comments<\/a> differently than the rest of the reader comments.<\/p>\n

21. Customizing Widgets Using CSS<\/h4>\n

Widgets are a great way to quickly add information to your layout (namely the sidebar). Here\u2019s a tutorial on how to style the widgets using CSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

22. Using Sliding Doors with WordPress Navigation<\/h4>\n

The Sliding Doors<\/a> technique is a great way to utilize CSS and background images to make tabbed navigation. WPHacks shows us how to utilize Sliding Doors to enhance WordPress navigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

23. WordPress Categories in a Horizontal Drop-down Menu<\/h4>\n

How to use CSS and Javascript to make a horizontal drop-down menubar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

24. Separate Comments from Trackbacks<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s a good idea to separate trackbacks from your comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

25. Creating a Widget Ready Footer<\/h4>\n

There\u2019s a trend for blogs to have footers that feature columns of extra information. Learn how to create a widget-ready WordPress footer<\/a>.<\/p>\n