Wordpress - Minimum Template Files for Theme Development

To have the theme listed:

  • style.css

With at minimum this:

/*   
Theme Name: Minimum Theme
Description: Test
Author: Test
Version: 1.0
*/

For the theme to be functional:

  • index.php

index.php must have a post loop, so this would be the bare minimum functional index.php

<html>
<head><?php wp_head(); ?></head>
<body>
<?php
if ( have_posts() ) {
    while ( have_posts() ) {
        the_post();
        the_title( '<h3>', '</h3>' );
        the_content();
    }
}
wp_footer();
?>
</body>
</html>

index.php is the defacto fallback for all template files WordPress might look for. All the rest are entirely optional, though I advise that you use them.

For more information on which templates are possible, see here:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy


Two - styles.css and index.php. If you're gonna add additional functionality (some filters or actions) add to list functions.php. If you're gonna add additional templates + number of templates add screenshot of your theme + screenshot.(jpeg|png|gif)

It all depends on you. But minimum requirements are style.css and index.php.

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Theme Development

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