Theme Busters R Us

Links and resources to go along with a talk called Theme Busters R Us. Download full slides with notes: Theme Busters R Us [PDF 12 MB]

Themes mentioned

• Motion
• Traction
• ChaosTheory

Debugging

• Andrew Nacin: Debugging in WP (video)
• 5 Ways to Debug WordPress
• Debug Bar plugin
• wp-config.php tips (Codex)

Plugins for theme testing

• Log Deprecated Notices plugin (by Nacin)
• Theme-Check plugin (by Pross and Otto42)
• VIP theme scanner (by Automattic, on Github)
• Monster Widget plugin (by Michael Fields)

Theme Development

• Theme Developer Resources list
• Testing process
• i18n for WordPress Developers (Codex)
• RTL Language Support (Codex)
• Theme Development (Codex) (General WordPress development standards and checklist.)
• Theme Unit Test (Codex) (General theme tests and test data.)
• WordPress Code Standards (Codex)
• WordPress CSS Code Standards

Security

• Mark Jaquith on Theme/Plugin Security (video)
• Data Validation (Codex)

Flickr image credits

• Car bash
• Shirker
• Unusual Search Tactic

Misc links mentioned in the talk

• Great example of WP theme code standards, tailored to one company’s needs—AppThemes WP Coding Standards
• One Blog Post Is Worth a Thousand Portfolio Pieces