A question about coding for WP theme

What's the difference between coding "WP theme" and "non-WP theme"?

I'm not really sure what you mean, but you code in xHTML and you then skin it to WordPress (it's not obligatory, obviously)...

I mean when working on a project for client, is it necessary for a XHTML and CSS coder to understand the PHP codes that WP uses? And When we are doing XHTML and CSS, do we have to modify the PHP codes?

I thought that's PHP programer's duty.

Well, you're comparing two different things. At one point, you are talking about xHTML & CSS coders and later on about PHP coders. I'm still not sure what you are talking about.

Btw, WordPress Template Tags aren't PHP (though very similar, they're not).

Have you ever doing slicing for WP theme?

WP is **** easy once you work with it a bit. At first glance, templates look confusing, but it's just XHTML + CSS with lines of PHP thrown in where you want things to go.

I don't really know PHP, but I can code Wordpress templates.

Originally Posted by StellarFedora WP is **** easy

Yet there are retards around here who charge $100 for a 1 hour HTML->WP conversion, yet charge less than $100 for a 4 hour HTML/CSS job.

Originally Posted by rochow Yet there are retards around here who charge $100 for a 1 hour HTML->WP conversion, yet charge less than $100 for a 4 hour HTML/CSS job.

Not every skin consists of 2 pages.

For me, the both are up to par qua value. If you only skin your basic blogskin, yes it's easy. However, doing more advanced things obviously.

But obviously, if you are so pro... continue doing skins for $25 until you finally get a decent WordPress skin you can do.

Originally Posted by Gille Not every skin consists of 2 pages. For me, the both are up to par qua value. If you only skin your basic blogskin, yes it's easy. However, doing more advanced things obviously. But obviously, if you are so pro... continue doing skins for $25 until you finally get a decent WordPress skin you can do.

Ah, mr smart ass is on the scene.

I deal with hourly rates, whether I'm doing HTML, WP - whatever. The average Wordpress is a normal blog, hence the average time is an hour, hence the average price I charge is $50.

Given that, it is stupid that people are charging far more than their hourly rate for Wordpress. We aren't talking anything complex here -we're talking run of the mill, no plugins, nothing fancy Wordpress (hmm just had dejavu, guess I dreamt writing this this last night or something) It is not logical to charge an hourly rate for 1 thing, and a different hourly rate for another (especially as there is no shortage of WP coders)

Oh, and putting me down because of my price (not that I was even talking about me anyway), what a way to prove your point. "You're sh*tter than me because you don't charge as much as I do." Yeah, real solid argument you've got going there.

But obviously, you are so pro you can't even validate the most basic theme I've seen in my life.

EDIT: Oh, and learn how to read:

Yet there are retards around here who charge $100 for a 1 hour HTML->WP conversion

I said a 1 hour job, not a 5 hour job. So (obviously), I'm not talking about anything that advanced.

Originally Posted by StellarFedora WP is **** easy once you work with it a bit. At first glance, templates look confusing, but it's just XHTML + CSS with lines of PHP thrown in where you want things to go. I don't really know PHP, but I can code Wordpress templates.

Should we use or modify id names and class names of some elements default by WP?