Web designers and developers are getting an increasing number of requests from clients for custom theme development, and a growing number of designers are also building their own themes to distribute for free or to sell as premium themes. With all of the WordPress development that is going on, there is a need for an organized collection of resources to educate, inspire and equip developers to improve the quality and efficiency of their work. This post provides all kinds of WordPress-related resources to do just that.

The WordPress Help Sheet
This is a nice resource to refer back to when you are developing themes. It’s a one-page collection of PHP snippets and code that will come in handy when designing with WP.

The Advanced WordPress Help Sheet
A slightly more advanced version of the help sheet.

Huge Compilation of WordPress Code
A helpful post that provides code snippets for a variety of common functions.

WordPress Template Tag Reference Guide
This is a handy guide to have nearby when you’re building a theme. It lists the various template tags used by the WP system.

Unraveling the Secrets of WordPress’ comments.php File
A good starting point for getting more familiar with how comments work in WP and what you can do with them as a designer.

48 Unique Ways to Use WordPress
Want some ideas on how you can use WP in your next project?

Theme Switcher Reloaded
For displaying demos of multiple themes on your website or blog.