ThinkingChristian.net Theme

How to use this theme most effectively, and how to collaborate with me on it. ##Dependencies

• Compass
• For easiest collaboration, and to prevent disasters, git.

##Modifying this theme's PHP

1. Make changes locally then upload them to the server, or make changes on the server and download the file.
2. Commit the changes in Git and sync.
3. I'll get a notification that you've committed a change and I'll pull that change.

Modifying this themes CSS

Installing Compass

1. Open Terminal
2. type gem update --system and hit enter
3. type gem install compass and hit enter. These commands update Ruby, which is similar to PHP in that it's a scripting/programming language that comes installed on with OS X, and then they install the Compass "plugin" (called a gem in Ruby).

Changing stuff

DON'T CHANGE STYLE.CSS. If you do, your change will vanish into thin air next time I update the CSS.

1. Take 5 minutes and look over this tutorial focusing on the scss syntax examples. A lot of what you see will remind you of PHP.
2. open Terminal and type compass watch ~/path/to/themeRoot which in my case is ~/Sites/wordpress/wp-content/themes/ThinkingChristian
3. Change the .scss files in the sass directory. The CSS will update automatically, or Compass will give you an error.
4. If you want to change something that is somewhat global, look in _vars.scss file or _normalize.scss for a variable controlling what you want to change. Ask me about anything confusing.