How to Create a WordPress Theme

We are going to create a simple WordPress theme to have the basic idea of WordPress theme development.

Theme Structure

There will be five files in our theme:

1. style.css – Will have the CSS style and theme information, like – author and other complimentary stuff
2. index.php – Is the main webpage template
3. header.php – Is template file for the header area of webpage
4. sidebar.php – Is template file for the sidebar area (right side) of webpage
5. footer.php – Is template file for the footer area of webpage