Title: Creating a wordpress theme( First time ) Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Creating a wordpress theme( First time ) * [DEdesigns57](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dedesigns57/) * (@dedesigns57) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-wordpress-theme-first-time/) * I have a great theme in mind that I would like to create. Just some questions first. 1. Do I need to code the theme in pure XHTML or can I use some of HTML5 simpler syntax like, , ,