Title: WordPress Structure Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress Structure * [ricantails](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricantails/) * (@ricantails) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/) * hi every one here! im new to the wordpress world but i really love it! im a php coder and i want to ask some questions about the wordpress pages and template structure! i have carefully read the docs about templates but i haven’t find anything that matches my questions. * first of all: how is the linking between the page with the code and the template? * if i want to write my own php page for wordpress how do i link it with the template? * thanks! Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789028) * you might want to look through the codex. thats what docs are for yes? * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Developer_Documentation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Developer_Documentation) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/](http://codex.wordpress.org/) * Thread Starter [ricantails](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricantails/) * (@ricantails) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789029) * i gave a look at the links but what i mean is how the code page is connected to the template? * when i ask wordpress for a page does the code run first or it runs after the template is loaded? * if i have to set my own page title witch function shall i use? * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789030) * Easiest way to learn is to a) setup a wordpress blog for testing on a server, b) create some dummy content, c) mess with it and break it. * The default theme caters to this. Look in wp-content/themes/default/header.php and locate this line * ``` <?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> » Blog Archive <?php } ?> <?php wp_title(); ?> ``` * wp_title() and the placement of that in the header is what will cause the title to show up. * Play around and start breaking your theme and you’ll get the hang of it by yourself. * Thread Starter [ricantails](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricantails/) * (@ricantails) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789035) * thanks to everyone! i still have setup a worpress blog on my server and i have tried to “play” with it but it seems to be more complicated than i expected! * [JohnnyAv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnnyav/) * (@johnnyav) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789055) * I agree with Ricantails. I am struggling myself even though i am pretty confident with PHP and CSS. I dont want to break down an existing theme since i am a designer, so my layout is extremely different from your typical portal layout. Gonna try googling for more in-depth knowledge about this system. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789056) * you are not going to find anything more in depth than the docs that already exist on this site. I am flummoxed, frankly, by self-professed “coders” that cant get their hands around wordpress. It couldnt be any more simpler — ppl that dont even code manage to “get it”. * Thread Starter [ricantails](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricantails/) * (@ricantails) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789057) * ok im not a really coder, im just an “over the average” blogger user, im just 17 years old and i have still many things to learn! but i like to develop in many different languages! * thanks to everyone for the support =) * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789059) * > im a php coder * > ok im not a really coder * > i have still many things to learn * Like how not to misrepresent your abilities, apparantly. =) * [StrangeAttractor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/strangeattractor/) * (@strangeattractor) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-structure/#post-789074) * Easiest approach to redesigning a WP installation is to start with Kubrick (default theme), and start messing with the CSS file. You can drastically change layout and design without ever having touched a single PHP file. * Next step is to start learning how templates work, and creating new templates by altering the PHP of these files to generate the HTML you want. * Those first two steps alone will allow to completely customize the look of your WP installation. * Further customizations affecting default behavior will require more effort — finding or writing plugins, etc. The Exec PHP plugin is very useful though, because you can use it to customize sidebar widgets and page behavior without editing files. * I am a beginner in PHP (but proficient in HTML/CSS) and have been able to do just about anything I want to a WP installation…. it is extremely customizable, which is one of the best aspects of WordPress. 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