Several developers and community members predict what the future holds for WordPress themes in 2011. You can find my predictions mixed in with the bunch.
Linking to all image sizes in WordPress
How to display links to all image sizes in a Flickr-esque fashion on image attachment pages in WordPress.
Plugin dev book available for pre-order
Professional WordPress Plugin Development by Brad Williams, Ozh Richard, and Justin Tadlock (me) is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
Rethinking how news themes work
Using a custom taxonomy rather than a theme settings page to handle the front page for WordPress news themes.
WordPress theme function files
How to properly create a clean and organized WordPress theme functions.php file.
How to load files within WordPress themes
How to appropriately load functions files and theme templates within WordPress themes.
Sidebars in WordPress
How to properly register, load, and use dynamic sidebars and sidebar templates in WordPress themes.
Theme-supported features
How to use the theme support functionality to support WordPress features and build custom features within themes.
Development stylesheets for theme developers
How theme developers can use heavy stylesheets in development but provide lightweight stylesheets in the publicly-released themes.
Post view count extension for plugin and themes
A post-view counter that plugin and theme developers can integrate into their plugins and themes and build on top of.
