Part two in the theme creation tutorial series, a how-to on setting up and creating your first WordPress theme.

An introduction to a tutorial series on creating WordPress themes from start to finish.

How to create a login form on a WordPress page using a custom shortcode.

How to use WordPress’ built-in functions to run conditional checks for custom post types.

A tutorial on how themes and plugins should load JavaScript only on their settings pages in the WordPress admin.

How to change WordPress 3.2’s monospace font in the HTML editor to a more readable font.

How to use, design, and customize the WordPress [caption] shortcode for images and other elements.

How to add custom, sortable columns to the edit posts screen for custom post types in WordPress.

Adding and using custom file headers in WordPress themes and plugins.

How to remove menu pages and sub-menu pages from the WordPress administration menu.