If I wanted to learn how to make wordpress themes..

[Ewaf]

What would be the best learning path to take?

Let's assume I have no prior programming knowledge (I do, but limited). I started dabbling with codecademy.com but they don't seem to have a dedicated WordPress learning path.

Any guidance appreciated!

 

[Ewaf]

Thanks for the info! I assumed it was a mixture of those, php would be useful for plugins too I guess?

Basically I was quoted $1200 for a bespoke WP theme for a new project of mine, usually I pay freelancers to do it for me but this time I'd quite like to have a go myself.

I would sometimes be working on it at home and sometimes on my lunch break, therefore would it be better to work on a live installation and password protect it as opposed to a local php environment?

 

[Ewaf]

Thanks for all the advice guys. I most likely will be heavily tweaking themes, but wanted to make sure I had a firm grasp of everything.

If I find a theme that seems suitable for tweaking, is it best to make a child theme of it then? Previously I just tweak the theme itself.

Also, anyone used http://underscores.me/ before?