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WordPress Cheat Sheet

Print-ready cheat sheet for WordPress, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use

Source: WordPress Developer Resources (developer.wordpress.org)
License: MIT
Variants: 3 download options
Updated: 2026-03-27

Sample

What's in this cheat sheet

Required Files

`style.css`	Theme metadata header + styles
`index.php`	Fallback template (required)
`functions.php`	Theme setup, hooks, enqueue
`screenshot.png`	Theme preview (1200x900)

style.css Header

/*
Theme Name: My Theme
Theme URI: https://example.com
Version: 1.0
Requires at least: 6.0
*/

functions.php Setup

add_action('after_setup_theme', function() {
    add_theme_support('title-tag');
    add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');
    add_theme_support('html5', ['search-form', 'gallery']);
    register_nav_menus(['primary' => 'Main Nav']);
});

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B&W, ink-efficient. The default for laser printers and photocopies

Best for Printouts and desk-side reference

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Warm color accents for on-screen reading or color printers

Best for Screen reading or color printers

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