If you like quick reference guides and cheatsheet charts, this chapter is for you. It's one thing to be walked through a general development and another when you're developing on your own. Often, you'll just need the syntax of a function or template tag or know what all the CSS classes a function outputs.
This chapter will cover information to help you with your WordPress theme development. It includes:
A comprehensive listing of essential template tags
The various CSS class styles generated by Template Tags, include tags, and functions
WordPress' template hierarchy
A breakdown of The Loop
A few other functions and features you can take advantage of such as Shortcodes
I'll review the essentials with you and how to expand on them and then give you key links to bookmark, should you be interested in more detail.