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a selection of common JavaScript libraries are already included that you can use for your JavaScript development

be selective about which pages you load your scripts on. If your plugin or theme has a script that only does something on one front-end or admin page, such as the theme’s options page, or maybe a page with a specific widget, you only need to load your script on that page. No point clogging things up and loading scripts on pages where they’re not being used!

it’s perfectly possible to prioritise scripts and styles and nominate whether they load in the header or footer from the comfort and safety of your functions.php. The benefit being that your theme / framework will work with a wider range of other plugins / child themes.

Consider using get_template_directory_uri() instead (for the parent template directory) or get_stylesheet_directory_uri() (for the child template directory).

To add the classes “even” and “odd” to your posts, put the following snippet in your functions.php.

admin_url( 'edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category', 'https' );

1. Order the FTP PowerUp (Under Upgrades at the top of your dashboard) and upload/replace the existing favicon.ico in the top directory 2. Or Under Media > Add (from your WordPress Dashboard) upload a new favicon.ico. Then under Appearance > Editor open header.php and replace the link to the favicon.ico with the new link to your uploaded images.

Optimising CSS & JavaScript With the above informatinon in mind aim to lower the amount of css and javascript files your theme has, for example include your reset.css in your style.css, and for wp-page-navi add it to your style.css too. Some plugins add css or JavaScript to your theme It’s a good idea to filter these files out and add them to your own style.css or a javascript file. Justin Tadlock has written a  useful guide on how to disable scripts and styles belonging to many plugins. http://justintadlock.com/archives/2009/08/06/how-to-disable-scripts-and-styles You can also minimise you css with CSS Drive’s CSS Compressor to lower your style sheets size by that extra bit. It all adds up!