What you need for this book

Essentially, you'll need a code editor, the latest Firefox browser, and any other web browser you would like your theme to be displayed in. Most importantly, you'll need an installation of the latest, stable version of WordPress.

WordPress 2.7+ and 2.8+ require the following to be installed:

For more information on WordPress 2.8's requirements, browse to http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/.

You'll also need a code editor and an image editor such as GIMP, Photoshop, Fireworks, or Corel Paint (or any graphic editor you prefer really). This book covers samples using Photoshop and some samples in GIMP.