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Intro to Sass for WordPress Developers
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Who I Am
HTML and CSS teacher for Girl Develop It, Los Angeles
Born in Hollywood, resides in So. California
20 Years Coding & Web Development
Developed over 300 WordPress sites
Spoken at 25 WordCamps
Reg. Contributor: WPwatercooler.com
Sass Basics
Sass is a CSS pre-processor, outputs .CSS from .SCSS file
Sass is a Ruby “Gem” or Application
Gems need to be installed once on your computer
World of pre-made additions (mixins) and other resources
Two flavors: .SCSS (Sassy CSS) & .SASS
.SCSS most closely resembles .CSS in syntax
“Getting Started with Sass and Compass”
thesassway.com/beginner/getting-started-with-sass-and-compass
by Adam Stacoviak
Why is Sass better?Backwards Compatible with all versions CSS
Fills holes in CSS: variables to represent values
Calculates values: colors, lengths
Bubbles up: Media Queries can be written within their element
Supports Advanced Logic/if..then, while, else, etc.
Adopted by WordPress Core team & GPL Compatible*
* Reference: http://wptavern.com/wordpress-core-adopts-sass-css-preprocessor
How is Sass More Efficient?
When writing code: DRY Don’t Repeat Yourself!
Reduces HTTP requests with multiple stylesheets @import
Helps you write more advanced code faster
Cleaner, easier to read once you are familiar
Using variables, make site-wide changes in fewer places
Different output styles can be chosen depending on goals
Different Output Styles
Nested (default)
Expanded (closest to hand-crafted CSS)
Compact (saves space)
Compressed (saves most space, minified)
Output style can be specified in your config.rb
Different Output Styles
Expanded, Nested, Compact, Compressed
Preference can be specified in your config.rb
Compiling Your Sass
Issue the “compass watch” command in your project directory through Terminal or Command Prompt
When you save changes, the .CSS is automatically compiled
Adjust the values in your config.rb file as necessary to get desired output
Where Can I Get Sassified WordPress Starter Themes?
All the cool kids are making starter themes from Underscores, Sass & different responsive grid systems,
Here’s a few that I like, but feel free to explore!
_partials.scssPartials are files that exist only as a fragment to be used in another file
Partials are not complete by themselves, but they help you modularize your code
Partials can be included in elaborate folder structures
Begins with an _ and end with .scss
Drop your partial folder on Sublime to open the folder - time saver!
@importModularize your CSS into separate pages or partials
Re-use your favorite mixins on all of your projects
Compiled into one .css file at end
Fewer HTTP requests - performance!
Import others’ mixins and use them
Nesting All The Things
Repeated selectors are nested inside curly braces
& is a placeholder for the parent selector
Namespaces can also be nested, ie font, background
Compiled CSS will always be more verbose
$variablesFinally! Variables for CSS!
Declare in your .SCSS file like $name: value;
Call by $name in your CSS
Ability to change variables in one place and use everywhere
Useful for defining colors in color palette, font stacks, grid systems
Don’t forget 140 color names in CSS3! (Google it)
@mixinFinally! Macros for CSS!
Re-usable blocks of styles
Define with @mixin declaration
Call with @include
Useful for CSS3 Vendor Prefixes
Powerful with arguments
Many pre-made mixins you can use in community
Compass, Bourbon, GitHub, Your Own Library
darken, lighten, adjust-hue, saturate, desaturate, invert, compliment, etc.
Full list at: http://sass-lang.com/documentation/Sass/Script/Functions.html
Hexidecimal # is calculated & output in final CSS
Sass Color Functions