WordPress Theme Creation Prompt: Apocalyptic Wasteland
Create a complete WordPress theme with a post-apocalyptic aesthetic
featuring:
🎨 Design Requirements
– Color Palette: Dark backgrounds (#0a0a0a, #1a1612) with burnt orange
(#ff6b35), rust brown (#b7410e), toxic green (#9acd32), and ash gray
(#4a4a4a) accents
– Typography: Monospace fonts (Courier New, Roboto Mono) for body text
and Impact/Arial Black for headings with distressed, uppercase styling
– Visual Effects:
– Glitch animations on main headings
– Distressed texture overlay using SVG noise filter
– Scan line effects and terminal-inspired UI elements
– Radiation symbols and warning indicators
– Pulsing borders and subtle glow effects
🛠️ Technical Specifications
– WordPress Standards: Full compliance with WordPress coding standards,
security best practices, and performance optimization
– Structure: Include all essential template files (style.css,
functions.php, index.php, header.php, footer.php, sidebar.php)
– Features:
– Custom post meta for “radiation levels” (safe, caution, danger,
lethal)
– Theme customizer options for survival mode and radiation indicators
– Responsive design with mobile optimization
– Security headers and input sanitization
– Proper asset enqueuing (separate CSS/JS files, no inline code)
🎯 Functional Requirements
– Navigation: Clean navigation that scrolls with content (not fixed)
– Content Display: Post cards with apocalyptic styling, radiation level
badges, and dystopian typography
– No Sidebar: Clean, distraction-free layout without default WordPress
widgets
– Accessibility: Screen reader support and proper semantic markup
– Performance: Optimized loading, proper image sizing, and clean code
structure
🔧 WordPress Integration
– Theme Setup: Proper theme support for post thumbnails, menus, custom
logos, and HTML5
– Security: Use wp_die() instead of exit, proper nonces, capability
checks, and input validation
– Custom Fields: Meta boxes for post radiation levels with proper
sanitization
– Widget Areas: Register sidebar and footer widget areas (even if not
displayed by default)
– Asset Management: Separate CSS and JavaScript files with proper
WordPress enqueuing
📱 User Experience
– Scrolling: Smooth, natural scrolling without fixed elements blocking
content
– Loading: Fast loading with optimized assets and minimal HTTP requests
– Mobile: Fully responsive design that works on all devices
– Clean: No default WordPress clutter (search boxes, recent posts, etc.)
Expected Deliverables:
1. Complete theme folder with all necessary PHP, CSS, and JS files
2. Proper WordPress theme structure and naming conventions
3. Security-compliant code following WordPress best practices
4. Apocalyptic visual design with survival/wasteland theming
5. Functional theme ready for immediate use
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This prompt would guide someone to create the exact apocalyptic theme we
built, ensuring they include all the technical requirements, visual
aesthetics, and WordPress standards compliance.