At this stage, you already know how versatile WordPress is when it comes to the range of designs you can have on your site—all because of themes. However, just getting a theme and using it as is isn't necessarily the most optimized approach. Therefore, in this chapter, we're going to take it up a notch—you'll learn how to customize your theme and make your website look exactly as you want it to.

We'll start by discussing how to manage navigation menus and work with the basic layout customization features to further enhance the capabilities of your entire website. Then, we'll talk about widgets and how to use them to make your sidebars even more functional and reader-friendly. We'll cover the topic of WordPress Customizer, and what it can do for your overall website presentation. Lastly, we&apos...