# Mailferno WordPress Theme - Development Guidelines

## Development Environment
- This is a WordPress theme that appears to be a child theme of GeneratePress
- Project includes custom templates for a SaaS email service (Mailferno)
- WordPress core functions and AJAX are used extensively

## Code Style Guidelines
- Indentation: 4 spaces (not tabs)
- Function/variable naming: snake_case (e.g., my_function_name)
- Constants/globals: UPPERCASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES
- Opening braces on separate lines for functions and control structures
- Add spaces after control keywords (if, for, while)

## WordPress Patterns
- Use WordPress coding standards for hook naming
- Prefix custom functions with theme prefix to avoid conflicts
- Use WordPress sanitization functions for user input
- Validate data with WordPress validation functions
- Follow WordPress nonce verification practices for forms

## Error Handling
- Use try/catch blocks for operations that may fail
- Check return values with is_wp_error() for WP operations
- Return early from functions when conditions aren't met
- Use log_to_file() for debug logging

## Common Tasks
- Testing: Manual testing in WordPress admin and frontend
- Development: Use WP_DEBUG=true in wp-config.php for development
- Code organization: Group related functions together
- JavaScript: Include at bottom of template files or enqueue properly