A boilerplate functions file for WordPress

functions.php

<?php

/**
 *      --   Configuration    --
 *
 * Here you can add your javascript files, declare custom menus, 
 * add widgetized areas, and add custom post types. These variables
 * are then processed inside the init() hook.
 *
 */

// Include JavaScripts (to footer =)
$js = array(
	'jquery'           => 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5/jquery.min.js',
	'FeedManager'      => get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/assets/js/feedmanager.js',
	'jquery_cycle'     => get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/assets/js/jquery.cycle.all.min.js',
	'jquery_fancybox'  => get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/assets/js/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.pack.js',
	'application'      => get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/assets/js/application.js',
);

// Declare Custom Menu Regions
$menus = array(
	'main-nav'    => 'Main Navigation',
	'sub-nav'     => 'Sub Navigation',
);


// Declare "Widgetized" Regions
$widgetized_regions = array(
	array(
		'name' => 'Right Sidebar',
		'description' => 'The right sidebar.',
		'before_title' => '<h2>',
		'after_title' => '</h2>',
		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</div>',
	),
	/*
	array(
		'name' => '',
		'description' => '',
		'before_title' => '<h2>',
		'after_title' => '</h2>',
		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</div>',
	)
	*/
);

// Declare Custom Post Types
// Refrence: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type
$post_types = array(
	'some_type' => array(
		'labels' => array('name' => 'Some Type'),
		'public' => false,
		'publicly_queryable' => false,
		'show_ui' => true, 
		'show_in_menu' => true, 
		'query_var' => true,
		'rewrite' => true,
		'capability_type' => 'post',
		'has_archive' => true, 
		'hierarchical' => false,
		'menu_position' => 4,
		'supports' => array('title','thumbnail','custom-fields')
	),
	/*
	'another_type' => array(
		'labels' => array('name' => 'Another Type'),
		'public' => false,
		'publicly_queryable' => false,
		'show_ui' => true, 
		'show_in_menu' => true, 
		'query_var' => true,
		'rewrite' => true,
		'capability_type' => 'post',
		'has_archive' => true, 
		'hierarchical' => false,
		'menu_position' => 4,
		'supports' => array('title','thumbnail','custom-fields')
	),
	*/
);




/**
 *  Add (what should be native) Support
 */
add_theme_support('menus');
add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');






/**
 *  Add sizes for thumbnails (if necessary)
 */
//set_post_thumbnail_size(128, 128, false); // default.. being set in CMS.. Settings -> Media
// add_image_size('featured_article', 200, 170, true); 





/**
 * Remove unnecessary meta boxes from the post edit form.
 * Just to keep things clean.
 */
function fresh_admin_panel() 
{
	//Remove unnecessary meta boxes from the post edit form.
	//Just to keep things clean.
	/*
	remove_meta_box('trackbacksdiv', 'post', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('authordiv', 'post', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('commentsdiv', 'post', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('commentstatusdiv', 'post', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('postexcerpt', 'post', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('commentsdiv', 'page', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('commentstatusdiv', 'page', 'normal');
	remove_meta_box('postexcerpt', 'page', 'normal');
	*/

}


/**
 *  Initialize
 */
function fresh_init()
{
	// * Shouldn't need to touch this stuff * //
	
	// Register JavaScripts
	global $js;
	if ( ! is_admin()) {
		foreach ($js as $name => $path)
		{
			wp_deregister_script($name);
			wp_register_script($name, $path, array(), false, true);
			wp_enqueue_script($name, $path, array(), false, true);
		}
	}
	
	// Menus
	global $menus;
	foreach ($menus as $machine => $human)
	{
		register_nav_menu($machine, $human);
	}
	
	// Custom Post Types
	global $post_types;
	foreach ($post_types as $name => $type)
	{
		register_post_type($name, $type);
	}
	
	
	// Register Sidebars
	global $widgetized_regions;
	foreach ($widgetized_regions as $region)
	{
		register_sidebar($region);
	}
}



/**
 * Hooks
 */
add_action('init', 'fresh_init');
add_action('admin_menu' , 'fresh_admin_panel');