Checklist for creating a basic Wordpress theme

Here's a quick checklist of the things to do before finalizing a Wordpress theme when uploading it to a site:

• Add the Header API action hook
• Add the Footer API action hook
• Image paths in the header and footer file should use the 'template_directory' template tag.
  
• Link the stylesheet with the 'stylesheet_url' template tag
• Change the template name and details in style.css
  
• Ensure the sidebar names in fuctions.php match the sidebar names specified in index.php, single.php, and page.php
• Edit out unnecessary bits in single.php