I have a theme along with every CSS and JavaScript file. I wanted to apply the HTML theme to my WordPress site. However, I do not need any content from my WordPress to be removed or change from their respective locations.
Is there any way that I can migrate my HTML theme to my WordPress without losing the contents and plugins.
Unfortunately the only solution to this is to manually redesign the WordPress website so it will be like your html theme (or hire a designer to do that for you).
Related
I am trying to make a one page landing page. I want the website to be html based and not wordpress based to make managing it easier. There is a wordpress theme that I really like. Can I do this: 1) install the theme in wordpress 2) view page source 3) copy all code 4) open notepad++ and paste all code 5) save as .html 6) upload html page to the same domain
would this result in a functional website? do you foresee any problems?
I found Your post cause same as You I'm total newb to web page building and developing. In the past I've used wordpress theme's to "build and put online" few simple website's - but decided to learn more to be able to create something by myself and have better control of it.
Same as You I thought about using bits of wordpress theme I really like and convert it to html5 - but unfortunately it's not as easy as you described it above.
The way I understand it (someone correct me if I'm wrong please) the main difference is wordpress themes are "dynamic" and html is static kind of web site , and wordpress themes involve different technology (php not html etc) so simply changing changing *.php to *.html will not work:)
there are few ways of doing it though, please find some resources below:
Using HTTrack to convert WordPress to a static website
Tools to Migrate from WordPress to HTML
hope it helps!
A client of mine would like me to go into their WordPress website and add a fixed button to the bottom-right. This button should be on every page.
I know HTML, JavaScript, CSS and PHP quite well, but have never used WordPress before and it seems a little frustrating.
I only need to add this button and link it to a URL, but I don't want to download additional plugins. Can I add my own HTML to a theme? I've heard of the ability to make Child Themes to prevent my additional HTML from getting wiped when the parent gets updated. How does this work and how can I use it to achieve the above?
Child themes are the typical way to modify an existing theme, so that you can still update the original theme as its developer releases new versions. It is correct that updating the theme would wipe out your changes, if you don't use a child theme.
I've only made a couple child themes myself, but I found this documentation helpful:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
For modifying template files like the footer, the first section "Creating a Child Theme from an Unmodified Parent Theme" is the minimum to get started. The style.css file contains metadata that tells WordPress about the child theme and its parent, even if you don't add any styles. The functions.php file makes sure both themes' stylesheets are loaded, and can be used for other functions later. The page above has some code you can mostly copy and paste, with some changes for your site's specifics.
Once the child theme exists, you can copy footer.php from the original theme into the child's directory, and modify it as needed. Keep in mind that since you are overriding the original theme's footer.php, if there are later changes in the parent theme's footer.php, you may need to manually update your copy, to combine their changes with your site-specific code.
If you have a separate site or development environment where you can test your child theme first, I'd recommend using that, then copying it to the live site when it's ready.
You would have to do this within your Wordpress Theme / Template files.
You'd have to learn the architecture of Wordpress CMS (mostly) but also your applied theme you'd be customizing and adding this feature. You'll have to know what .php files drive what pages and where you can add this feature.
If you don't want to mess with both any core Wordpress CMS files nor your original applied 'Theme' files; you can consider creating a 'child theme' or 'plugin' to extend the features and functionality; this way.
Please start by understanding Wordpress CMS further. Here's a good article: 'http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-to-wordpress-file-and-directory-structure/' also check http://wordpress.org
Hope this helps, g'luck!
Building a child theme is ultimately the best thing to do, as any future theme edits for the client can be done there. Here's an article on WP child theme creation.
A quicker way should be mentioned, although it can be limiting: Go to Dashboard/Appearance/Widgets, make a new Text widget and place into your footer region. This is assuming, of course, that the theme you're using has a footer region defined (most do). In the widget, use some HTML like this:
<div style="float: right; width: 60px; background-color: red">BUTTON</div>
I am new to WordPress theme development.I need to know how to convert an html page to wordpress theme completely with theme option and how to create widgets for themes.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks
The best way to start developing themes is to look at the way existing themes are build and to look at the WordPress codex (as Marc suggested). If you follow the WordPress standards and get used to the system, WordPress is a very flexible platform for building websites.
Another thing: Google is your best friend :) Almost everything you want to do with WordPress has already been asked on Google.
Good luck!
Their are alot of tutorials online but I suggest starting with something simple like this free program from http://www.wpsiteconvertor.com/
Basicaly the whole gist of creating a wordpress theme (lets say you have one page and a style file) you would have to seperate that page into like 5 files minimum header.php, footer.php, index.php,you would also need to make style file changes and add a functions.php file. But take a look at that program above and you will see what kind of codes are added to a site to make a wordpress theme work.
I am pretty new in WordPress and BootStrap CSS framework and I have the following doubt:
I have installed this theme that integrate BootStrap framework and I want to use it as a start point: http://bootstrapwp.rachelbaker.me/
I have change the background color of the homepage changing the background-color property into the body field in a file named bootstrapwp.css inside my theme using FireBug plugin
Ok...my doubts are:
1) Why this CSS file is named bootstrapwp.css and not bootstrap.css as in the downloaded BootStrap 3 framework? And why this file is slightly different form the dowloaded bootstrap.css file?
2) What is the better way to change a style in BootStra? I can change it directly inside my bootstrapwp.css or is better do it in another file overriding this behavior?
Tnx
Andrea
Andrea:
There are a lot of answers for your questions but I will work to simplify it for you.
First, what the developers are trying to do is get Bootstrap functionality within the Wordpress CMS. They are two entirely different animals. Bootstrap consists of individual pages that must be hand coded. Wordpress is a Content Management System (CMS) where you can apply a style, theme, sidebar, template or widget and have it appear on every page site-wide.
So, what the developer is doing is using the bootstrapwp.css file to handle the CSS for the entire Bootstrap themed Wordpress site. Remember, this is NOT a Bootstrap site. It is a Bootstrap themed Wordpress site that seeks to incorporate the functionality and design of Bootstrap within the confines of the Wordpress Codex.
If you're running a Wordpress site, the best way to change a style is always going to be in the CSS file provided by the child theme.
You can try Impulse Press. It's the most complete Wordpress Bootstrap 3 starter Theme
Take a look at the demo impulsepress.twoimpulse.com
with this you can change your css style in bootstrap-theme.css and don't touch bootstrap.css , so when we have an update it doesn't ruin your site styles
And Vincent Polisi is right, you can also make a child theme and get Impulse Press always updated
I created an HTML website in dreamweaver it has a index page, nav-menu and around 10 other linked pages. I did not build the website from templates I just copied and pasted.
I want to upload this website using Wordpress and Ive never done it before. I'm still learning but need help figuring thing out;
I saw that in order to upload the page to Wordpress I need to create a so called theme and in order to do that I need to create different files like index.php, header.php, footer.php etc
My question is do I have to do that process with all my pages?
I mean about.html contact.html jobs.html?
What is the ideal way to do it?
A WordPress template is essentially a set of PHP pages and CSS that defines how your WordPress site looks. Template Development Link
Manually converting your site is going to take time. The advantage of the WordPress site will be that your site will be easier to update down the line.
How difficult building your template and pages is really going to depend on how clean your original css and pages are built.
First, build your template. You are going to try and pull your CSS and apply it to the template pages.
Next, you will need to use the WordPress GUI interface to add pages and include the content from your original site.
Again it is going to come down to how much of your formatting was done inline and how much you leveraged CSS in your presentation. A lot of table formatting for example will be more difficult to translate.