I purchased a wordpress theme as shown in the url here https://seosight.crumina.net/. Since then i have changed my mind and browsed for ready made templates and happy with the template located here https://themes.semicolonweb.com/html/canvas/demo-seo.html
However, since i purchased the theme, can i buy and push the templates in the existing themes with minimal work or do i need a wordpress developer?
The short answer: no, you can't.
The themes aren't only a PHP template. The also have css and JavaScript files. And also some php custom functions.
The best way to replicate the page you like is with a designer, like Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, etc. Or better yet, with a developer :)
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The site is a charity site, which is expected to have a news feed of goings on within the charity and events. Most of the home page is complete. But I don't know exactly how to write the code for an article in bootstrap, so that when I upload it to WordPress, it will interact properly. Allowing me to create new articles, remove old ones, etc. I either need to find out how to do this, or find out if I can use plugins to give me the same effect. This is my first time using WordPress. If you know of even a tutorial or something that helps with the news feed being built in bootstrap to work in WordPress, I would be over the moon. Thank you to anyone who offers their help!
I've tried to find an answer online but all I get are pre-built news theme suggestions. I guess there just that many it drowns out any answers.
The short answer is no.
A bootstrap theme is just a static page. (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.) But WordPress creates all its pages dynamically. This is because all the blog posts are saved in a database. In order to work with WordPress, you would really need to use a WordPress theme. If you know PHP you could easily migrate your bootstrap theme to a WP theme.
There is even a bootstrap starter Theme which might help you to get started: https://de.wordpress.org/themes/wp-bootstrap-starter/
In this case you would really just need to add your markup, styles and scripts to the project.
I'm new to wordpress, and I want to know if it is possible to put a theme bought on shapedtheme.com for example on an existing wordpress.
And if so, how to do it. I don't know where to put the code of the theme. I saw the wordpress page builder with text, but I see tags with [] and not <>.
I saw on this thread that pages can be linked to php files. I don't see how.
I have full access to the hosting service's filesystem and can see all wordpress files.
I would also like to transpose the theme header and footer and if possible, use the theme cards to adapt to blog articles written in wordpress.
How can I do this ?
I searched for tutorials on google or related threads on SO with no luck.
Any ressource would be appreciated.
Thanks to anyone who will take the time to read/answer this post.
No, you can't use a non-WordPress theme in a WordPress installation since WordPress will look for specific templates and pass certain objects to the template to be displayed.
You could adapt it to work with WordPress, though. Here's the theming guide to get you started.
But you'll probably be able to find a WordPress-ready theme with the features you want. This is the WordPress theme directory link for themes using bootstrap.
Unless you go for a from-scratch development of a pure php theme, and you need some level of theme customization I'd strongly suggest looking into child themes, as it'll allow you to update the base theme minimizing the changes you'd have to do to yours.
The [ ] syntax you mention are shortcodes, small, safe php functions that can be executed by inserting them in the editor, templates, etc, and provide kind of an api that exposes WordPress or plugins functionality.
And regarding your link, OP already has a WordPress theme, but is looking for a way of using a different, specialized template on specific pages. This template still has to follow to certain WordPress conventions.
I have a wordpress website which includes a member area to allow each user to edit his profile.
For this member area, I found these bootstrap templates that would be perfect for what I need.
http://themeforest.net/item/caplet-admin-responsive-html-theme-/6537086
http://themeforest.net/item/webarch-responsive-admin-dashboard-template/6157416
So, I wanted to know if it's possible to convert or use in some way these templates on wordpress ?
Since I already use a wordpress theme, it would be easier to include the bootstrap template as a plugin, do you think it's possible ?
I also heard of child themes features on wordpress but don't know much about it, do you know if it could be a solution ?
Thanks !
You would have to use those templates and custom make your own theme, which is not an easy task. Themeforest has some nice themes for wordpress based on bootstrap. I would check those out instead.
The template i want to convert is:
http://www.dragdropsite.com/demo/mpurpose-free-multipurpose-twitter-bootstrap-3-template/
it has multiple stylesheets and wordpress doesnt recognise the theme when places in wp-content/themes/ folder
What are the steps involved to convert it?
I wouldn't call it 'converting'. Wordpress themes are not just a simple html/css/js folder structure on the themes folder. Making a website work with wordpress is more involved than that. If you want to do it yourself you will need some experience with PHP. Wordpress's templating system is not very hard to learn but it won't happen on one sit.
I suggest you to take a look at this place so that a skilled person can do it for you
Click here to check envato studio.
I am in the same opinion with alejandrocavazos. While, it is not easy to create a wordpress theme, converting an existing bootstrap theme will be very difficult too.
But i have an idea. Find a similar wordpress theme. Save it with another name. Page by page edit the theme and copy/paste your theme's content into this wordpress theme. If you make the changes directly on a web server, you can see the changes realtime. I think this is the easiest way to do it.
Good luck.
Yes you can do that, but its quite difficult to convert entire HTML theme into wordpress directly. You need some basic understanding of wordpress and how it works.
There are some good articles available, please go through them. You will surely understand it well and will be able to convert your HTML into wordpress.
I assume here, you are using Bootstrap framework to design your static websites.
1. How to Build a Responsive WordPress Theme with Bootstrap
2. How to convert a Bootstrap site template into a WordPress website
3. Creating a WordPress Theme From Static HTML
To Convert a Bootstrap 4 Template to a Wordpress Theme there is some work involved and there is no easier way to do in few clicks.
Start by using a starter theme such as Underscores.
-> Migrate your assets (js/css) from static template to the wordpress starter theme directory.
-> Start moving your page sections one by one (header, nav, page sections etc.)
-> To have more control from Wordpress dashboard, make use of plugins like Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Post Type UI and Contact Form 7.
For Detailed Tutorial you check out the Tutorial in this link
https://www.5balloons.info/convert-bootstrap-4-templates-wordpress-themes/
I have been working on Wordpress for a month creating themes. Otherwise, when I'm starting a new project, I'm always starting with an existing theme that I am modifying.
What I want, is to clean perfectly a theme and add to it what I need for the website.
But, my Wordpress knowledge aren't enough to do it. So, I'm asking you if you know a great book, website etc, where they are explaining simply how to create a new theme (understand every features of Wordpress, explaining every functions in the functions.php file, how to add correctly Wordpress post content).
Thanks
Romain asked:
...how to create a new theme (understand every features of Wordpress,
explaining every functions in the functions.php file, how to add
correctly Wordpress post content).
Start with the codex http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page which is
the online manual for WordPress and a living repository for WordPress
information and documentation.
What I did was create all the files and save them in a folder, then upload them as needed. I copied them from this simple tutorial and although says its to create a designed theme, it has nothing but basic blank theme:
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-build-a-custom-wordpress-theme-from-scratch
You can download simplest possible theme for wordpress here:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/simplest
After you take a look at this and create some theme using this simple theme - you will better understand Wordpress Codex, and you can follow #markratledge suggestions about Codex.
Anyway, I decided to not read whole codex and im using this theme ("Simplest") as boilerplate for my themes.
You should check out Starkers by Elliot Jay Stocks:
Intro: http://viewportindustries.com/products/starkers/
Demo: http://starkers.viewportindustries.com/
Github: https://github.com/viewportindustries/starkers
It helped me out a bunch of times to start from scratch. It has the basic files and no CSS.
the wordpress.org will be your best starting point, for your
(understand every features of Wordpress, explaining every functions in the functions.php file, how to add correctly Wordpress post content).
You can make WordPress themes from the scratch by following some methods
By using Youtube, but that'll be not very professional
By using Google, yes you will find many sites that will show you the process and this is efficient and free
By using Udemy or Lynda, you will learn about the whole process with the necessary knowledge like the hierarchy of wordpress, tools & standards for wordpress etc.
By using wordpress.org, this is most desirable and professional way of learning wordpress as this is the main place for all the things happening around the WordPress.