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I want to change "Vendor" and replace it with "Host". It is in the contact form the plugin used is contact form 7. The name of the form is "custom-register-form" but I cannot find that form in my forms list.
I believe the theme developer does not want the user to edit this field.
(I have purchased the theme from ThemeForest)
theme URL: https://ovatheme.com/meup
You can edit a form in a custom theme by doing at least one of the following (ordered from easiest to hardest):
Using the personalize sub-menu in the appearance menu - if the form
can be edited from there.
Using the theme options menu - if there is any and if the option to
edit that form is available.
By creating a new sub-theme based on the original theme and editing
the source-code in there - some theme developers can assist you with
that.
You can also contact the theme developer to enable you to use method 1 or 2 in the following versions of the theme.
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I'm very new to WordPress (tbh, it's my first time working with it). And I need to make a website as my school project using CMS. Creating pages with templates is alright, but I have a lot of troubles with buttons. I found this website, and I can see it using WordPress. I need such buttons as on this page https://movie-chooser.co.ua/random-movie-2/ (they appear when you hover over the image). Is this a default option for buttons in WordPress? If not, is there a plugin for this or what is the way to add them on my images?
First Install Elementor plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/
and go to page when you add button and open page with elementor
and do drag and drop any element like button, space, text editor etc.
You have several ways to achieve that:
Overwritting Wordpress CSS
Using a plugin
Create your own shortcode
1 - Overwriting Wordpress CSS
If you manage to display all the elements using wordpress template, and your only issue is to display buttons over the images, then it should only be a matter of CSS
2 - Using a plugin
The idea here is to find a plugin that help you to create/display the informations you need (maybe you'll need to add functionnality to basic post though custom fields or using a custom post type).
Once you find the right plugin, again if the plugin dosen't directly offert some settings on the design then you'll have to overwrite the plugin's CSS rules to display the elements as you want.
3 - Create your own shortcode
If you're new to Wordpress I wouldn't recommend this method as it is kind of advanced, unless you're comfortable with PHP/HTML/CSS (optionaly JS).
This is the more flexible solution as you can basically control anything, but it will require you to understand some core concepts of Wordpress like WP Query and how custom queries works.
The idea here is to create a shortcode.
THis shortcode refere to a custom made PHP function, in which you can create a custom request to fetch the informations you need to display from Wordpress database, and display it in an HTML structure that you decide.
THen angain, you'll just have to customize it though CSS.
Note : no need to create a whole plugin if you decide to create a shortcode, you can use the template functions.php file for that.
I'm using the Genesis framework for WordPress and the Business Pro theme.
I want to customise the contact page and if you view the URL below, you can see the Email and Telephone sections that I want to create next to the form.
My question is should I create custom page template or use functions.php to target the contact page using a conditional. I guess I'm trying to find out best practise or if one method is better than the other in this case.
It does not matter how you create a contact form and add it to the page.
You can use a contact form in a page template. It is easier to manage than managing one function in functions.php file having a lot of functions in it.
Another option - is if you use "Genesis framework", use it further.
Otherwise, the part of the site with the framework and other through the code via ftp...
Make a page with this framework, there create what you need.
It will be easier to maintaining a site in the future. Especially if you make a website for a client who is unfamiliar with development.
You could use the Genesis Simple sidebars plugin to create a custom sidebar which only displays on the contact page and populate that widget area with your email and telephone details.
No need for a template but if you want to, create a file named contact.php in your child theme folder and add the following code to the file :
<?php
// Template Name: Contact
genesis();
You can then select the Template named Contact from the Page Attributes box on the Edit Page screen,
I would like to create a custom front page in the new Wordpress Gutenberg editor.
In older version of Wordpress I could attach a page to a custom template.
I can't see that option in Gutenberg.
Regards
Frank
The Gutenberg Handbook on wordpress.org says about that:
Planned additions:
Saved and assigned to pages as “page templates”.
Defined in a template.php file or pulled from a custom post type (wp_templates) that is site specific.
As the equivalent of the theme hierarchy.
(https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/handbook/designers-developers/developers/block-api/block-templates/)
So apparently that isn't yet available, but is planned.
Create a new page with wordpress gunteberg editor.
Set it as the front page (on the WordPress settings) and now you can style the whole front page.
You will probably need to install some block plugins to accomplish your needs (sliders, testimonials, carousels, responsive layouts...).
Have a look at getblocklab.com or the ACF block system (in Release Candidate right now available only for premium users) if you want to style your home similar as you would with a php template + css.
I have just installed WordPress 4.7 and I added some pages.
Then I can see page list in header.
I didn't create any menus in admin panel and why is it?
Do they add menus in header automatically if there is no menu?
I'd say in depends heavily on the theme you're using. If the theme has a feature such as a default menu generated form the entire list of published pages it might be the case.
In order to know which theme you are using, go into the admin then into the Appearance menu and the themes submenu.
If it is a custom theme you bought, you might have to refer to its documentation or go inside the code to check for yourself. If it is a default theme like twenty-sixteen you should be able to modify the behavior from the theme configuration in the admin.
I have a client that wants to have a custom form added as a page on his Wordpress site. His site is using the "Genesis" framework and is already using a child theme of "Manhattan". I can create the form as a page template from within the Manhattan directory but if they ever update, the changes will be lost. What should I do?
I suggest you make it a plugin with a shortcode that way you can use it on every page you want. And even posts (which don't use templates)
You also could take a look at form plugins, which are fine if you don't need advanced forms.
As long as you place your template inside the Manhattan directory -- assuming you don't place that directory inside of the Genesis directory -- you won't have a problem with over-writing on update of the Genesis theme. Child themes do not have to be inside the parent theme's directory, indeed, they sd not -- they sd be in the /themes directory. See, http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
it is a very complex form?
If you add a custom template to the existing theme you may loose the changes when the theme is updated.
If is a simple form, I'd use a plugin like contact form 7, or caldera forms.
If not (or you don't wan't to use a wp.org plugin), you can create your own plugin and register a shortcode, you can write all the form functionality at the plugin and use the shortcode in the WP editor.
This way you won't have any risks of loosing features due to a theme upgrade