How do I build static pages on wordpress?
I use wordpress, and it keeps looking like a blog, with a navigation bar on the side which I don't like. I want a "static website" like look. with articles, not blog posts.
You have to create a theme for that. In your theme you can make it look like anything you want. If you're blog is on wordpress.com just pick a theme from the gallery.
or if you host your own blog, you can download any of the free themes or make your own! It's pretty easy.
These links should help
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development
This is a pretty huge question. Very open-ended.
The layout of your site (looking like a blog vs. a static site) is entirely dependent on your theme.
An easy way to get started is to use the default twentyten theme, and add widgets to your sidebar (WP admin > Appearance > Widgets). This will stop the default sidebar from displaying.
Next, you can create a static page in WP Admin > Pages and then use that page as your default page, WP Admin > Settings > Reading > Front page displays...
From there on out, it's really a matter of making your theme look like you want it to. f there's something that WordPress can't do out of the box, search Google or the WordPress Plugin Repository for what you want to do.
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i want to convert my html website to the wordpress. But can you please talk me that how i can convert and connect the other pages with the main page???
I'm going to start from the point of view you already have Wordpress and are ready to start.
You can't take your existing HTML website and just add it to WP.
What you need to do is to build your own custom theme, that matches your current HTML files, using the already existing WP templates and files.
Best way is to duplicate an existing theme to play/manipulate so that you don't break WP. The last thing you want to do, having no experience, is to mess with and break the default theme and be unable to get it back again without a full re-install.
RE 'connect the other pages with the main page' WP allows you to have static pages and set them as your home page and/or anywhere else you want. With these pages you can also set up different templates within your theme if you need to.
Wordpress have all this help available here:
Wordpress creating static pages and custom templates
Its not really that simple. You should read about WP theming. Here's the start:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development
Check codes from other themes to see how to output basics. Theming has a lot of parts, but to ouput custom html you will need these files:
style.css
functions.php
index.php
single.php
With those you should have an basic blog output with core WP functionality.
I am new to wordpress.
could anyone suggest me wordpress tutorial which help me customize a theme from scratch and how to create template file in that theme . i searched in google but failed to find a good tutorial.
Thanks in advance
Customize WordPress Themes:
Depending on the theme you're using for your WordPress site there are different set of changes you can make to your site from within your admin panel.
With a little effort it is easy to make your site as unique .
Here are some of the ways you can customize your site :-
How to Access the WordPress Customization Page-
To start customizing your WordPress theme, first go to Appearance -> Themes page..
How to Modify your WordPress Title and Tagline-
The theme customization page allows you to modify your site's title and tagline and see how it will look on your actual site immediately.
To do this, expand the Site Title & Tagline group of settings and alter the text. As you type you will see the new text showing up in the preview on your right side.
More Customization Options-
Check out the following ways you can continue to personalize your site:-
Customize your site’s header and background
Tweak fonts, colors, and add CSS for a custom design
Change your URL by registering a new domain
Set a custom “Home” page on your site
Learn more about all your site settings
Here is the wordpress tutorial which will help you to customize a
wordpress theme -
How to Customize WordPress Themes
WordPress Theme Customizations
Theme Customization API
Im quite new to drupal, At the moment ive been trying to install a commerce theme but i dont get the correct appearance of it
the original theme
how it looks in my localhost
i have alreay installed drupal commerce, panels, ctoold, views etc... can sosmebody tell me what has gone wrong and how do i get the original look of the theme
There is a lot of things you need to do after installing the theme.
After installing new theme you should do the following:
Change default logo to your site logo.
Check what menu items are displayed and manage them in your structure>>menus
Add slider images by checking where to add the images (Read your theme readme.txt)
Add content so as to display in appropriate areas.
Add Products to your site.
Configure home page link.
Configure your categories / popular categories tags blocks.
Configure special offers block. May be you need to create a view with block display.
Place search block in appropriate region.
I am listing few and you can figure out rest if anything is not at its position.
Note: Generally the theme provides you basic regions, templates, css and icons structure, and you have to manage your site content so as to get the look and feel.
Website I'm referring to: http://www.csolsinc.com/blog/
The sidebar on this page is different than the non-blog pages on the website. I've looked around the coding (it's a Wordpress site), and I'm not entirely sure where to locate how to edit the code specifically in that sidebar?
Any tips?
The code specific to the single blog posts resides in the single.php file of the theme. Look for something similar to get_sidebar() in that file.
If you're talking about the actual blog archive page, the code can be found in the page.php file of your theme.
If you're looking to add/remove widgets to the sidebar, login to the site backend and navigate to Appearance > Widgets.
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/