gdi wordpress 4 january 2012
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!! TOOLKIT ALERT !! ● If you want to play with publishing today, be sure you have...
FileZilla, KomodoEdit/text editor, and FTP login info
Customizing Themes, Publishing, & Review
Today's Plan● "Theme Anatomy"● Publishing your site● The review game!
Goals● You will know how to use your child theme to override the parent
theme.● You will know more about FTP and publishing your site.● You will have fun playing the review game!
!! TOOLKIT ALERT !! ● If you want to play with publishing today, be sure you have...
FileZilla, KomodoEdit/text editor, and FTP login info
Child Theme Review
If file exists, use it. If not...
Go get it from the parent
CHILD
PARENT
Exercise: Leveraging Your Child ThemeComplete/Answer the following:
● Create a 404 template. ○ Start by copying the code from the parent as an example
into your text editor○ Edit it○ Save as 404.php in your child theme○ Go to a page that does not exist to test
Gold Star! [Extra Credit]● Customize the archive or loop templates, such as
making the title a different HTML tag ... get creative!
● Can you figure out what "The Loop" is? (see archive.php & content.php in twentyeleven)
Publishing: 3 Steps
1. Setup your base (WordPress)
2. Install your theme and plugins
3. Transfer your data
Publishing: 3 Steps
1. Setup your base (WordPress)Host can take care of this (usually)
2. Install your theme and pluginsFTP!
3. Transfer your dataWordPress Export/Import
REVIEW TIME!
http://jeopardylabs.com/play/wordpress-101-review
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