Changing sections on my wordpress site

  • jonorieger

    (@jonorieger)


    1 year ago

    Hello!

    I keep encountering the same issue on my site, and I need help to fix it.

    The agency who created the site used a custom theme specific to our site, and as such now that I have taken over, it is very hard to customise. There is only small selection of different sections I can add.

    This problem in particular is adding our team members to the team page. The only section I can use is a two columns content block, and this does not work well as I have to split the team into two short codes and this results in the layout being uneven.

    s there a way to add in more section options? In particular a section that allows me to use the full width of the page? I will screen shot my section options for reference.

    Any help would be great!

    Best wishes,

    Jono.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • corrinarusso

    (@corrinarusso)

    The theme your developers started with is called underscores. If you want to take over the content and updating of the site without their input, then I would recommend you read the documentation on underscores to understand how your theme is built. Here is a good starting point:

    https://torquemag.io/2017/08/beginners-guide-to-creating-a-theme-underscores/

    https://themeshaper.com/2012/02/13/introducing-the-underscores-theme/

    It’s not really a custom theme – think of it more like a starting framework.

    See here for how your Team page is being rendered:

    https://postimg.cc/qNx23VM9

    It is probably using a template file that you will need to update.

    You can use a plugin like this to isolate which template is being used:

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/show-current-template/

    Or, ask the agency who delivered the site to you.

    Thread Starter jonorieger

    (@jonorieger)

    Thanks so much for your info! Very helpful.

    Do you know of any resources that might show me exactly how do to these updates? I am only looking after the site currently and do not have coding experience.

    Best wishes,

    Jono.

    corrinarusso

    (@corrinarusso)

    Not really – your request is too generic to comment on a specific implementation. But you need to understand how the templating system works. If you’re not comfortable with this, I would recommending finding a developer to maintain / update the site.

    Here are some resources to get you started on templating:

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