Customizing with MinimaPlus

  • I’m currently using MinimaPlus, which I think is a great template so far by the fact I really like minimalist designs in general.

    Anyhow, how do I set up this template for other pages other than WP itself such as setting up “about” page using same template? I saw there’s an about.php in the MinimaPlus package so how do I set that up in my own directory and link to it directly without getting php errors? Sorry I am not clear on this part. Is there a code snippet I’m supposed to insert or how to link to the wp template?

    Thanks so much.

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  • You can hack the index.php template included in the minima theme to suit your template for pages.

    You can either use is_page() clauses or make a new file, pages.php

    For my pages, I just hacked the file and got rid of the date, category, and other meta information, I got rid of the code for the asides. Then on the sidebar page, I got rid of a couple of the elements with the is_page functions. You can see a preview at https://chenu-j.net/about-me/

    Thread Starter missychic

    (@missychic)

    Thanks and you nailed it. But this still doesn’t explain step by step how to implement is_pages(About me). I looked at the pages you pointed out and they don’t really explain how to include the function you speak of.

    I’m trying to understand you.

    Do you want to use the included about.php to set up an about page?

    Thread Starter missychic

    (@missychic)

    Yes that’s what I’m trying to say. I found it within the folder.

    1. Write -> Write Page
    2. Fill in the Page Title field
    3. Fill in the Page Content with the content that you want to display in about page
    4. Go to Page Template drop down menu under Page Options and select About (just a guess, if About does not exist, tell me what you have
    5. Click on Create a New Page. An about page has been created.
    6. Go to Manage -> Pages for further management

    Thread Starter missychic

    (@missychic)

    alphaoide:

    I cannot believe how unbelievably simple it is. I got all worked up for nothing. =)

    Just one and last question: I noticed that after I created Write -> Page using About template, I wasn’t able to post the content right in WP unless I made changes in the About.php file. Is there a way to write directly in WP or do I have to manually fill in myself? That’s it. Many thanks.

    If you go to Presentation -> Theme Editor and select WordPress Default, you’ll see a list of of theme files on the right hand side.
    Select Page Template and peruse it. This generic page template will display page content written from WP interface. The loop is the key ingredient

    If you edit your recently made about page and change the Page Template to Default Template, everything you write in Page Content should be displayed dynamically on the page. Default Template is page.php if exist, otherwise, it’s index.php

    What if the theme you are using does not have templates? My default theme did have templates, but About was not one of them, just Links and Archive.

    NickD,
    1. Since you have another theme – you should have started your on topic.
    2. You can create whatever (Page) template you want for your theme; see https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Pages#Page_Templates

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