Which files must be changed for Child Theme?

  • Resolved laurelbj

    (@laurelbj)


    11 years, 8 months ago

    None of the existing themes are close to what I want. It appears that in order to create the look I want for my website I have to completely redo a theme. I have not worked with Child Themes before. There are so many files I am not sure which ones I need to change. Can I just ignore the files I don’t need or do I have to somehow address them so that they aren’t used?

    Would it be better for me to made a new theme rather than to change a theme by using a child theme? If so, is there a tutorial on which files I need to make?

    Thanks

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  • See: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

    Also: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Theme_Development

    You could also use a theme like Toolbox or BlankSlate if you are trying to convert a non-WP site (based on your other thread).

    Thread Starter laurelbj

    (@laurelbj)

    Thank you for responding. I can see that I have my work cut out for me.

    Any suggestions on how to make vertical navigation instead of horizontal?

    Thanks

    Vertical vs. horizontal is just a question of CSS being applied to the menu… There are existing themes with the menu in the sidebar, so you could look at how those are styled.

    Thread Starter laurelbj

    (@laurelbj)

    Thank you. It will take me some time to work my way through the articles. If I have any problems, I will be back. Unfortunately, I have a number of websites that I designed some time ago that I have been maintaining for my clients that need to be adapted to WordPress. They are all very different, as they are hand coded and they are not very sophisticated compared to WordPress. I have to adapt them so that they can be easily maintained by my clients as I am starting to slip rather badly and I need them to be ready to be handed off before I am not able to explain what the clients will need to do.

    Thanks for your help.

    Thread Starter laurelbj

    (@laurelbj)

    I thought I would finish this thread for future reference for anyone wanting to adapt an existing website to WordPress.

    I found that using the theme Weaver II, not selecting a subtheme and making CSS changes in the designated places is allowing me to adapt the website to WordPress with the least amount of effort.

    Thanks for your help, WPyogi.

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