thornomad

When one is making new template files (for specific categories or pages) is that done outside of the WordPress admin screen ? That is: are we creating our own .php files and then uploading them via FTP to the server to make them available ?

Are all the “theme” and “template” files created this way ?

Thank you!!

Ah … very neat. BBPress seems to work well here. Smile.

Thanks for your input. I think i will have to get the stuff up and running on a server and start playing with it before I come up with some more specific questions.

Thanks,

Is there a good book to read about PHP ? I have an older version of O’Rielly’s CSS “definitive guide.”

Is this posting maintained by WordPress ?

D

Hello Skippy,

Thank you for your suggestions. I read through the PAGES tutorial and it sounds like I could create static elements (for example, the first paragraph of a page) while including dynamic elements as well (which is what I would want).

Asides sound very interesting (a little like “includes”, I guess). Have been spending more time in the wiki — I think I will have to go for it to finally understand a lot of what is meant. It is hard to imagine without actually being able to play with it.

Is the customization of the WordPress layout and look done through CSS and PHP coding ? Or is it point and click, drag and drop ? Or a bit of both ? I have some experience with CSS in the past but would have to get the old book back out.

And, though I did not read it, does WordPress create seperate feeds for each blog category ?

Thanks again … this will be a good long process I am sure. More reading for me on the wiki!

Damon