http://wordpress.org/support/ WordPress › Support Topic: Starting point for a new blog en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/support/topic/286845#post-1127238 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:01:46 +0000 mercime 1127238@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Hi vinto - I don't mean to make your task any more difficult than it could be :-) My suggestion is based on experience of integrating WordPress blogs into existing sites, I found it easier in the long run to invest time in transposing/converting HTML and CSS of "mother site" to a WordPress theme. I import the style sheets of the main site to the WP theme's style.css. That way, any update to look and feel of main site automatically updates all in the WordPress install. That's just me :-)<br /> Good luck in whatever you decide. </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/286845#post-1127153 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:34:18 +0000 vimto 1127153@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out.</p> <p>@mercime - why would converting unicef's HTML to a Wordpress theme be a better option? Do you think this would be a much bigger task than customizing an existing theme?</p> <p>Thanks again,<br /> Vim </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/286845#post-1127139 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:21:21 +0000 mercime 1127139@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Btw, there are some <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+html+to+wordpress+theme&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a">online tutorials you could check out to convert unicef's HTML to WordPress theme</a> which would be a better option. </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/286845#post-1127138 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:19:27 +0000 mercime 1127138@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Basically, you are looking for a 3-column WordPress theme which you could customize via CSS and images to look like the unicef site. There are free themes where you can start off with. There's <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/amazing-grace">prelovac's amazing grace theme</a> or <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/three-column-blue">3 column blue theme</a>, and <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/tags/three-columns">others here - </a> </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/286845#post-1127137 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:17:50 +0000 esmi 1127137@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>You could always look into building a custom theme.</p> <p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development</a> </p> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/286845#post-1127095 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:43:25 +0000 vimto 1127095@http://wordpress.org/support/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I'm building a Wordpress blog that needs to integrate (look &amp; feel) with unicef.co.nz. It should share elements of the style, and probably the same header. What theme would you recommend as a starting point? </p> <p>I've had a look around, and there a lot to choose from! I've been recommended <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/thematic">thematic</a>, which seems comprehensive, but maybe a something simpler would be a better fit?</p> <p>Thanks in advance for your help.</p> <p>Vim </p>