I kind of found a way to get around it by editing the file theme-options.php.
It’s not really what I wanted to do in the first place coz I suppose this file is not meant to be edited to add content other than the widget but down the line it works and I can get everything I need from that page.
I still want to know how to edit the frontpage without going through theme-options.php though…it’s way to messy as it currently is.
I’m trying to do this because i want to get a single frontpage website, I reckon boostrap fits really nicely single page websites !
Hi Bibigeon
You can keep all the changes to your theme-options.php if you use a child theme and by creating a ‘inc’ folder and copy the theme-options.php into it 🙂 That way you can save your custom code.
What I think what would be best for you is to create your own front-page.php template file.
<?php
/*
Template Name: Your Front Page
*/
get_header();
//Your Custom Bootstrap Markup Here
get_footer();
You can copy templates that already exist, you can also add the WP loop to display posts. This way will give you by far the most freedom.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Page_Templates
Or you could add a dynamic side-bar and register a widget-area!
Let me know if you want to register a new widget area.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the quick answer ruphel !
I don’t think I need a new widget area, it works fine the way it is.
I have created my own front-page.php and it’s perfect, all the advantages of both WP and your theme with the freedom of coding what I want ! It’s just as good as it could get !
🙂 Great to hear Bibigeon, best of luck!
