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Posted 1 year ago #
Hi everyone, I am new to the forums. Just got WordPress downloaded in the past week. I designed a HTML website in Dreamweaver CS4 recently and wanted to use this theme for WordPress. I tried to convert everything (1 page currently) to php files so it could be read by the WordPress software. All I did was customize an HTML file that I downloaded from a template (I still have the original). I am one of the newbiest newbs of all time, and didn't capitalize the i in Index.php and it wouldn't upload. I went and changed the i to an uppercase I and it looked great! I go to activate it in my dashboard and look at the little preview box and think: "wow! it really worked" only to be disappointed to find out that the preview was a screenshot I took in Dreamweaver and my website is, well, not working. I am a student so my knowledge may be a tad bit less knowledgable then you adults, but I would love to get this working. Here's what it looks like: What I saw: http://bit.ly/hqXgKI Then when I clicked activate and view: http://bit.ly/fIbe2c
Thanks in advance! I really appreciate all you guys do for the forums.
Happy New Years!
- Jacob
Start by reviewing Theme_Development.
jacob.tippett@gmail.com
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Posted 1 year ago #
Thank you for that! I read it and found two questionable things about my theme. I changed the name of the index.php from index_alternative.html. I think that I need to go into my styles sheet and change some info on the name of the linked page. I still don't get how Dreamweaver views it just fine, and then I take what I had in Dreamweaver and move it the this and it doesn't work.
Thanks again!
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Posted 1 year ago #
P.S. I got this far. http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4661/screenshot20110101at121.png
I think all the info is there, its just missing, well, its look. To me it looks like that there is an issue inside the styles sheet.
Thanks
I would usually suggest starting with a pre-made theme that has the basic layout and functionality that you want, then adjusting graphics, wrappers and CSS to make it your site.
It looks like you didn't point to your stylesheet file within your head code.
Try putting this between your head tags:
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
@import url( <?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?> );
</style>
Or this:<link rel=stylesheet href="style.css" type="text/css" media=screen>
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Posted 1 year ago #
I change my stylesheet file code to the one in the gray box and it worked!! Thank you guys so much!
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Posted 1 year ago #
Okay, so after all that, I still have an issue. My pictures are reading "not found". I did copy and paste the images folder from where I used to keep the site into the NameofTheme folder. Here's a picture:
It shows the ??? everywhere.
Thanks!
Where, exactly, did you put the images? Could you show me an example of what you're putting into your code as well? It could be that the images aren't being directed correctly.
Is this what you are trying to accomplish? http://superpreviewer.com/creatifportfolio/
This screencast, along with the lin posted by emsi, will help you understand the process of converting an html site to wordpress:
http://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/73-wordpress-theme/
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Posted 1 year ago #
Lets start with the first image which is called sample_feature.jpg and I'll show you where I am at.
Here is a picture of where my stuff is located and how it looks in Dreamweaver: http://bit.ly/hyFCvl
If it doesn't make sense then please let me know!
Thanks
Please read my post above, because it will explain why you need to know about this: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/bloginfo
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