Posted 8 months ago #
I've developed a website for a client with a theme
Everything is very nice - except they now want to have a static HTML front page - the WordPress website is just fine
How do I do this?
I thought it was simple - just stick a index.html page in the root
And have all links point to index.php from there
That doesn't work
Without moving the whole installation to a sub directory, what are my options?
Thanks
Omar
Posted 8 months ago #
The easiest way is to install WP in a subfolder and make your html page in the root.
Alternativelly, go to settings->reading and set a static page as index. This static page can even have a template with no sidebars, etc. Have a look at militia.be, a website I made. From the first screen it's all WP.
Posted 8 months ago #
thanks for the reply
i should have said, i can't set a specific page as being the front page because the front page has settings that can only be applied if using the front - not sure if that makes sense
i think i'll have to move to a sub directory
this may or may not be a pain - because of some of the other plugins used
Posted 8 months ago #
i can't set a specific page as being the front page because the front page has settings that can only be applied if using the front - not sure if that makes sense
No :-)
Read the 'moving wordpress' article in docs. Moving can be quite a pain, but it's easy when you do it correctly.
i can't set a specific page as being the front page because the front page has settings that can only be applied if using the front
How? Perhaps that coding could be changed?
Posted 8 months ago #
i can't show the website itself as it's under construction - and has lots of dummy data - don't want it getting traffic
i can show the theme being used though: http://j.mp/oaxks5
i was thinking: yes it could be changed - but then that might mean a lot of hassle - maybe it would be easier simply to move instead
let me know what u think
It really depends upon how these settings are being plied to the front page. We'd need to see the relevant code.
Posted 8 months ago #
i'm happy to give the code - not sure how best to do this - would the contents of index.php be what's required? what other files do u nee to look at?
let me know
thanks
Posted 8 months ago #
From what I see I can't imagine what the problem is making a static website.
Just make your static page and another page for the blog. One gets a special template (no sidebars or whatever you want), the other the normal template.
would the contents of index.php be what's required?
Initially, yes. Drop a copy of the file into the WordPress pastebin and post the pastebin url here.
Posted 8 months ago #
no, that won't - but let me know if u think i'm wrong
when people develop themes, they put specific things ONLY for the front page
like the image slide show and the formatting and layout
i've got other themes, where u can create the front page by adding components
this them, i know u can't off the shelf make a duplicate front page elsewhere
i'll ask the creator though
creating a blank page would be much easier for me
thanks
Posted 8 months ago #
wow!
pastebin is awesome!
see the following link: http://pastebin.com/2ZHfYFzp
let me know what u think
thanks - i'm happy to have learnt about pastebin :)
The only thing that seems to set this page up for special content is the $postIndex = true; statement,. In theory, you could copy the code from this template file and turn it into a custom static page template. Or try just copying it and calling the new copy front-page.php - a reserved file name for a template that is applied to a static front page only.
Posted 8 months ago #
awesome :)
thanks for that
i'm going to give that a go
i'll let u know if i have any success
Posted 8 months ago #
ok, tried that - nearly working - not quite
everything shows - apart from the main slide show
any ideas?
Do we know which part of the code generates the main slide show? It's difficult to tell from the code when you haven't seen the site.
Posted 8 months ago #
i'd be happy to pm u the address
i've been through the code and can't see clearly where the call is made to get the slideshow - it's definitely not the index page
in the end html code, the slide show is called above <div id="Showcase">
it must get called here in the code somewhere i assume:
$postIndex = true; // special case variable for index paging bug
// setup the showcase
if (get_theme_var('showcaseColumns') !== '' && get_theme_var('showcaseColumns') !== 'off') {
// get default settings
parse_str(get_theme_var('showcaseColumns', 'showcase_left=true&showcase_right=true'), $showcaseAreas);
$showcaseColumns = count($showcaseAreas);
$showcaseClass1 = "two-thirds";
// update 1st column class
if ($showcaseColumns == 3) {
$showcaseClass1 = "one-third";
} elseif ($showcaseColumns == 1) {
$showcaseClass1 = "full-page";
}
?>so, i guess it get's called here: parse_str(get_theme_var('showcaseColumns', 'showcase_left=true&showcase_right=true'), $showcaseAreas);
??
let me know what u think
thanks
in the end html code, the slide show is called above <div id="Showcase">
Got it. Line 23 of the pastebin code. So - yes - everything from Line 6 to Line 20 seems to be part of the slide show set up but there's noting in that block of code (or the section below) that makes it conditional to the front (main posts) page or any specific template. The showcase itself is being populated via a widget, yes? If so, is this a custom theme widget?
Posted 8 months ago #
showcase isn't populated via a widget - it's part of the theme - for which u add slides for the images
the <div id="Showcase"> part isn't where you have the slideshow
in the html code of the website this is contained in <div id="Slideshow">
i sent u an email directly giving the website
let me know what u think
thanks
Got to go out for an hour or so but before I do... look at line 35. It's a call to a dynamic sidebar called "Home - Showcase Middle".
Posted 8 months ago #
thanks for the reply. the "Home - Showcase Middle" simply refers to a column below the main slideshow
Posted 8 months ago #
i just noticed something in the code
lines 6 - 20: the comment refers to the setup of the 'showcase'
therefore i would assume that the slideshow is not setup here
that only leaves get_header()
question: what's the best way of checking if something is a wordpress function or not?
i assume in this case get_header() is defined by the theme developer
EDIT: i just looked it up get_header() is a wordpress function - calls the themes header.php file
thanks
Posted 8 months ago #
ok, i think i found the answer
in header.php for the theme they have:
if (theme_var('slideShowDisabled', 'return') != true && is_home()) {so, i guess it's the is_home() that's causing me my problem
QUESTION: how would i best add an additional check to see if is_home or my new template page?
1. maybe i can set a variable in the new template page?
2. or should i check if that specific file is being called?
the first way seems to be too much of a hack to me and not an optimal way of doing it
AND i'd rather not change header.php if at all possible - if the them is updated, then it might affect things
let me know what u think
thanks
Try:
if (theme_var('slideShowDisabled', 'return') != true && (is_home() || is_front_page()) {
Posted 8 months ago #
the definition says "This Conditional Tag checks if the main page is a posts or a Page."
i don't want the slide show showing if we have any ordinary page - it should ONLY show when we have the specific template page that we setup
in any case: i tried that - didn't work :(
i actually tried my hack solution suggested - that didn't work either
i have:
<?php $is_homepage_file = true; ?>
<?php get_header(); ?>and in header.php i have:
if (theme_var('slideShowDisabled', 'return') != true && (is_home() || $is_homepage_file))
unfortunately the scope of $is_homepage_file isn't seen
why is this?
i suppose i could fix by making a global variable
but then i have to go to the trouble setting the variable to be false - else it may be true for other pages as well?
any help would be great
thanks
You can't just add a $homepage conditional. If you only want the slide show to appear on a static front page, use:
if (theme_var('slideShowDisabled', 'return') != true && ( is_front_page()) {
Posted 8 months ago #
the is_front_page() check didn't work - just tried again, i tried echoing the value of is_front_page() and it gives nothing
any other suggestions?
This is a static front page, yes? What's the name of the file?
Posted 8 months ago #
erm... yes it is
it wasnt before - but i've now made it be a static page
the page is called 'z-test-page'
you'll see if you go tot the page
i'm echoing the value of is_front_page() - it's giving a value of 1so, i think there must be another check for is_home() somewhere
header.php can be seen here:
Posted 8 months ago #
edit: i think i've got it working now
there was somewhere else i missed :)
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