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1. fdrsorg
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   How would I go about displaying my wordpress blog pages so they show up within my website's "shell". I want my blog pages to look just like any other page on my existing site.

   Thanks

2. jackosh
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   write a theme for WordPress using the template (HTML and CSS) from your website!

3. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Have a glance at Theme_Development (it really isn't that hard!).

   Or, here's another approach: Creating_a_Static_Front_Page (see the integration section)

4. alainS
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Basicly:

   Put
   
<?php
require('./blog/wp-blog-header.php');
?>

   on top of your php page (before doctype & other stuff). With this you'll be able to use WP stuff on your "normal" page.

5. fdrsorg
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   AlainS,

   Thanks for your reply. Could you be a little more specific? I'm very new to writing code and where to place it all. Do I place the code you gave me in my "wp-blog-header" file and then place my website header, headline, etc code after it? I've never seen the type of code I'm seeing in the "wp-blog-header" file so I feel pretty lost. I know I'm probably even asking the wrong question because I don't understand this all the way through, but any further assistance would be greatly appreciated.

   Thanks

6. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   No, you don't touch any WP core file, ever! (like wp-blog-header.php)

   What alainS replied is only 0.1 of the work involved, sorry.

   So, forget it, and go by what jackosh and HS suggested above.

7. fdrsorg
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   thanks moshu,

   I'm still confused, though. What do I do so that when I go to my blog homepage, fdrs.org/wordpress, instead of seeing the wordpress template, I see my current website template? Additionally, as I add pages to the wordpress blog, how do I make sure those new pages show my current site's shell?

   Unfortunately for me, the advice from jackosh and HS above has only confused me further. I guess I need this explained as if I'm six years old, because when it comes to code writing, that's about my level ;-)

   Thanks

8. jackosh
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   wordpress blogs use themes. a theme is essentially a template, or what you are calling a "shell", that allows wordpress code.

   you can change this template to something that you make yourself. In your situation you would want to use your current site template and incorporate wordpress code using the guidelines here. since you already have the template, this is very easy if you just take the time to read the wordpress documentation.

9. alainS
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I've misunderstood your goal. My solution intended to incorporate let's say a list of recent posts on your non-WP page.

   So as jackosh said you have to play with themes. I recomend you to copy an existing theme, rename it and begin with customizing there. If you mess your code u still have untouched default theme.

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