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1. hrvoje
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hi people,

   I want to redesign my blog so that fits to my site design. I'm preety new to this and don't know how to do it. My site is at ecoverslab.com

   You'll know what I need when you see my site.

   Thank you so much up front.

2. ladydelaluna
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Okay - first of all, your site was taking forever and finally timed out. So I can't see anything.

   But here are some links that will help you learn about building custom themes. That's the only way you can change the look of your blog...

   Premade Themes: http://themes.wordpress.net - you can try to find something close to what you want, and then modify it.

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Design_and_Layout
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Template_Tags
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Templates
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Blog_Design_and_Layout

3. gen224
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hrvoje--
   So you want your blog to look like a sales letter? I'm confused--your main page looks good as far as your copy and the style of sales-letter you have, but what is your goal on your blog? Do you want the same fonts? Do you want the same colours? Please clarify! :)

4. ladydelaluna
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Again I tried to get to your site, and again it timed out on me.

   Sorry, but no one can be of any help to you if we can't see what you're talking about.

   Your best bet would be to check out the links I gave you and try to figure it out for yourself - but ONLY after you fix whatever issues you're having with your site right now...

5. faustina
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I think your site looks pretty good too. What are you trying to achieve?

6. qmedia
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I think what he's trying to say is that he wants to port his HTML site design to WordPress.

   What you want to do is study themes such as the WordPress Standard Theme and Kubrick (the blue roundish theme) that is included with every WordPress download.

   Take a look at what the functions do and stuff, research on the codex, and then what I do is I make a copy of Kubrick, delete all the files that are special to Kubrick, then copy and paste your HTML design in, and then fill in the spaces where content is supposed to be. After an hour or three you're done.

   Hope this helped.
   Steven

7. manstraw
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I have no problem viewing your site.

   You basically want to build yourself a custom theme. You'll stick everything you have right now for your site into a folder in wordpress/wp-content/themes/yourthemefolder, and then replace the body part of your index.php file with a wordpress loop. There's more to it than that, but I'm talking big picture here. You can use lady's links for more specific info.

   If you look at an existing theme, you'll see standard website stuff, but with specific items replaced with php calls. You can hard code some of those if you like, your title for example. Some of those items are replaced with php calls so that you can change their values within the wordpress admin area and they'll instantly be reflected on the site without going in and editing the theme. If you want to do this for yourself, and not release it as a proper theme, you can get away with not doing a lot of those php calls.

   The bare essential stuff you need on your webpage is a main loop and a sidebar for blog navigation. Again, more to it than that, but designing a theme for wordpress isn't that different that what you've already done.

   Plenty of people who design themes don't understand php. It's all pretty cut and paste. Nothing to be intimidate by.

   Consider this post more of a pep talk than technical advice.

8. ladydelaluna
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Still can't see the site...

9. manstraw
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   why are spam, hijack and modlook tags added to this thread?

10. whooami
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    I didnt add them but I can see how the site might lend ppl to believe that this thread is intended to capture traffic. It IS a "spam-ish" site, after all.

11. whooami
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    I should add that it is especially spammy when it pops up asking me why am I leaving when I click one of my bookmarks to leave. Thats REALLY uncalled for.

    <script type="text/javascript" src="exitpage.js"></script>
<body onUnload="if(!window.exitBlock)window.location.assign('http://www.ecoverslab.com/fedback.htm')">

    thats some shitty ass code.

12. ladydelaluna
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    I didn't add the tags either - but I too can see why someone might've.

    Hell, the original poster hasn't even come back here...

13. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    So do y'all think we ought to close this thread?

14. manstraw
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Well, all I know is that spammers should really put the h ttp:// bits in there if they want a link google will read. :)

    vkaryl, the OP has received advice. If he/she's acted on it, great, if not, oh well. I guess the thread's done whether you close it or not.

15. whooami
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Well, all I know is that spammers should really put the h ttp:// bits in there if they want a link google will read. :)

    ..assuming they were looking for pagerank and not just looking to generate traffic (which they succeeded in doing)

    and wow! that n/a pr this thread has .. it'd sure be a doozy to get an outgoing link from!!

16. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    I'd say remove it. The O.P. hasn't come back lately..and the more it just sits here, the more exposure it's getting..

    But, I could be wrong though..they might just.. not be online alot of the time like *most* of us are, and prolly just made a possible mistake adding that javascript code.. Who knows though..

    But, +1 for removing it though.. ;)

    spencerp

17. whooami
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    yah, it was a sure mistake :P It just happens to pop up a form asking for feedback before ya leave .. suuuuuuuuuure.
    <in a blatent attempt to hijack this nowhere thread>:
    hows that spam thing coming spence?

18. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    <in a blatent attempt to hijack this nowhere thread>:
    hows that spam thing coming spence?

    Haha..Just great! ;) Well, I did get just *one* spam comment the other day.. but, no biggie.. I deleted it.. Thanks for all that help with the .htaccess file, and the wp-comments-post.php modifying and so forth. =)

    I removed the Spam Karma2 + Akismet, Blacklist plugins now.. only one I have there is the B.B. yet.. like before.. =)

    spencerp

19. whooami
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    any hits to that file?

20. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    any hits to that file?

    It's hard to believe.. but, there is still *only* the two IP addys in there.. your's and another one lol! But, yup..that's all that's in there lol. =) ;)

    spencerp

21. manstraw
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    I never saw that popup spoken about using firefox/mac.

22. hrvoje
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Hi people,

    Sorry I haven't been here. Thank you so much for your support. I just want to make my blog look's like my site. What code are you talking about whooami?

    Also can anybody help me with my blog theme? Please contact me at my email hrvoje(at)ecoverslab.com

    Thank you people.

23. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Is it just me, or am I the *only* one that got an email from hrvoje, asking *if*, I have time to design some custom blog? And, *if* so, how much it would it cost?

    Hahaha..Jesus! Well hrvoje, to be quite honest, I'm not a "custom" theme designer.. I don't even have the "time" to get my own "custom" (If that's what ya wanna call it lol!) blog theme's done..

    Besides doing WordPress installations for people, over at the Install4free blog/site.. and helping people on here.. Plus! Tending to my own crap.. I just don't have the "time" period sigh.. =( =P

    So, *hopefully* this answers your "email question".. *Maybe* someone else around here, will be able to help ya, or.. you can join this list here, and send the list an email.. http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-pro =)

    Good luck man. ;)

    spencerp

24. hrvoje
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Ok. Thanks spencerp.

    I'll try and look some help.

25. hrvoje
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    And I forgot to ask you what is funny about my post?

26. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    And I forgot to ask you what is funny about my post?

    I wasn't laughing about the post, I was laughing because I'm going on -20 hours sleep now..and was mentally thinking about how much "crap" I have at this present time, to where I couldn't possibly find the "time" to do "extra" stuff..that I don't do to begin with.. Understand?

    spencerp

27. hrvoje
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Yes, much more clear now :-). Get some sleep than, lol.

    Thanks for help

28. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Yes, much more clear now :-).

    Good! =)

    Get some sleep than, lol.

    I'm planning on it here soon, "Dad".. Hahaha.. Just kidding lol! =P

    Thanks for help

    No problem. =)

    spencerp

    Alright, "joking" aside now.. I am heading to bed now.. later ppls. =)

29. manstraw
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    spencerp, you are getting sleeeeeeepy ....

30. spencerp
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    spencerp, you are getting sleeeeeeepy ....

    Haha..Yah, I slept from like 9am to 6pm yesterday lol! =P Now....I'm ready to go again lol.. =) ;)

    spencerp

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