If you want the WordPress site to have the same design as the static HTML/CSS site, you will need to learn how to add the relevant code to turn it into a WordPress theme, or engage a theme developer to do so. It’s not something that can be achieved through cPanel – all cPanel (or FTP) does is enable you to install the software and pre-existing themes, it doesn’t build a theme for you.
Did you create the HTML/CSS site? If so, you probably have enough skills to get started developing a theme using Underscores. This is a “starter kit” for creating a theme – it contains the WordPress essentials to get you started.
Hi Miriam, in my experience an approach that works is to create the new WordPress site using a mainstream theme that meets your desired look and feel. Then cut ‘n paste the old site into the new one – manually – page by page and post by post. Depending on the site structure and size it can be a bit time consuming, but results in a site you can be proud of.
@doubleedesign I have been given a brief by my client to create this site myself. This is what I have been asked to do:
You need to create a WordPress site with a few simple pages.
Add features we are regularly asked to add to sites such as photos galleries, video galleries, biographies, social media feeds etc.
You will be provided with HTML and CSS files of a static web page.
I have not been given exact info if I will need to keep the same design as the existing html and css website.
I have come across this link: https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/converting-html-sites-to-wordpress-sites I am not sure if this is the same thing you are proposing?
I need to complete this task within 2.5 hrs so I need a solution that would allow me to do it within this time.
@acstudent
do you have any resources that I could take a look at to follow this method?
thanks
I also wanted to know if I will be required to use mamp pro for this project as well?
You will be provided with HTML and CSS files of a static web page.
This sounds like they expect the WordPress site to have the same design as the HTML/CSS static webpage they have provided. You should clarify if you are not sure, don’t spend hours building something with an existing theme only to find out later that they expected their existing page to be used as the base.
I have come across this link: https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/converting-html-sites-to-wordpress-sites I am not sure if this is the same thing you are proposing?
Option 1, “Manually create a WordPress theme based on your current static HTML site”, is broadly what I am referring to, yes.
I need to complete this task within 2.5 hrs so I need a solution that would allow me to do it within this time.
What is your level of experience with code?
Do they expect the site to be responsive? Is the static page they’ve provided responsive?
If the static webpage they have provided is very simple, 2.5 hours may be doable if you are reasonably comfortable with coding. If you aren’t, or their expectation is more complex than that, I think 2.5 hours is a huge underestimation.
@ doubleedesign
Thanks for your reply. I have asked and the HTML and CSS are a template for the rest of the site. I will get the code on the day as it is a test. Just doing some testing in advance.
I will need to create a simple few page website. Including features such as: photos galleries, video galleries, biographies, social media feeds etc and track button clicks to a third party website using google analytics.
My experience with code is reasonable. I am currently up to scratch with html, css and some basic js.
Ideally I want to make the site as best as possible so would aim to have it responsive although this has not been requested in the brief.
I am looking for some guides that will allow me to be able to practice this workflow before then so I know what I will need to do. Do you have any recommendations?
