Complete PHP CSS dummy needs help

  • omgjohn

    (@omgjohn)


    17 years, 7 months ago

    So I’m using wordpress for my portfolio site. It’s easy to update and add new things and plugins add tons of functionality for showing things off in quick and easy ways.

    Problem is my experience is almost exclusive with graphics editing and 3D Modeling. I don’t know how to use PHP or CSS because it’s just never been all that important for my work. I used someones theme for a while with edited images, but it looked horrible.

    I just designed a site using Dreamweaver in PHP and it looks exactly how I want it to, but I have no clue on how to turn it into actual wordpress theme.

    I’ve looked up tutorials but they all seem to assume the one reading it has a basic knowledge of PHP and CSS, which I don’t. I get a few steps in and then get confused and frustrated.

    Is there any “WordPress Themes for Dummies” out there? Or hell, even anyone willing to take my template and just make it work? If there is I will completely let them put their name all over the site. I don’t care.
    I just want something up that’s more representative of my work than what is currently up there.

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  • motstudio

    (@motstudio)

    17 years, 7 months ago

    The thing with WordPress is that:

    1. to theme from scratch, you need a good understanding of how PHP (at least WP’s PHP) works otherwise it won’t make sense when you put it all together.

    2. to edit someone else’s theme, you need a good working knowledge of CSS and HTML and how it all goes together to really make it look like your theme and not just a ghost of someone else’s.

    I agree that WordPress can be frustrating for this very reason; it offers so much potential for complete customization and good content management, but it’s usually more difficult to personally stylize than a simple website is.

    In all reality, it isn’t so much about PHP coding itself that you need to know how to code; it is more about needing to understand where and when the PHP code should appear and having a good working knowledge of CSS coding that will help in theming.

    Since you asked, if you can post a screenshot/email me a screenshot of what you want it to look like, I can see if it’s something I could do for you?

    This is what I’m currently working on for my own site: CLICK

    If you’re interested, you can email me at: made.of.these [ at ] gmail.com

    darran

    (@darran)

    17 years, 6 months ago

    I created a WordPress theme on my own from scratch. If you are interested, you can have a look here.

    I cannot deny strong CSS knowledge is a must, as for PHP, you do not really need to know a great deal of PHP just the basics. The Codex is a great help for you to get started to know how to create your own theme.

    Of course, once it is done, you would want to do a validation test and check if it works on the countless different browsers on the web.

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