Before I Install This

  • migthegreek

    (@migthegreek)


    19 years, 2 months ago

    I have some questions about wordpress.

    1. Can I change the directory it is in with minimal hassle? I don’t want it to be http://www.mysite.com/wordpress/

    2. I want the blog to match the rest of my website. That includes header, footer and a navigation menu. I am not worried about styling, I am sure that is straight forward CSS. I am talking about layout. Is it possible to inculde the side navigation menu from my website, and add other body elements around the blog fairly simply?

    Thanks.

    P.S. I am surprised that this one of the worst looking and least user-friendly websites I have ever come across..! It’s a nightmare.

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  • moshu

    (@moshu)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    1. I don’t want it to be http://www.example.com/wordpress/
    Who said you have to? You can install it wherever you want!
    [next time use example.com for examples – that’s the right way]

    2. I want the blog to match the rest of my website.
    That means you need a theme that “mimics” the look of your site.
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development

    Thread Starter migthegreek

    (@migthegreek)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Hi, thanks for the reply.

    What I meant about changing directory was if I change the folder name, will I need to update any references in the files within?

    With the second question, I am not so interested in the look of the blog, it’s the layout. I want to add *my* navigation menu and headers, etc. around the blog, exactly how I have it at the moment on other pages.

    Is that easily do-able?

    Samuel B

    (@samboll)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Review this to see how easy/hard you think it is:
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site

    As for the same layout as your present site that depends on how good you are. Most themes have basic files to edit to change layout – header.php, sidebar.php, footer.php, style.css`. You would need to find a theme close to your present layout and modify it.
    Easy for some…a struggle for others.

    tomizzoorg

    (@tomizzoorg)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    I changed my WP to fit the theme of my site and it only took a couple of hours. I would read up on wordpress and what each template tag means, and also make a backup of your files.

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