import existing site

  • dwcasey

    (@dwcasey)


    20 years, 1 month ago

    We just switched ISP’s and have installed WordPress. Installation was a breeze.

    I currently manage a small site for a church that is almost entirely static HTML with CSS.

    Can I import all my site pages into WP? Or will I have to create from scratch?

    Also, how can I ensure they will be referenced from the document root of the site and not the installation directory of WP?

    In other words, site is http://www.sitename.com and WP is in http://www.sitename.com/wptgc .

    As of right now, new pages want to go under the /wptgc structure and I need them to be up on level.

    Thanks.

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  • jrotem

    (@jrotem)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    I’ll try this 🙂
    Can I just copy the source of the About Us static page and name it home.php?

    ladydelaluna

    (@ladydelaluna)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    I think that will work, but don’t come throwing rocks at me if it doesn’t… I’ve never tried it that way, I’ve only ever just saved index.php as home.php and then cleaned out all the php functions that are in the content div, and used HTML to make it say and do what I want…

    jrotem

    (@jrotem)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks, Lady! I’ll try that and will come back with questions and no rocks if needed 🙂

    ladydelaluna

    (@ladydelaluna)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    🙂 good luck! let me know!

    jrotem

    (@jrotem)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    Hi there — I am finally back.

    I tried the home.php technique and it doesnt override the index.php 🙁

    Any idea why? or other ideas out there for either a customized homepage or to use a static page as a homepage?

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    If you did this:
    Can I just copy the source of the About Us static page and name it home.php?
    that doesn’t work and will never work.
    home.php works only when it is a template file inside the theme folder. Everybody should know that…;)

    Make a home.php by saving the page.php of the theme as home.php. Delete The_Loop.
    Then use this plugin:
    http://guff.szub.net/2005/01/27/get-a-post/
    This will let you to “insert” any Page or post in the mainpage. You are done.

    ladydelaluna

    (@ladydelaluna)

    20 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks moshu – I forgot to clarify that. 🙂

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