Take a theme apart

  • jpdaboss718

    (@jpdaboss718)


    12 years, 3 months ago

    I am building a website for my car sales business. I bought a car sales theme and I like their car management system and how easy it is to add cars to the website it also has a vin decoder which enters all the information with me just tying in the vin number of any vehicle. The problem is that i don’t like how the website looks I would like to take the theme apart and take that module out, so i can use it for another theme. I contacted the developers that sold me the theme and they said it can be done however they dont provide information on their site to do so. Can this be done?

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  • catacaustic

    (@catacaustic)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Yes it can. But I’m thinking that you’re not that good with PHP coding yet? If you are, then it’s just a case of working your way through the functions and files and finding out what does what. If you’re not to good with coding yet, then this is where you need to start to learn. It’s a pretty big learning curve, but it can be rewarding.

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Do not discount how much you can change how a site looks only by altering the CSS. All the designs on this site dramatically change the look of the site even though the content and navigation is the same in all cases.

    Unless you are quite good with PHP, changing the CSS of the theme is likely a more attainable goal than extracting the decoder module. For customizing an existing theme, you should create a child theme. A child theme fairly simple to do and well worth the effort.

    Michael Smith

    (@msmith993)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Changing the CSS is like adding a new coat of paint. Extracting the VIN module and installing it into a new site would be like taking the engine out of one car and putting in another.
    Altering the CSS of the site is a much simpler concept, and will probably get you the effect you are looking for. Either approach will take some coding knowledge.

    Thread Starter jpdaboss718

    (@jpdaboss718)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks guys

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