Using Twitter Bootstrap With Page Templates

  • vbmark

    (@vbmark)


    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hello,

    I am working on a new web application and this is the first time I am using WordPress as the foundation of the site.

    If I understand correctly, I can create a Page Template and make it do anything I want with PHP and have access to all the WordPress functionality.

    For the front-end though I would like to use Twitter Bootstrap. What is the best way to integrate this? I see that some themes use Bootstrap but is that the best way to go?

    Thanks!
    Mark

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  • Miha Omejc

    (@mihaomejc)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Does it have to be bootstrap? If you just need responsive theme with solid foundation I would go with starter theme called _s, or underscores.

    Another option would be to find a bootstrap theme that comes closest to what you want to create and make a child theme out of it.

    Thread Starter vbmark

    (@vbmark)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hi MihaOmejc,

    Thank you for replying.

    I would like to use bootstrap in this WordPress project as I have other non-Wordpress projects that I would like to start using bootstrap in.

    I would like what I learn to be able to be used across projects instead of learning one theme’s way of doing layout.

    I have purchases a theme but it has it’s way of handling responsiveness. I started making a child theme for it but decided to stop and move towards a more “universal” framework and Twitter Bootstrap is popular and well supported.

    I’ve looked at some bootstrap based themes but am having a difficult time finding one that implements it well. And by this I mean that I do not yet have the knowledge to determine what is a solid theme and what is a hack.

    If there are any recommendations they are appreciated.

    Thanks!
    Mark

    Miha Omejc

    (@mihaomejc)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    I don’t know good bootstrap based theme either. I would start with _s, and build bootstrap theme from it. _s is clean, has minimal css and gives you a great head start, since it’s meant as a starting foundation for your “next, most awesome, WordPress theme out there”. It’s built by automattic – guys behind WordPress.

    Thread Starter vbmark

    (@vbmark)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Well, in regards to starting with _s, I found this in one of the comments.

    I’ve found a theme based on _s/twitter bootstrap http://themekraft.com/tk-wordpress-bootstrap-starter-theme/ and a tutorial http://www.kungfunguyen.com/make-custom-wordpress-theme-bootstrap-3-underscores/

    Thanks.

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