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jesse bradock
2,274 PointsStatic site to WordPress and Starter Template (underscores)
The WP sections includes a discussion for converting static sites into WP themes but will it (or blog teamtreehouse) provide tutorials for using starter templates?
1 Answer
John Locke
15,479 PointsHi Jesse:
I've built sites with the _s(underscores) theme, as well as the Starkers blank theme, and the Blank themes by Chris Coyier and Repro.
If you already know how to build a HTML site, converting it to a WordPress site is just a matter of trial and error until you get a good feel for how the process goes. The header and footer files can pretty much be carried right over from a HTML page with very little changed. Same with a sidebar, if your theme has one.
Some blank themes like Starkers or _s can be a little tricky at first. You have to have FTP to find where some of the shared files are. Figuring out how the different template files make the different pages is time well spent. Root around and see where your source code is being produced from.
With the blank themes, the Page and Post files are where the bulk of the page are produced. You can add divs and other HTML as you need it, or remove it as well. (I suggest commenting out sections with <!-- --> to see what happens without changing the theme permanently.