PHP and wordpress

  • hotpress

    (@hotpress)


    13 years ago

    HI, I have installed WP a while back, and haven’t gotten around to doing much with it functionality wise.
    I assume I can use php/mysql on the ‘pages’ and not the ‘blogs’ portion of a wordpress site that is on a non WP host server, correct? I assume I can display php results in a div block without consequence? Can I put AJAX code in the template? Ads too? If I want to hard code this, where, or what wp pages would I start with? index.php is using the php include() file, and the so on for the next reference. or is there more of a developer’s version of wp to install?

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    You can use PHP in the templates (i.e. theme files) but not blog posts or pages without a plugin.

    You can put anything you can code int them. They’re in wp-content/themes/FOLDER/

    Thread Starter hotpress

    (@hotpress)

    Thanks for the info. I will look into the templates feature.
    I am trying to decide if its easier to code(have most of it from another site anyway) my own comments/login/pagination on my site and being able to use the php where I want or try to use WP (which I am not proficient with its menus/features) and integrate that into my site but then may have roadblocks with WP since it really wants the administrator to design the by a menu-driven approach.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    I personally refrain from any case where I have to reinvent the wheel.

    WP comes with Comments, login and pagination. Pulling in static pages, etc, is pretty easy, and menus just take a bit of using to get comfortable with.

    Thread Starter hotpress

    (@hotpress)

    Yes, I do see the wisdom of your ways. be prepared for unwieldy questions to come.

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