Help getting started

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  • If you are brand new to WP, start with an existing theme — one that is close to the basic layout you want — and that has the functionality you need (either built in or can use plug-ins). Then you can modify the existing theme to get the end result you want. There are several themes that have nothing more than basic structure — they are designed to be almost entirely customized.

    Trying to build a theme from scratch is not the way to start — unless you already know a lot about html/css and php… If that’s not the case, you could also hire someone to do the basic work for you — see WP Jobs page.

    And read the Codex!

    Google will also find quite a bit of info about this undertaking.

    Thread Starter commercialexpress

    (@commercialexpress)

    Was thinking about creating a child theme from the current theme which is being used for the website so i can then play about it. Will that work you think?

    Sounds like a good idea — you can always change the theme later if you decide something else would work better or if you run into problems with that theme.

    But you also might want to make sure that the existing theme is current (compatible with most recent WP version) and has current standards / validating code — just avoids problems.

    Thread Starter commercialexpress

    (@commercialexpress)

    Cheers!

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