Custom Boxes

  • Hi guys,

    I’m developing a site and was wondering what is the best way to add some custom boxes on the homepage for which the content would be supplied in the backend by someone with no programming knowledge.

    An example is:
    https://telly.com/about

    I want to make something like the “Discover” “Contribute” “Collaborate” boxes.

    Thanks!

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  • How handy are you with php?

    If you are familiar with PHP – you could:
    – create a custom post type, then
    – use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to do most of the work (adding input fields to the backend).
    – Then, you could create a custom page template to display the boxes on the page. The documentation for this plugin is very good.

    Otherwise, you could use widgets provided your theme supports this.
    Widgets can be tricky for people unfamiliar with wordpress. They’re buried under the Appearance > Widgets menu… I find that this is confusing for many first time wordpress users. You may want to consider if this is an issue for you.

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