Customise header file

  • Mike

    (@mikefarrell)


    9 years ago

    Hi

    I wonder if anybody can tell me how easy or hard it will be to customise the header file of a theme so I can add a big search bar to it? … Maybe some pointers of how to do it would be great also?

    Mike

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    There isn’t an absolute answer for all themes. Which theme are you working with?

    Thread Starter Mike

    (@mikefarrell)

    Well I have 2 questions:

    1) In all sites with a big search bar – like a property site, they always seem to place the search bar in the hesder. Why do people customise the header with a search bar? – Why wouldnt they put it in the main body of the site?

    2) To answer your question – I was thinking of using the Avada theme but I was told that the header and footer are not ‘drag and drop areas’ … I’m new to WordPress so I’m probably best having a theme that I can simply just add a search widget into the header …. Is this possible?

    Mike

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Why do people customise the header with a search bar? – Why wouldnt they put it in the main body of the site?

    You’d need to ask the theme developers who put the search bar in the header, because as far as I’m aware there is no requirement to put the search bar in the header.

    The Avada theme is a commercial theme so you’ll need to talk to the vendors of that theme.

    Thread Starter Mike

    (@mikefarrell)

    Ok

    I guess you can get themes where you can customise the header with widgets – right?

    Mike

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