Very Happy But Need A Little Direction

  • Hi, i have just installed my very first wordpress site… i have been using my own custom CMS site for the last few years and i have finally got around to testing out wordpress properly… i have been using it for the last 2 days now and i am very happy with it… i wanted to use all the standard functions on it and building a few questions on wordpress instead of posting several questions…

    I have a few simple questions that i hope someone can help me with…

    1 – are themes and templates the same thing
    2 – are widgets and plugins the same thing
    3 – when you install a theme / template do they come with their own additional plugins / widgets also
    4 – i designed my own CMS site a few years ago and i build a strong base structure / template that allowed me to use each time i started a new project… are there custom blank templates out there that allow you to easily adapt them and create your own base template / theme
    5 – when you customise wordpress (cms settings, theme settings, image files, code changes etc…) is there a way to back it all up as a package and then use it as a starting template for other sites

    thanks in advance to anyone that can help with any of the above questions, much appreciated…

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  • 1. No. Themes contain a number of individual template files.

    2. Not always. Widgets are self-contained bocks of code that perform a specific function and can be “dragged and dropped” in pre-specified areas of a site. WordPress already has a number of built-in widgets in Appearance -> Widgets. Plugins add extra functionality to a site – sometimes with the site owner taking any action other than activating them. Others also offer widgets.

    3. Not usually.

    4. There are stripped-back themes that you can use as a base for building a custom theme – such as Starkers, Thematic or Toolbox.

    5. Sites – no. Themes – yes to some degree. However all theme settings/options are stored in the site’s database. So if the them was transferred to another site, it would need those options setting up again.

    Thread Starter oo7ml

    (@oo7ml)

    Cool, thanks for your help

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