3. WCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing Myke Bates
So far you have…
• Purchased a domain and selected
hosting
• Installed and explored WordPress
• Learned about posts, pages, and
comments
• Learned basics of themes and plugins
In this session…
• Learn how to customize themes,
import/export content, and
troubleshoot common issues.
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Customizing
*Every need is different*
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Customizing
Premium/Configurable Themes
• Likely to get you 90% of what you need
• Great option for beginners
• Little to no code knowledge needed
• Not always a silver bullet
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Customizing
The remaining 10%
Reading settings – SettingsReading
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Customizing
The remaining 10%
Style tweaks
• CSS or something else?
• Plugins – Jetpack, Custom CSS Manager, CSS Plus
• Child Themes - http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
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Customizing
The remaining 10%
Beyond styles
Learning HTML/CSS – Nettuts+ http://bit.ly/NviNfZ
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Customizing
The remaining 10%
Beyond styles
AppearanceEditor
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Customizing
The remaining 10%
Beyond styles
Theme structure
wp-content/themes/awesome-theme
Codex - Stepping Into Templates
http://bit.ly/9yaPmi
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Troubleshooting
Different types of errors
• Non critical – css, html, php
warnings
• Critical – white screen php errors
• Super critical – locked out of
WordPress
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Troubleshooting
Isolation
• What was the last action
performed before receiving the
error?
• Plugin or theme updates?
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Troubleshooting
Hands on
• Disable plugins – wp-admin or FTP
• Change theme – wp-admin or FTP
• /wp-content/plugins/
• /wp-content/themes/
• Google
A quick disclaimer that everyone’s needs are differentAnd we will be covering basics
- Opinions on these options heavy themes- Places to buy themes already covered, maybe do a quick recap(WP, ThemeForest, Press75, MojoThemes, Elegant Themes, WooThemes)
Start off easyPowerful and forgettable setting
- When theme options don’t give you exactly what you need- Poll the room on comfort level of css,html,php- Explain the difference between style and actual code- About to get heavy
If you are serious about learning themes push to teach yourself html/css/php
- Not a recommended practice- Pain in the butt anyways
Need to at least slightly understand theme structure
Perfect scenario is to have local mostly in syncLeads into troubleshooting
What happens when…
Best thing you can do for yourself
The next best thing you can do for yourself
- Notalways your fault.- Do not talk about disabling yet
End Troubleshooting
Coming from something else OR even WP to WP
From one WP site to another – Migrating contentFew different methods