Halla! The last three weeks has been focused around WordPress, editing themes and making a WordPress from scratch. First two activities were quite small, on the side I’ve been working on a mandatory assignment, last week was longer and became a little delayed.
Part 1 – Installing WordPress.
First things first: install WordPress. I installed WordPress to my hosting site. Surprisingly easy after it was done, but the process was frustrating and felt like some real hacker process. One way is to install it locally; on your computer, I tried for hours but it didn’t work. So I went for te less complicated method.
Part 2 – Choose a WordPress theme and cutomize it.
WordPress comes with A LOT of premade themes, quite handy! Though I do not find them as customizable as I wish they could be. Each theme was different limits, pros and cons. Most likely I’ve watched too many ads for Webflow and expect web editors to be as adaptable and flowy.
Part 3 – Make a WordPress theme from scratch.
As my complaint for the existing themes was less than great, I wanted to make a theme with more options and I also wanted it to be different. I found the themes to be very alike and boring.
To make a WordPress theme, there is a LOT of requirements that needs to be met. This is to ensure a type of standard, so every theme can be customized and so plugins can be added. I didn’t get around to make a full theme, because of more important assignments and deadlines. But I did read and learn a lot about WordPress. Through working on my portfolio I discovered different ways of making a WordPress theme, such as through Themes Generator or the Workflow plugin. I think that is a great way to expand possibilities in coding and designing sites, especially if you’re a beginner. It also gave me a better understanding visually how a site is buildt up. This would haf helped me a lot if I was recommended or discovered earlier.
Designers Tea Party 