#WP Configuration Notes -- New projects
####1) Install Importer Plugin ####2) Import Everything
####2) Set Front-Page to Home and Posts to Blog Pages
in wp-adming panel: Settings > Reading : 'Front Page Displays'
####3) Get the boilerplate project plugins
1 - Copy boilerplate wp-plugins to folder ./wp-content/plugins/
2 - activate the plugins in wp-admin area
####4) Importing Custom Post types
####Import the Post Type
1-- Inside wp_admin panel , copy and paste the text below into the Import dialogue box contained in: CPT UI > Import/Export and select 'Import' button
2-- Go to CPT UI > Add/Edit Post Types and save the post
{"portfolio":{"name":"portfolio","label":"Portfolio","singular_label":"Portfolio Piece","description":"post type for displaying portfolio items","public":"true","show_ui":"true","has_archive":"false","has_archive_string":"","exclude_from_search":"false","capability_type":"post","hierarchical":"false","rewrite":"true","rewrite_slug":"","rewrite_withfront":"true","query_var":"true","menu_position":"","show_in_menu":"true","show_in_menu_string":"","menu_icon":"","supports":["title","editor","excerpt","trackbacks","custom-fields","revisions","thumbnail"],"taxonomies":[],"labels":{"menu_name":"","all_items":"","add_new":"","add_new_item":"","edit":"","edit_item":"","new_item":"","view":"","view_item":"","search_items":"","not_found":"","not_found_in_trash":"","parent":""},"custom_supports":""},"bio":{"name":"bio","label":"Bios","singular_label":"Bio","description":"Meet our team leaders and key employees.","public":"true","show_ui":"true","has_archive":"false","has_archive_string":"","exclude_from_search":"false","capability_type":"post","hierarchical":"false","rewrite":"true","rewrite_slug":"","rewrite_withfront":"true","query_var":"true","menu_position":"","show_in_menu":"true","show_in_menu_string":"","menu_icon":"","supports":["title","editor","trackbacks","custom-fields","thumbnail"],"taxonomies":[],"labels":{"menu_name":"","all_items":"","add_new":"","add_new_item":"","edit":"","edit_item":"","new_item":"","view":"","view_item":"","search_items":"","not_found":"","not_found_in_trash":"","parent":""},"custom_supports":""}}
3-- Configure Custom Field
- Field Label : Link
- Field name: link
- Field Type: text
##MiSC NOTEs
####Bootstrap's page-header class
page header will give u margin~
####home.php
is always the Posts page
####front-page.php
is the landing page
####page-portfolio
fix bootstrap div-rows
####To get image from template directory
Directory: img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?> «rel-file-path»"
####Note, custom widgets are created in function.php
function create_widget($name, $id, $description){
$widget_options = [
'name' => __($name),
'id' => $id,
'description' => __($description),
'before_widget' => '<div class="widget">',
'after_widget' => '</div>',
'before_title' => '<h3>',
'after_title' => '</h3>'
];
register_sidebar($widget_options);
}
create_widget('Front Page Left', 'front-left', 'Displays on left of hompage');
create_widget('Front Page Center', 'front-center', 'Displays on center of hompage');
create_widget('Front Page Right', 'front-right', 'Displays on right of hompage');
create_widget('Page Sidebar', 'page', 'Displays on pages w sidebar');
create_widget('Blog Sidebar', 'blog', 'Displays on the side of pages in the blog section');
###To fix/improve Secondary Content
- sticky footer footer
- custom forms for
- bios
- portfolio
Blog/News
- create blog capabilities
Bios
- directory @ Top w/ animated scroll
Projects Label contained in the image
Menu Bar
- highlight 'active page'
- show home page icon