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This article lists topics for '''Week Nine''' of [[Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060)]].
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Textbook: Building an Advanced WordPress Site (505-518)
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== Planning Your Site ==
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Questions to ask when planning a site:
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* What type of content?
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** Blog (News, Press Release, etc.)
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** Product catalog
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** "Static" content
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* How will the content be arranged?
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* How will users navigate the site?
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* Will the content use [[WordPress Pages]], [[WordPress Posts]], or both?
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* Will the site use [[WordPress Custom Posts]]?
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** For example, Products, where each Custom Post is a product.
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See also [[Web usability]].
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== Picking a Theme ==
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All [[WordPress Themes]] have principles in common, but each Theme is unique.
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Web designers may have different approaches to Custom Copy Theme design:
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* Pick a Theme you understand well, and customize for all customization projects.
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* Pick a Theme that is as close as possible to the final result.
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** Less work to do, but requires more detailed knowledge about how the Theme works.
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* Create a minimal, stripped-down Theme, which provides a minimum of WordPress core functionality.
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** Then customize the minimal Theme.
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* Pick a Theme Framework -- simple, foundational Themes design for developers to extend.
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** Many Frameworks exist, each with its own features.
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== Creating a Custom Copy of a WordPress Theme ==
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You can create a "clone" of a existing [[WordPress Theme]] by:
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* Copying the entire Theme folder, and pasting it with a new folder name
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* In the new <code>style.css</code> file, renaming the Theme
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You then edit your new Theme.
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This is more complex than creating a [[WordPress Child Theme]].
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== Creating a Custom Copy of a Theme ==
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== Adding New Types of Posts ==
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== Defining a Custom Code Type in Code ==
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== Creating Sample Content ==
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== Defining a Custom Post Type with a Plug-in ==
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== Avoiding Confusion with a Test Site ==
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In professional web design, it is common to create a test website which exists somewhere other than the URL for the actual website.
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== Custom Post Types ==
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WordPress provides a system of Custom Posts Types, which can be edited and displayed like Posts.
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For example, an e-commerce system might have a Costem Post Type named "Products", where each Post represents a product for sale.
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=== Creating a Custom Post Type ===
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=== Creating a Custom Post Type That Suits Your Site ===
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=== Making Your Custom Post Type Appear on Your Site ===
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=== Editing Custom Post Types ==
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== Defining a Custom Post Type With a Plugin ==
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== Exercises ==
 
== Exercises ==

Revision as of 10:46, 23 October 2016

This article lists topics for Week Nine of Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060).

Textbook: Building an Advanced WordPress Site (505-518)

Planning Your Site

Questions to ask when planning a site:

  • What type of content?
    • Blog (News, Press Release, etc.)
    • Product catalog
    • "Static" content
  • How will the content be arranged?
  • How will users navigate the site?
  • Will the content use WordPress Pages, WordPress Posts, or both?
  • Will the site use WordPress Custom Posts?
    • For example, Products, where each Custom Post is a product.

See also Web usability.

Picking a Theme

All WordPress Themes have principles in common, but each Theme is unique.

Web designers may have different approaches to Custom Copy Theme design:

  • Pick a Theme you understand well, and customize for all customization projects.
  • Pick a Theme that is as close as possible to the final result.
    • Less work to do, but requires more detailed knowledge about how the Theme works.
  • Create a minimal, stripped-down Theme, which provides a minimum of WordPress core functionality.
    • Then customize the minimal Theme.
  • Pick a Theme Framework -- simple, foundational Themes design for developers to extend.
    • Many Frameworks exist, each with its own features.

Creating a Custom Copy of a WordPress Theme

You can create a "clone" of a existing WordPress Theme by:

  • Copying the entire Theme folder, and pasting it with a new folder name
  • In the new style.css file, renaming the Theme

You then edit your new Theme.

This is more complex than creating a WordPress Child Theme.

Creating a Custom Copy of a Theme

Adding New Types of Posts

Defining a Custom Code Type in Code

Creating Sample Content

Defining a Custom Post Type with a Plug-in

Avoiding Confusion with a Test Site

In professional web design, it is common to create a test website which exists somewhere other than the URL for the actual website.

Custom Post Types

WordPress provides a system of Custom Posts Types, which can be edited and displayed like Posts.

For example, an e-commerce system might have a Costem Post Type named "Products", where each Post represents a product for sale.

Creating a Custom Post Type

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Creating a Custom Post Type That Suits Your Site

...

Making Your Custom Post Type Appear on Your Site

...

= Editing Custom Post Types

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Defining a Custom Post Type With a Plugin

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Exercises

See Week Nine Exercises (MGDP2060).

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