Chris Williams wrote: > > I am using Wordpress to power my entire site (http://clwill.com), static > > pages, integrated blog, everything, and it is hosted by 1and1. It works > > wonderfully. > i'm using the 1and 1 blog. they have validation problems. i like what you have done. i would like to have a more custom look to the blog than what i have. > > > > Just install WP locally on your LAMP setup, pick a theme that you like, > > and start fiddling. If you create "pages" in WP, they are static, > > "posts" are part of the blog. If your theme includes a "home.php" > > that's the front page. If you change your "header.php" and or > > "footer.php" in your theme, you can change the look of the whole site. > i've set up my lamp. it had wp 2.1.2 as an install feature as well as joomla and drupal and a few other goodies. > > > > To get an idea about how this works, just open up the theme files and > > poke around. It's really not that complicated, most themes consist of > > only about a dozen files, all with very logical names (comment.php, > > sidebar.php, etc.). And PHP is not rocket science, you'll get the hang > > of it in just a hour or so of poking around. There are a bazillion WP > > templates out there (check out http://themes.wordpress.net for a few > > hundred...) from which to draw ideas. > i guess i can change the images in the header in the css. i'm not sure how to add the static pages unless i do away with the 1 and 1 blog and install wordpress and start from scratch. don't really look forward to that, but, hey, i'd like to think i'm a progressive thinker and would like to keep my web site abreast with the technology. anyway, i'm going to be taking the plunge and i'm sure i'll have many more questions as time goes by. > > > > Using WP as your CMS system to build your whole site is a really clean, > > simple solution. I'm a huge fan of the concept. As for a local LAMP > > setup, I am using XAMPP (as was suggested) and it works great. > i could never get wordpress to install on xampp, in fact, i had problems with it not finding the data base i created. i've found a new program from devside.net that i'm trying. i'm hoping for better luck with this one and so far so good. the only concern i have is if i create pages with the 2.1.2 version of wp if 2.1.3 will accept the pages. but i might give joomla a stab as well. i'm in no real hurry, but i'd like to have it finished by yesterday, know what i mean?
thanks for your comments and encouragement. dwain > > > -- Dwain Alford http://www.studiokdd.com "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
