Mansion WordPress Theme. Installing WordPress Locally. This is the first chapter of the Complete WordPress Theme Guide series. In this chapter, you will learn how to install WordPress on a local computer. By doing so, it will save you time from updating and previewing files (so, you don't have to frequently upload files on every change). You can also use the local version to test new plugins, themes, and upgrades. This tutorial is intended for beginners who want to learn how to run WordPress locally.
Quick Summary If you have some technical background, you can skip the detailed steps in this tutorial. Install a local server (Mac: MAMP, PC:XAMPP or WAMP). Let's Begin... Before you start, let's look at the requirements to run WordPress: PHP 4.3+ MySQL 4+ Database Server 1. In order to run any PHP/database application on a local computer, you need a local host (ie. I'm using Mac here, so I'm going to install MAMP. 2. After you've installed MAMP, run it and it should take you to the start page. 3. 4. 5. What's Next... Book Template Preview. SimpleCart(js), a Free WP E-commerce & Thematic Child Theme // Chris Wallace.
SimpleCart(js) is a simple, attractive, and flexible WordPress theme that taps into the power of both Thematic and WP E-commerce. Features include AJAX cart functionality, a grid layout for products, and a flexible color scheme, easy to swap out images and completely customize the theme to your needs. After putting this theme together for the WP E-commerce contest , I am happy to release the theme 100% free of charge. It is a port of the simpleCart(js) theme from the Wojo Group and was changed quite a bit due to its usage of Thematic and WP E-commerce, but I wanted to give credit to the creator, even if there are very few elements left from the original.
One important note for this version, there is no link from the products on the homepage to the product info page, future versions will include one. Also, it should be fairly easy to add in there if you know what you’re doing. Live Demo Download Install Configure You will want to set the page ‘products-page’ as your homepage in WordPress. Wordpress Themes at WooThemes.