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WordPress, Done Better. From The Experts at WPMU.org. B*web - Twitter Bootstrap, le framework HTML, CSS, et Javascript Open-source. J’ai découvert récemment, grâce à des collègues, un superbe outil web.

b*web - Twitter Bootstrap, le framework HTML, CSS, et Javascript Open-source.

Il s’agit de Bootstrap. C’est ce qu’on appel un framework, autrement dit, c’est un outil générique qui sert de base au développement d’un site web. Mais alors Bootstrap, qu’est ce que c’est ? En gros et pour faire simple, vous téléchargez un .zip avec une page html, des fichiers de styles CSS, d’autres en javascript et jQuery et la bibliothèque Bootstrap … Pour télécharger le .zip avec le fichier HTML de base, je vous conseil d’aller sur initializr.com, sinon, pour plus de personnalisation du package, mais sans le fichier HTML directement sur le site Bootstrap.

Bootstrap est très puissant car son CSS est extrêmement bien pensé et complet. Le framework utilise HTML5 et CSS3 avec brio, tout est d’un logique et d’une simplicité déconcertante quand il s’agit de mettre une page à sa sauce, et notamment grâce au guide très complet disponible sur le site officiel. Rapidly create sites with HTML5 Boilerplate & Bootstrap from Twitter.

Bones - The HTML5 Wordpress Starter Theme. Reverie: Versatile HTML5 WordPress Framework. How to create your own WordPress shortcodes. In version 2.5 WordPress introduced shortcodes, and all of us have probably used them at one time or another.

How to create your own WordPress shortcodes

They usually come bundled with plugins, or even themes, and what they do is watch for when you insert something inside square brackets then replace that with some other content; it could be a simple sentence or it could be a massive PHP function, it all depends on what you instructed WordPress to do. Bundled shortcodes are great, and speed up things considerably, but wouldn’t it be great to know how to create shortcodes of your own? In this article I’ll take you through creating some simple WordPress shortcodes to help you create any functionality you like.

A simple shortcode The shortcode API works very simply: first you need to create a callback function that will run anytime the shortcode is used; then you need to tie that function to a specific shortcode making it ready for use. Function lorem_function() { return 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 14 key WordPress functions to jump-start theme development.

After a few years (or even months) of designing and developing WordPress themes, especially for clients, you start to realize that a lot of the functionality can be standardized or distilled down into a “starter theme or kit”.

14 key WordPress functions to jump-start theme development

This helps get the development process started and moving along apace. The best first step in doing this, I’ve found, is to nail down most of the common functions and include them in the functions.php. This functions.php file will need to be extended to meet the particular theme’s needs as new projects arise, but it will provide a more than awesome starting point for development. There are about 13 key functions that I like to start out with and will add to them as needed… 1. The navigation menu feature, introduced in WordPress 3.0, allows for the intuitive creation and maintaining of navigation menus in themes. At the very least, a standard theme will need a main navigation menu, perhaps in the header and a secondary navigation menu in the footer. <? <? 2. 3. If ( ! A Beginner's Guide — Migrating A Website To WordPress Is Easier Than You Think. Now powering over 17% of the Web, WordPress is increasingly becoming the content management system (CMS) of choice for the average user.

A Beginner's Guide — Migrating A Website To WordPress Is Easier Than You Think

But what about websites built with an outdated CMS or without a CMS at all? Does moving to WordPress mean starting over and losing all the time, energy and money put into the current website? Nope! Migrating a website (including the design) over to WordPress is actually easier than you might think. In this guide, we’ll outline the migration process and work through the steps with a sample project. About This Guide Link Before we get to work, let’s establish some context. Objectives Link The objective of this guide is to help you with the following: Plan an effective migration to WordPress.Walk through the technical steps involved in migrating.Get ideas and resources to solve common migration challenges. Assumptions Link. How To Create A Tab Widget In WordPress. Advertisement Meet the new Sketch Handbook, our brand new Smashing book that will help you master all the tricky, advanced facets of Sketch.

How To Create A Tab Widget In WordPress

Filled with practical examples and tutorials in 12 chapters, the book will help you become more proficient in your work. Get the book now → In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the Tabber widget, which is very useful for when multiple widgets need to fit in a sidebar. It saves space and streamlines the appearance and functionality of your WordPress-powered website. In the past, there were different methods of doing this, most of which were theme-dependent. The main advantage of tabs is that you can fit more widgets into the sidebar.

Before We Start Link A few things are useful to know. Use these resources as needed while following the tutorial along.