A Non-Geek Making Websites - with WordPress
When you are a returning visitor to wilwebs.com, you will know by now that I enjoy working with WordPress theme frameworks.
Such a framework allows you to create a website from scratch without the need to code.
In this post, I want to have a closer look at the words “without the need to code”.
Is it really true? Is it possible to create a website with a WordPress Theme Framework without any programming knowledge? The short answer is: Yes, however…
When you have created one or more Genesis child themes with the Dynamik Website Builder, you will have noticed that these themes have only one color scheme; the default one. Of course, that is okay when you are creating a website for a project of your own, or even when it is for a customer.
However, this is a limitation when you are considering creating Genesis child themes that you would like to distribute for free – and definitely when it is your objective to sell your Genesis child themes.
Most people prefer to have a choice. Hence, they like to choose a color scheme that matches their dream site best. Fortunately, it is not difficult to add one or more color schemes to a child theme.
In this post, I will show you how this is done. As in earlier posts, I will be using the free StudioPress Sample theme, which comes one color style – blue. We will be adding a red and a green color scheme. For the rest of this post, I assume that you have already activated the Sample child theme from StudioPress.
A few days ago, a WordPress user new to the Genesis Framework asked me whether it is possible to display tailored secondary menus on specific pages. All pages on the website should get the same primary menu and – besides a few exceptions – the same secondary navigation menu. The exceptions should get their own specific, secondary menu.
In this post I am going to show you how this can be done by applying conditional tags. Since I am not a trained coder, I prefer to use a tool to achieve this goal. The tool that I will be using in this case is the Genesis Extender.
First things first; Happy New Year! The year is almost four days old, or young – that is a matter of attitude, is not it. When I grew up, I was told it was okay to wish someone a Happy New Year until January 6. Nowadays, people in the Netherlands are referring less to Epiphany, than they used to do when I was a kid. Anyway, I wish you all the best for 2013 and beyond.
The last week of this month, wilwebs.com will become 1. Yes, the blog will be one year old – or young. Because of this approaching anniversary and the still fresh taste of the New Year it might be a good idea to look back a bit. But no worries, after those nostalgic moments, we will look ahead a bit too.
How To Use Genesis Child Theme Export
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The Dynamik Website Builder has just been promoted to my number #1 WordPress theme framework – right next to Genesis. Dynamik allows you to create custom page layouts and add custom styling to these layouts without the need to code.
But of course, when you have read The Dynamik Website Builder for Genesis – A First Look, you already knew that. What you probably also know is that you can import and export the Dynamik Settings and Dynamik Design options for backup, restore and transfer purposes.
More exiting are the features at bottom of the Import/Export page of the Dynamik – Design Options. You will see a section “How To Use Genesis Child Theme Export” there. When I discovered this, I thought by myself “Wow!”.
I am Wil, and I live in the Netherlands. Since my first job, I have been active in the fields of personal sales and direct marketing - especially B2B.
