Wordpress - build your own website - howto, tips & links - beginners to advanced - Page 6

Ste7en · 15-07-2013, 20:17

You can export a Twitter widget from Twitter to embed as code.

I've done it on a couple of (non WP) sites and it works well.

Just in case you get stuck...

Psycho · 15-07-2013, 20:31

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Originally Posted by KeyserSoze

I used the same one (I think it may have been yourself who suggested it) and yes have the same problem! This is due to the new Twitter API update where they removed older versions.

I ended up creating a Twitter widget from https://twitter.com/settings/widgets and putting the code into the html/php widget (this may be another plugin or built in, can't remember) within Wordpress. Its pretty minimal so allows me to style it the way I want.

Thanks!

It's not exactly the same, but it looks good to me.

I might have a play with the code when I get a chance and see if I can make it more like the original widget, but there's no rush.

Thanks,

Psycho

Sprout Crumble · 21-07-2013, 16:34

Thanks all, this has been a good resource of tips as I found it all a bit daunting to begin with. Finished my first web-site for the mrs and her new online store as the old one was done in the absolutely awful 1and1 software (useless, avoid like the plague)
Took the prevailing advice and went with Vidahost for my own site (still in progress) and hers, and with a theme on wordpress. Her site took me 14 days from scratch and I'm personally chuffed to bits and enjoyed doing it far more than I thought I would. It'll need some fine tuning but what do you think? http://minted-uk.com

KeyserSoze · 22-07-2013, 10:37

Looks great Sprout! Very professional indeed.

Which e-commerce/cart solution did you go with in the end?

Psycho · 22-07-2013, 13:06

Yeah, very nice looks website!

I'd also be interested in knowing what e-commerce/cart solution you used.

Psycho

Sprout Crumble · 22-07-2013, 19:25

It's woocommerce. Doddle to set up. Paypal integrated nicely and will be doing HSBC's global iris as well when she gets it sorted.
I'm well pleased with the slider. It's a bit tricky to choreograph things but looks nice when it's finished. Apparently the sales directors at the New Zealand Mint love it and phoned up the mrs to thank here(?) I can't moan; I got a free Dr Who coin.

nigel_williams · 22-07-2013, 23:01

Looks great, nice clean design, nothing too flashy. I really like the slider, stylish and eye-catching.

KeyserSoze · 23-07-2013, 09:49

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Originally Posted by Sprout Crumble

It's woocommerce. Doddle to set up. Paypal integrated nicely and will be doing HSBC's global iris as well when she gets it sorted.
I'm well pleased with the slider. It's a bit tricky to choreograph things but looks nice when it's finished. Apparently the sales directors at the New Zealand Mint love it and phoned up the mrs to thank here(?) I can't moan; I got a free Dr Who coin.

I installed WooCommerce a couple of a weeks ago to have a play and does look a doddle. However good to see the end result on a working site.

Also noticed its responsive so on an iPad you don't have the sliders but a grid instead.

Sprout Crumble · 23-07-2013, 11:08

Works great on a phone as well. Just stacks one thing on top of another.

RobDickinson · 24-07-2013, 04:04

I ended up going with opencart and spinning it off to its own domain

WWW.rjd.co.nz

Sprout Crumble · 24-07-2013, 09:29

That's a real nice site Rob.

RobDickinson · 26-07-2013, 09:03

Cheers SC

driver8 · 26-07-2013, 12:41

seconded, Rob - stylish without being too flashy, and really showcases your work

Guest 85626 · 26-07-2013, 22:30

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Originally Posted by RobDickinson

I ended up going with opencart and spinning it off to its own domain

WWW.rjd.co.nz

Absolutely love your images Rob.

KeyserSoze · 29-07-2013, 11:18

I want to re-style my WooCommerce product page. Whats the best way to do this?

Will be selling art prints and basically want to get rid of the grid view and have each image listed vertically with a Buy/Add to cart button beneath each one. Is there an easy way instead of hacking CSS files?

Professor Abronsius · 29-07-2013, 12:17

Trying to get my head round this just now. Had a look and a play about but think i will go back to the first post and read the tutorials and then have another go.

Cheers.

Psycho · 29-07-2013, 17:39

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Originally Posted by RobDickinson

I ended up going with opencart and spinning it off to its own domain

WWW.rjd.co.nz

Great photography and website!

It took me back to my trip to New Zealand and few years ago.

Psycho

Ste7en · 09-08-2013, 05:24

Has anyone ever successfully imported a Wordpress site?

Done the export / import thing and the original site must be huge as I've had to import it four times as it keeps stopping. On the plus side it seems to remember where it was and keeps adding new files to what has already been imported.

No themes or banner images have come across

Are they supposed to? In theory I guess it isn't too bad to download and install the theme and grab the banner from the previous site.

KeyserSoze · 09-08-2013, 08:15

Themes, images and stuff you upload are not stored in the database. They are files on your site folder.

This guide pretty much says it all - http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

Ste7en · 09-08-2013, 09:05

Excellent! I forgot about the database backup bit

Cheers