Richard's WordPress "Advanced" Page

move WordPress install to a different directory

(clone for backup / development)

- move a root install to a subfolder "wpsystem"
- login to richardrilab3.byethost6.com/wp-admin/
- wordpress > dashboard > settings > permalinks > post names > save changes
- use cpanel of host > online file manager > go to "richardrilab3.byethost6.com\htdocs" > create directory "wpsystem"
- wordpress > dashboard > settings > general
---- wordpress address > http://richardrilab3.byethost6.com/wpsystem > save changes
---- site address (URL) > no change (remains the same)
- use ftp manager, move all files from richardrilab3.byethost6.com\htdocs to richardrilab3.byethost6.com\htdocs\wpsystem, except index.php and .htaccess files (select and drag)
- open index.php (right click > edit)
--- change "require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/wp-blog-header.php' );" to "require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/wpsystem/wp-blog-header.php' );"
- check http://richardrilab3.byethost6.com/
- check admin login: http://richardrilab3.byethost6.com/wpsystem/wp-admin/
- wordpress > dashboard > settings > permalinks ---- double check

<?php get_header(); ?>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

passing multiple arguments - skip

- query-string style >

<?php wp_tag_cloud( 'smallest=8&largest=22' ); ?>

- function style (pass as array), see this example

if () {
} else {
}               

- locate and open wp-content/theme > twentytwelve > index.php
----

<?php
if ( have_posts() ) :
  while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
  endwhile;
else :
endif;
?>

- create the following empty files, then cut the eg002.htm code, put code into them, add wordpress tags:

--- header.php (txt file)
--- index.php (txt file), load the following template files
--- sidebar.php (txt file), related to functions.php, need to go wordpress admin dashboard to add widget to see the effect
--- functions.php (txt file)
--- footer.php (txt file)
--- content.php (txt file)
--- style.css can be re-used

--- single.php (txt file) - will load content-single.php first, then content.php
--- content-single.php (txt file) - copy content.php, make changes
--- page.php (txt file) - copy single.php, make changes
--- comments.php - skip
--- archive.php - skip, use index.php
--- 404.php - skip
--- search.php - skip, can add some code behind index.php (not done)

---- create a 300x225 pixels screenshot.png file, put in theme folder

- download notes blog theme from http://tdh.me/wordpress/notes/

- ftp the theme to the created folder (notes-blog)
- login to wp-admin, change theme to Notes Blog

- create folder child-notes-blog
- create file style.css
- change theme to Small Notes

<article class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID();?>" <?php post_class();?>>

- view source of posts page of website
- locate <article> tags, post-x, category-news
- change style.css of blog02-1 theme (a category page, and a post)