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Troubleshooting And Customizing:Importing/Exporting, Bulk Posting, Customizing
Themes
Myke [email protected]@mykebateshttp://uptrending.com/
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
So far you have…• Purchased a domain and selected
hosting• Installed and explored WordPress• Learned about posts, pages, and
comments• Learned basics of themes and
plugins
In this session…• Learn how to customize
themes, import/export content, and troubleshoot common issues.
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Customizing*Every need is different*
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingPremium/Configurable Themes
• Likely to get you 90% of what you need
• Great option for beginners• Little to no code knowledge needed• Not always a silver bullet
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Reading settings – SettingsReading
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Style tweaks
• CSS or something else?• Plugins – Jetpack, Custom CSS Manager, CSS Plus
• Child Themes - http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Beyond styles
Learning HTML/CSS – Nettuts+ http://bit.ly/NviNfZ
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Beyond styles
AppearanceEditor
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Beyond styles
Theme structurewp-content/themes/awesome-theme
Codex - Stepping Into Templateshttp://bit.ly/9yaPmi
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Beyond styles
FTP• Software - FileZilla, Transmit,
Cyberduck
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
CustomizingThe remaining 10%
Beyond styles
Local testing• The ultimate way test theme
customizations• Not easy :(• Bitnami - http://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress
• Code editors – Sublime Text, Coda, Notepad++, Dreamweaver
• Browser testing – Web inspector, Firebug
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Troubleshooting*Oops*
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Troubleshooting
Rule # 1, 2, 3, and 4
Stay Calm,Seriously
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Troubleshooting
Rule # 5, 6, and 7
Backups
• Backups from hosting• Plugins – VaultPress, BackupBuddy, BackWPup
• Manual – FTP, phpMyAdmin
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
TroubleshootingDifferent types of errors
•Non critical – css, html, php warnings• Critical – white screen php errors• Super critical – locked out of WordPress
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Troubleshooting
Isolation• What was the last action
performed before receiving the error?
• Plugin or theme updates?
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
TroubleshootingHands on
•Disable plugins – wp-admin or FTP• Change theme – wp-admin or FTP• /wp-content/plugins/• /wp-content/themes/•Google
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
ImportingToolsImport
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Importing/ExportingMigrate – WPWP
•WordPress export•Data vs. files(media)
•Manually• Files & database
• BackupBuddy(Migration)
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
ImportingBulk Import
• CSV import plugins – CSV Importer, WP Ultimate CSV Importer
Myke BatesWCMIA 2013 - Troubleshooting And Customizing
Takeaway
•Never give up• Stay hungry• Learn by breaking/Break by learning