WordPress Tutorial - Create WordPress sites with Page Builder - Part1

In this lesson, we will see how to create WordPress pages with free page builder plugins

Plugins link:

1. https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteorigin-panels/
2. https://wordpress.org/plugins/so-widgets-bundle/

After installing this two plugins, watch the following video.

How to create a Bootstrap WordPress Theme? - step 4

If you didn't read the third step, then click here. Ok. Now we will move to the third step.

1. In this step, first create the Js files for the theme from the demo.

• bootstrap.min.js  -> Source -> view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js
• holder.min.js  ->Source -> view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/assets/js/vendor/holder.min.js
• ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.js -> Source -> view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/assets/js/ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.js
• ie-emulation-modes-warning.js -> Source -> view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/assets/js/ie-emulation-modes-warning.js

Save the file at js folder which is available at your themes folder. or create the new one and save them with source code

2. Remaining Js files - Direct linking url -> you need not to save this -> we will do this at functions.php

3. Add the following code into functions.php file, Just before the " ?> " .I mean before the PHP closing tag.

function newsite_js() {

    global $wp_scripts;

    wp_register_script( 'html5_shiv', 'https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js', '', '', false );
    wp_register_script( 'respond_js', 'https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js', '', '', false );

    $wp_scripts->add_data( 'html5_shiv', 'conditional', 'lt IE 9' );
    $wp_scripts->add_data( 'respond_js', 'conditional', 'lt IE 9' );
   
    wp_enqueue_script( 'IE_emeulationmode_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/ie-emulation-modes-warning.js', array('jquery'), '', false );
   
    wp_enqueue_script( 'Google_ajax_js', 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js', '', '', true );
   
    wp_enqueue_script( 'bootstrap_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/bootstrap.min.js', array('jquery'), '', true );
   
   
    wp_enqueue_script( 'holder_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/holder.min.js', array('jquery'), '', true );
    wp_enqueue_script( 'IE10_js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.js', array('jquery'), '', true );

}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'newsite_js' );

4. Now save the functions.php file

5. Download the Bootstrap from the following link.

http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started/#download

6. Extract the Bootstrap file, find "fonts" folder. Copy the "fonts" folder and paste into the theme folder.

7. Now our scripts are activated.

8. You can verify - By your slider moving and menu working.

Video Tutorial:

How to create a Bootstrap WordPress Theme? - step 3

If you didn't read the second step, then click here. Ok. Now we will move to the third step.

1. Create two new folders at your themes folder namely css,js.

2. In css folder, create css files namely bootstrap.min.css and ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.css.

3. Click the following link," view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css " copy and paste the code at bootstrap.min.css

4. Click the following link, "view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/assets/css/ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.css " copy and paste the code at ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.css file.  Save both files.

5. Now click and open js folder. Create js file named ie-emulation-modes-warning.js

6. Click the following link, "view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/assets/js/ie-emulation-modes-warning.js " copy and paste the code into ie-emulation-modes-warning.js, Save the file.

7. Now add the following code at header.php file just before the "</head>" tag

<?php wp_head(); ?> .  Save header.php file.

8. Then open the footer.php file, add the following code just before the "</body>" tag

<?php wp_footer(); ?> . Save footer.php file.

9. Create a new file at your theme folder, named functions.php. then add the following code into the file, Save it.

<?php

function newsite_styles() {

wp_enqueue_style( 'bootstrap_css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css' );
wp_enqueue_style( 'main_css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
wp_enqueue_style( 'Ie_css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/ie10-viewport-bug-workaround.css' );


}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'newsite_styles' );

?>


10. Open the style.css file and add the following code.

view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/examples/carousel/carousel.css

Do not delete the above comment line on the style.css. Add the code below the comment line. And save it.

11. Now view the site. Some styles are added. But we have added styles and scripts for header only. We will do footer styles and scripts in next lesson.


Video tutorial:

How to create a Bootstrap WordPress Theme? - Step 2

Before reading this tutorial, Please view the step -1 or view the video tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdokBuEG8Y4

Ok. We will move the second step now.

1. Create another two files in theme folder : header.php and footer.php

2. Now view the following source code, copy and paste it into the index.php file  and save index.php: view-source:http://getbootstrap.com/examples/carousel/

3. From   index.php , cut the code from  "<!DOCTYPE html>" to -  before this comment line

<!-- Carousel
    ================================================== -->
 

Paste the code into header.php file and save header.php file.

4. Please add the following code at top of the index.php file to call the header.php file

     <?php get_header(); ?>   and save the index.php.


5. Finally, cut the footer content from index.php file which starts from " <!-- FOOTER -->" to "</html>" . and add or paste the code to footer.php. Save footer.php

6.  Please add the following code at bottom of the index.php file to call the footer.php file

     <?php get_footer(); ?>   and save the index.php.

7. Now view the site. Your contents will added without styling.

View the following video for this text tutorial.