a simple way to customize your site

A SIMPLE WAY TO CUSTOMIZE

@liamdempsey

Your Site

Best Theme Ever! … almost

WordCamp Miami 2017 | @liamdempsey

Now What?!? Curse and swear at the world. Find another theme. Customize the theme we like.


We’ll customize the theme we like.


We’ll Do Just That

“HOW?” you ask with skepticism.


Advanced Custom Fields

Let’s get to know each other a bit.

But first …


Considering this Talk about ACF


Child Themes Enable us to tweak the look and feel – and functionality – of the parent theme


As a reminder …

All of this is online at liamdempsey.com


A way to add extra data, or information, to your website – in a way that harnesses the power of WordPress


Custom Field

ACF: The Steps


Determine the desired customization.

Step 1:


Install and activate the ACF plugin.

Step 2:


Create the pages, posts and post categories within the WordPress Dashboard.

Step 3:


Enable ACF shortcodes in widgets.

Step 4:


Add the custom fields and adjust their settings within the WordPress dashboard.

Step 5:


Add the data to the custom fields via the respective pages and posts.

Step 6:


Add the ACF plugin’s code to your child theme.

Step 7:


Demo Time ... like Hammer Time,

but with tighter pants.


Questions?


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