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2007-02-16, 10:04 AM | #1 |
on vacation
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need advice on testing & modifying themes
need some expertise here...I want to make some changes to my blog. I have a wordpress theme that I would like to customize, (I want to go from a 2 column to a 3) but obviously I don't want to be switching themes back and forth on my live blog while I do that.
what's the best way to do this? Install another copy of wordpress in a subfolder as a test blog? I hope this isn't a stupid question but it's been so long since I installed the first one that I feel like I'm starting over. Which I guess I am thanks in advance for any suggestions! |
2007-02-16, 10:34 AM | #2 |
Ahhh ... sweet pity. Where would my love life be without it?
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XAMPP from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html makes it easy to test anything, it installs a server on your hard drive, where you can test the blog, customize it and when ready just upload it to your server.
Easy install and I think you get MYSQL with it on one easy package. |
2007-02-16, 12:18 PM | #3 | |
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Thank you Rachelo!!! |
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2007-02-16, 12:33 PM | #4 | |
Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert
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2007-02-16, 12:39 PM | #5 |
on vacation
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how did you import the posts? I'd like to import the whole thing, apparently I can do that with a wxr file but my current (live) version of WP doesn't have an export function to make the file. Is there another way to do that?
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2007-02-16, 01:05 PM | #6 |
Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert
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I only imported from the current RSS feed at the time. Figured 10 posts was enough to play with. You should have a import under options.
To do the whole thing, I think I'd just duplicate my current database. |
2007-02-16, 05:37 PM | #7 | |
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the RSS was fine, I don't need any more than that. thanks rachelo & walrus, I've got something to play with this weekend |
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2007-02-16, 06:07 PM | #8 |
Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert
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I thought that was called a hubby?
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2007-02-16, 10:53 PM | #9 |
Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right.
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I just switch back and forth on the live site. The surfers are too horny to notice anyways...
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2007-02-17, 01:53 AM | #10 |
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand!
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If you are going to be testing new themes at all regularly, grab the Preview Theme plugin from http://boren.nu/downloads/preview_theme.phps and once active you can view any installed theme by calling it up as: http://yourdomain.com/index.php?prev...e=Theme%20Name
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2007-02-17, 05:39 AM | #11 | |
I don't have to be careful. I got a gun
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2007-02-17, 10:42 AM | #12 | ||
on vacation
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well I may find a couple of minutes for him
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thanks for all your replies, now I'm on the right track |
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