[OPLINTECH] modifying a WordPress theme?

[Chris Krumnow]

You've hit on a big issue with WordPress themes. Unfortunately, WordPress
themes control so much of the website's function. Most themes are not
easily adjusted without significant knowledge of PHP and CSS. Frameworks
can be used to gain the control needed to adjust sites between rebuilds.
Below is a link to a good list of WordPress Frameworks. My personal
favorite is Gantry. Gantry is available for both Joomla and WordPress,
sorry Drupal developers you're on your own. If you're going to do this
yourself, choosing only plugins, themes, and frameworks that are very well
documented will help significantly. Don't try to do it all for free either.
choosing plugins with paid support can be a lifesaver. If you have any
other questions or need help, just give me a call.



https://athemes.com/collections/best-wordpress-theme-frameworks/


Chris Krumnow
IT Specialist
Defiance Public Library System
Work:419-782-1456
Cell: 419-956-2767
defiancelibrary.org




On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 1:16 PM, Karen Perone via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> A lot depends on the theme that is being used for the site. Having said
> that, if it is just one page/post that you want to alter, look for Page
> Layout when editing the page. Change it to the full-width setting. That
> will get rid of the sidebar for that page.
>
> Karen Perone              kperone at rodmanlibrary.com
> Head of Technology and Technical Services
> Rodman Public Library     voice: 330-821-2665 x101 <(330)%20821-2665>215 E. Broadway Street <https://maps.google.com/?q=215+E.+Broadway+Street&entry=gmail&source=g>    fax: 330-821-5053 <(330)%20821-5053>
> Alliance, OH 44601        http://www.rodmanlibrary.com
>
> On 3/14/2018 12:26 PM, Lynne Welch via OPLINTECH wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> We want to change the setup of our WordPress website. Basically, it now
> has two columns and we want to merge them in order to change the calendar
> from a list to a block style (using Google calendar via a plug-in).
>
> We have instructions to set up the Google calendar & insert the plug-in,
> but are not sure how to remove the right sidebar and make the left one
> expand to fill both spaces.
>
> Can anyone point us in the right direction? We had the site designed by
> someone who was not satisfactory and we don't want to go back to him so
> we're hoping to do it ourselves.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lynne
> --
> Lynne Welch
> Herrick Memorial Library
>
>
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