There is currently no way to create admin themes like Drupal. Here are some tips which cover most of the basic admin panel customization needs: http://www.cmurrayconsulting.com/wordpress-tips/customizing-wordpress-admin/
Thats not really an ideal way to do it (and will bring all kinds of problems), what your real aim is, is to make wordpress into a CMS this way you can manage it as website from the wp-admin panel, add new pages etc, etc, the link i have added is just to give you … Read more
There are two ways of going about licensing WordPress theme, You can License under GNU GPL or you can make your own license. Most of the big brand WordPress Theme Creators like WPMU Dev license under GNU GPL and then make you pay for the download. You could also do it where the download is … Read more
WordPress only looks for the default template files while loading the child theme. So does woocommerce. Any extra folder or file that exists in your parent theme can not be overridden, unless the developer is using actions and filters that allows you to hook into them. Therefore, a simple require() or include() can’t be overridden … Read more
You’re not doing child themes right. A child theme is a separate theme altogether that everyone must use, but relies on another theme for all template parts it doesn’t provide. What you want is templates: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Defining_Custom_Templates Basically, just create a new theme file in the theme’s root directory (e.g. foobar.php) write this at the top: … Read more
To slightly sidestep your actual question, the template hierarchy allows you to have a custom handler for any post ID, category, taxonomy term, etc. That may be the quickest way to solve your problem: just create a template file that stands on its own and only serves request to one post (or category, or however … Read more
The first location where PHP would look for relative path will not be the file you specify include in, but relative to point of entry file (index.php or whatever). Files are included based on the file path given or, if none is given, the include_path specified. If the file isn’t found in the include_path, include … Read more
I assume by “alternatives” you mean Theme Frameworks? If yes, here’s a list: Atahualpa The Buffet Framework Carrington Hybrid Sandbox Thematic WP Framework UPDATE: I added a few more: ashford Basis Brave New World Buffet Imagination Naked OnePress Starkers Startbox Starter Theme Project Vanilla Whiteboard WordPreciousss wp-constructor If that’s not what you meant, please clarify.
Kind of – the template_directory is the directory of your parent theme. The stylesheet_directory is the directory containing the primary stylesheet in use (which, if you have a child template will be the in the child directory, otherwise it will be in the template directory). See the Codex here: ‘stylesheet_url’ – Returns the primary CSS … Read more
The .po (Portable Object) file is like a small library containing all the English terms in the theme with an empty column for non-English translations. Using software like Poedit, the .po file can be opened, translations can be added, and it can be saved, which also generates the .mo (Machine Object) file. With a suitably … Read more