PSD to WordPress Conversion & Theme Integration
Turn your PSD file into WordPress theme
In this is tutorial we are going to explain How to integrate a PSD to WordPress theme integration. you will also get to know about PSD to WordPress conversion.
What is a PSD file?
PSD stands for Photoshop Document. it is a file format in which Photoshop saves workable files. you can also open your PSD work file in photoshop and do changes in design works.
What is WordPress?
WordPress is an Opensource Content Management System. This is used to create website or blogs. WordPress is robust and scalable it is written in PHP language.
PSD to WordPress Conversion & Theme Integration
Slice to PSD Files.
Open your PSD file, You need to break down into pieces. it will reduce the image size and makes to load website easy.
Create Html and CSS files.
First, you create HTML file. you can name is your wish, I am going to name it as index.html. In this file, you need to write HTML code to show various images and prices.
Convert your HTML file into WordPress theme files.
At this point in the process we need to convert PSD to WordPress theme, you would have one HTML file(index.html) and one CSS file(style.css). Next, we are going to break the HTML file as per the theme structure of WordPress. Here is a list of important theme files of WordPress.
- archive.php
- category.php
- comments.php
- footer.php
- header.php
- index.php
- pages.php
- search.php
- sidebar.php
- single.php
- style.css
- 404.php
To create a basic WordPress theme, you would want to create at least header.php, footer.php, Sidebar.php, single.php and index.php.
Add WordPress Functions and Tags
Now we need to create theme file into WordPress theme file. You need to create a folder under /wp-content/themes and move app files into the folder. the folder should be in theme name like /wp-content/themes/Blazingcoders
After moving your theme files to the theme folder. go to the Dashboard of WordPress and then go to Appearance > Themes. Here you will see your theme available for activations. just select your theme and activate it.
