Steps To Convert PSD To Wordpress

1. Steps To Convert PSD To Wordpress

2. Contents • Introduction • Slicing The PSD File • Creating the index.html and style.css • Breaking index.html to Wordpress theme • Adding Wordpress Tags • About Markupbox

3. Introduction • Thankfully, today we have open source website building tools and content management systems such as WordPress which reduces most of the effort and lets us create quality websites in a significantly reduced time frame. • In this powerpoint we will check the conversion of PSD to WordPress service in few simple steps.

4. Slicing The PSD File • This is the primary and one of the most important steps for Psd to WordPress conversion. • It typically represents the cutting and slicing of the big images into its smaller components so that each small image can be made actionable with its own features and functionalities. • These days there are graphical software which make things even more convenient by allowing designers to create files which already have components presented in different layers.

5. Creating Index.html and style.css • Creating Index.html and style.css files – After the slicing of PSD file, next comes the coding of these sliced images into HTML and creating its style using CSS. Dreamweaver and Fireworks are two most important software used for this purpose. • One has to carefully code the functionalities over these sliced images by wisely examining the perfect pixel placement. One must also refer to few online resources such as W3Schools, TutsPlus, CSS Basics and others to get comprehensive knowledge on these platforms. There are plenty of examples and few online compilers to practice CSS and HTML.

6. Breaking index.html to Wordpress Theme • It would interest you to know that creating a custom WordPress website actually involves making use of PSD files to create a personalized WordPress theme. This theme is then uploaded on the WordPress software where it is accomplished using the available tools and plugins. • Thus, it is highly essential to design the HTML file as per the WordPress theme. For this, Index.html (HTML file created in the above steps) is broken into multiple html files following the WordPress theme structure. This helps in better organization of code as the code is chopped and kept in different compartments by following the WordPress coding assembly. The process ofHTML to WordPress conversion is a crucial part of the theme anatomy.

7. Adding Wordpress Tags • The magic of WordPress is evident from its huge library of functions which are continuously updated from time to time. WordPress allows you to use hundreds of such functions that can be added onto your theme. • Adding WordPress tags is a very easy task and simply adding these tags get you the desired functionalities that you are looking in your website. • These tags are pre-coded so once you add them; WordPress takes care of its workings. You must also keep in mind that all the files have to be stored in the same folder and this folder must have the same name as the name of your theme. • It must be placed into the /wp-content/themes/ path so that it is easily found during WordPress installation. This step is important as it lets you add the WordPress PHP tags to your WordPress files so that together they form a completely functioning WordPress theme which can be activated through the WordPress Dashboard.

8. About Markupbox Markupbox provides cross browser compatible and responsive theming and conversion services. Markupbox is an experienced service provider and having features like Non-Disclosure agreement, dedicated project manager and reasonable pricing. It has worked with 5600+ satisfied clients from across the globe.