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Jake Ford
9,230 PointsIf I am creating a one page custom wordpress theme, can't I just do the whole thing in index.php?
I figured I could do the whole thing in index.php, or maybe front-page.php
Another question I had was, how would I make each section editable by WYSIWYG?
2 Answers
David Perkins
9,607 PointsTheoretically yes you could build everything in the index.php but you'd be much better off making a custom page template and designing it all there. That way, if the user adds any further pages using your theme, they could also have access to a simple, blank page template too.
With regards to the WYSIWYG editors... you'll be best using a plugin like ACF to accomplish this task. The documentation is vast and it's really easy to implement.
Jake Ford
9,230 PointsTHANKS GUYZ :D
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 PointsJacob Mishkin
23,118 PointsI would add to this that you can go and make the one page modular. Create a folder called modules, then write each php section module-"something". In your homepage template, or front-page.php use a while loop to call the the sections into the page, by using get_template_part();. this makes the code easer to maintain and creates a modular approach to programming.
And yes ACF all the way!