Working w/ WordPressImporting/Exporting, Customizing and
Troubleshooting
It’s me…
Jean FelismeWordPress Designer and Developer
bizdotsmedia.co | jeanfelisme.com
You did it!!!!
DomainHosting
WordPressThemePlugin
...Now What?
The Good Stuff!
Before you start...
Things to Know...
● Basic Knowledge of HTML and CSS● Text Editor● Local Development | Development Site
www.mamp.info OR serverpress.com● A Cool Head● Backup Everything
Site Backup• Why you should backup?
• Manually Backup your site.
• Plugin to use to backup. (BackupBuddy)
• Content Backup (Import/Export)
Import/Export Content
Importing Types
From other siteso Tumblro Bloggero WordPres
s etc…
Import/Export Content
Export
Customizing
Walkthrough of...
• Reading Settings
• Appearance Editoro Theme Options CSS
Fields
• Child Theme
Customizing
Child Theme
Child Theme Folder○ style.css
Reading settings...
Appearance Editor
Troubleshooting
Stay Calm
What was the last action performed before receiving the
error?
Check Backups
Ohh Noo!
Troubleshooting
Syntax ErrorWhy?●Plugin Update●Code Snippets●Memory Limit
The FixFTP to file
○ rename plugin○ undo change file
Troubleshooting
Syntax Error
Troubleshooting
White Screen of DeathWhy?
Most times its an exhausted the memory limit
• Cause by Plugin(s)
• Cause by Theme
• Cause by Web Host
Troubleshooting
Demo of fixing the White Screen of Death
●Disable Plugins●Switch to Default Theme
○ Increase Memory limits○ Going even farther
■ WP_Debug■ PHP.INI file
ResourcesWordPress Codex (codex.wordpress.org)
WordPress Forums (wordpress.org/support/)
WPBeginner (www.wpbeginner.com)
Google Search (google.com)
StackOverflow WordPress (wordpress.stackexchange.com)