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Client looking for an 'offline' version of their website

by Scottish
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Built a client a wordpress site based on the 'DK for Photography' theme.

They want an offline version that can be ran directly as a programme, without internet access.
I've done a bit of Adobe Director back in the day and I suppose I could just try and replicate as close as possible. Perhaps just replicate it by HTML?
Is there a trick / programme I'm missing here?

Cheers
#client #offline #version #website
  • Profile picture of the author kenmichaels
    no special program needed.

    Just have the site in a root folder, and make all the paths "virtual" in stead of hard
    coding them. ( including images, videos , ect )

    The site will be fully functional, except for any links leading to external sites

    You can even burn it to a CD , or put on a a thumb drive

    ---edit---
    I just realized you said it was a word press site. what i mentioned might not work
    sorry about that, i should have paid more attention to what you said before i responded.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alastair McDermott
    You could run it as a live offline site using a USB drive with a portable xAMP stack.

    E.g. check out these options: https://www.google.ie/search?q=portable+wamp+stack
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  • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
    Install apache, install php and mysql and install a clone of the site on their computer and boom.. you have a hosting environment that works locally with no inet connection.
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    • Profile picture of the author Scottish
      Fantastic replies guys. Things I never knew could be done on the wordpress platform.

      To explain a bit more, we're talking a billion dollar company here who want to roll out the website as a sales tool for their sales team. If the salesmen is at a customers where there is no net connection or at a display at a seminar etc they want an offline version that can be run on an iPad. We're talking hundreds of salesmen all round the world. The easiest way to have it on their computer as a single file or on a memory stick so they can roll it out the better.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alastair McDermott
        Originally Posted by Scottish View Post

        the website as a sales tool for their sales team. If the salesmen is at a customers where there is no net connection or at a display at a seminar etc they want an offline version that can be run on an iPad
        If you're talking specifically about iPad and iPhone, build the site as an app.

        If it's got to be the actual WordPress site*running on WordPress* locally on an iPad, afaik it can't be done (any more - you used to be able to).
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        • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
          Originally Posted by AMcDermott View Post

          If you're talking specifically about iPad and iPhone, build the site as an app.

          If it's got to be the actual WordPress site*running on WordPress* locally on an iPad, afaik it can't be done (any more - you used to be able to).
          Of course you can run a Wordpress site locally, what are you talking about?

          I'd just build it on one machine, on the company's virtual server, and install an image OS on all the ipads instantly. Much easier that way. Although, mentioning the app idea is a pretty good thought if it is only for ipad's.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scottish
    Thanks.
    Any pointers on building as an iPad app?
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    • Profile picture of the author rhj12345
      Give this a try.

      It's made for what you want to do.

      Instant WordPress

      Instant WordPress is a complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment. It turns any Windows machine into a WordPress development server. It will even run from a USB key.

      Not an affiliate link.

      Hope this helps.

      Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author IMguy123
    Originally Posted by Scottish View Post

    Built a client a wordpress site based on the 'DK for Photography' theme.

    They want an offline version that can be ran directly as a programme, without internet access.
    I've done a bit of Adobe Director back in the day and I suppose I could just try and replicate as close as possible. Perhaps just replicate it by HTML?
    Is there a trick / programme I'm missing here?

    Cheers
    1. Use software here apache friends - xampp
    to run wordpress very easily. It works for windows and macosx. I use it for my wordpress theme and website development.

    2. This might be exactly want you want. Appifier : Create a Native App for any Wordpress site in Minutes Without Writing Code
    It converts wordpress sites into an app that can be run on an Ipad

    #2 might not work so take a look at this thread
    http://www.warriorforum.com/articles...obile-app.html
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Zaydman
    Couldn't you just save it on your desktop and run locally?
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    • Profile picture of the author Scottish
      Update on this:

      I went with Instant Wordpress. It's great because you can go into the code of the software and change all the Instant Wordpress menus and logos, making it like a custom offline sales toolkit unique to each client.

      My issue now though is videos. Wordpress doesn't allow you to upload videos, only embed the likes of youtube / vimeo etc. Any way I can get videos to play offline?
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  • Profile picture of the author spesialis
    You can upload anything to wordpress. Media > Add new
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  • Profile picture of the author Scottish
    How do I get the video on the page then from there (offline remember).

    Wordpress often says 'maximum 64mb' or whatever. Videos i need to upload are way bigger than that. Can I do it direct to the folder by FTP?
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    • Profile picture of the author deu12000
      I haven't installed WordPress locally in at least a few years so what I say could be wrong. If you're using Instant WordPress I'm not sure if that makes PHP run on the computer you're using, but if it is, you might be able to modify the php.ini file and change the maximum upload size. You might not even have to upload the videos. With some embed code linking to the video on the computer you might be able to get it to work. I'm not sure on this since I've never done offline WordPress videos, so it's more of a guess than anything else.

      Maybe try contacting Instant WordPress, they make the product, they might have a solution.

      Edit: I just looked at the Instant WordPress site. At the bottom of the FAQ page http://www.instantwp.com/documentation/faq/ it says:

      When using Instant WordPress to add content to my WordPress site, can the file upload limit be raised? I’m tried to upload a file and the limit is 2 MB!
      You may get this to work adjusting the settings in the IWP php.ini file in the folder:
      iwpserver\server\config_tpl
      The settings are:
      post_max_size
      upload_max_filesize
      Try putting both of them up to 100m and see if that helps. Just restart Instant WordPress afterwards.


      So I guess they do have a php.ini file.


      Now you just have to find out how to get the videos to play.

      Edit 2: Looks like all you need to get videos to play without internet is a video player. I saw this one recommended (you have to test to see if it will work) http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/plugins/flv-embed/ . If this doesn't work try out a few until you get one that will.
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    • Profile picture of the author spesialis
      Originally Posted by Scottish View Post

      How do I get the video on the page then from there (offline remember).

      Wordpress often says 'maximum 64mb' or whatever. Videos i need to upload are way bigger than that. Can I do it direct to the folder by FTP?
      Of course you can use FTP.

      Change upload size: https://www.google.com/search?q=word...ge+upload+size
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