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Integrating new graphic design into existing WP theme

by ClearWater404
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I need your help understanding what steps need to be done for the following project.

For one of my clients I have had a designer work out a new graphic theme for a wordpress site.

We are going to use an existing premium wordpress theme called Alyeska
WordPress - Alyeska Premium WordPress Theme - ThemeForest

The new design is mainly based on the Alyeska theme, but the header and footer will be different.
There are also some design changes for inner pages like creating boxed areas for text and image content, within the main content area. Nothing drastic.

Questions:
what steps are involved
what sort of budget are we talking about

Many thanks in advance
~F
#design #graphic #integrating #theme #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author reboot38
    Originally Posted by ClearWater404 View Post

    The new design is mainly based on the Alyeska theme, but the header and footer will be different.
    There are also some design changes for inner pages like creating boxed areas for text and image content, within the main content area. Nothing drastic.
    For the header and footer you'll want to concentrate on the following files: "header.php" and "footer.php".

    The rest depends on what you want. Do you have experience w/wordpress? If not, you might be better off getting someone to take care of it for you. Of course, if you don't have the experience but have the time and want to learn, then by all means give it a shot

    It's tough to answer your question w/o knowing your level of skill with wordpress
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    • Profile picture of the author Margy0110
      Hi there -
      I am a developer and have been working with various premium themes for quite a while.

      There are also some design changes for inner pages like creating boxed areas for text and image content ... within the main content area
      If it is as simple as it sounds then you will need to modify the single.php (this modifies your single post), page.php (modifies your pages) and archive.php (which modifies your category pages). Simple adding of text boxes and hard coding some content does not take long but if you want to control the content and be able to change it through the WordPress back end then you have to dig deeper and modify more files. I would estimate a couple of hours depending on the exact requirements.

      It is really difficult to estimate the budget when so little is known but the average charges for a developer are anywhere between $50 and $100/hour. A project like this should however be handled on a fixed price. I would probably charge somewhere between $100 and $250 for it and be done in less than a day.
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