Hi there,
I'm asking myself if with Xara is it possible create a template to use with Wordpress blog. It would be fantastic if I could convert a my graphic in a ready template for Wordpress.
Have you any idea to how go for that?
Tell me experts
Hi there,
I'm asking myself if with Xara is it possible create a template to use with Wordpress blog. It would be fantastic if I could convert a my graphic in a ready template for Wordpress.
Have you any idea to how go for that?
Tell me experts
Xara Xtreme can certainly create all the graphics for your WP Theme, however it can only export .htm / .html pages which are absolute fixed position .css based on a WYSIWYG design created in Xtreme (or Web Designer).
Just looking at a template I've just downloaded, it see many .php files.
Xtreme (not being a html or code editor) doesn't do .php
..for example create graphics with Xara and assemble it with Artisteeer...?!
Last edited by spyro70; 19 August 2009 at 12:06 PM.
If Artisteer can import .jpg .png .gif then the answer would be yes.
Xtreme is after all a fabulous web graphics application.
Have a look at this thread: http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...t=36869&page=2
Also do a search on PHP. There is loads of info on it but to be honest I would just modify the Word Press Template which abound out there rather than trying to script an html page in.
Design is thinking made visual.
Sirs, there exists a photoshop plugin called "Divine" which is free in a limited layout version, and which can transform PSD into a wordpress theme.
I don't know if it is compatible with XARA products. Not tried yet.
Well given that Xtreme can export to .psd it might well be a workable solution.
I cannot try this out as Divine doesn't support Windows 7 64bit.
Hate keep on throwing cold water on everything that people suggest but reading the tutorials at Divine there still seems a lot of coding. The suggestion of using Artisteer is that for £31 you can automatically generate a template and then change the colour, text in menus and many other CSS parameters. I thought this way of a random generated template would be a pain but by the looks of it works well and this is all done online which you then download. Looks quite promising.
Design is thinking made visual.
The plugin doesn't seem to be recognized by the software. Extensions for Divine are .8li while the ones recognized by Xtreme are .8bf.
I use them both. You can generate graphics in Xara for Artisteer. And generate templates for Wordpress, Joomla and more.
Artisteer as Xara Xtreme is an excellent program.
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