php - Wordpress blog theme customization
I am building a personal website with Photofocus theme (https://catchthemes.com/themes/photofocus-pro). I completed the website design, now designing a blog page. Actually, I need a custom theme for my blogs ie 4 column thumbnail design. Please see the design below.
Design website link: https://blog.bitdiscovery.com/
But Photofocus blog theme looks different(See image attached)
Following are my doubts?
- How to customize the Photofocus blog theme to meet my requirement?
- Do I need to manually edit PHP files to achieve the design?
- Can I purchase a different theme for the blog only(ie my desired design is also a WordPress site - https://blog.bitdiscovery.com/)
- Suggest me the ideal solution?
Your help is much appreciated.
Thank you.
Answer
Solution:
- From the Theme Instructions
You can customize this theme using cool additional features through Customizer at "Appearance => Customize" from your WordPress Dashboard.
If needed, you could contact them as mentioned on this page to customize it for you.
It should be possible to use another theme for your blog when 1) The site is on a subdomain (and thus a separate WordPress installation) or 2) when the theme provides a "blog" template option (but that would be only partially different).
If you are looking for a flexible, totally customizable solution, I can recommend Oxygen Builder. But you'll need some knowledge about HTML/CSS/PHP for it.