[wp-hackers] http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/108970/how-to-integrate-the-twitter-bootstrap-into-s-in-the-most-future-proof-way

[K. Adam White]

While _s doesn't support Bootstrap, there are other popular starter themes
which do. I've used Roots in the past (www.rootstheme.com), and I suspect
I'd start there again were I to want to base my theme on Bootstrap's styles.


On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well..
> As someone who tried same
> thing<
> http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/82329/a-guide-or-tool-for-inserting-bootstrap-in-underscores-theme
> >
> before,
> my opinion: you *cant* blend bootstrap in themes. You have 2 option in my
> opinion:
>
>    - Your priority can be theme rather then bootstrap, so you have to
>    modify bootstrap for that theme
>    or
>    - Your priority can be bootstrap, so you have to write/modify theme for
>    using bootstrap components.
>
> Basically this is why i start to wrote this theme in that time. Frontend
> development is not like php coding.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Haluk Karamete <halukkaramete at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Thank you Unsal for your reply. I checked out your theme. It's great.
> But I
> > was more on the side of learning about the theoretical approach  to take
> as
> > how to combine the two jems the right way - as opposed to simply grab a
> > theme and start using it.
> >
> > Thank you for your link anyway.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > I strongly recommed you to consider FirmaSite <
> > http://theme.firmasite.com/>
> > > as
> > > your parent theme. You can customize it with Child
> > > Themes<http://theme.firmasite.com/child-theme/>
> > > .
> > > Basically its using *ONLY* Bootstrap for WordPress, BuddyPress and
> > bbPress.
> > > And those plugin's css files are removed! only bootstrap!
> > > That means you can add new bootstrap styles to system with child-themes
> > and
> > > your all WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress will use your new bootstrap
> > > style. Do you need dark theme? no problem. Still same rules.
> > >
> > > Here is 2 example child-theme:
> > > http://social.theme.firmasite.com/
> > > http://shop.theme.firmasite.com/  (Didnt release yet. Will be my first
> > > premium theme. WooCommerce support and BuddyPress + WooCommerce
> > > integration! )
> > >
> > > Basically, its good codes theme and its best for Bootstrap + WordPress.
> > > There is no any other theme that only using bootstrap components and
> > > disables BuddyPress, bbPress ad woocommerce custom css.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Haluk Karamete <
> halukkaramete at gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > For establishing a solid foundation in the on-going business of
> > creating
> > > > professional WordPress themes, what would be the best approach so
> that
> > > the
> > > > themes you produce are "powered by" _s and the twitter bootstrap?
> > > >
> > > > It seems like there are some cross overs between the two; and that
> > > confuses
> > > > me.
> > > >
> > > > The fact that they both are from different developers and they tend
> to
> > > work
> > > > in their own isolated islands, I have a hard time integrating them
> in a
> > > > future proof way. Even though _s is a bare bone theme and the amount
> of
> > > > "undoing" to get you start is down to minimum, there is still work
> > > > involved, there is still some undo's to go thru. Responsiveness and
> the
> > > > layout system, class names etc..
> > > >
> > > > So far I am seeing the matter this way;
> > > >
> > > > I download and use the "_s" because working with "_s" would give me
> the
> > > > proper head-start in building my solid theme. By that, I will be able
> > to
> > > > effortlessly start off with a theme which shines as far as all the WP
> > > best
> > > > practices out there and the PHP side of things. Let's simplify this
> > point
> > > > and call that the reason I download "_s" is because I want to  take
> > care
> > > of
> > > > the server side part of my theme.
> > > >
> > > > and then I download the twitter bootstrap.
> > > > I do this because working with bootstrap would give me the "talk of
> the
> > > > town" the client side of things..  bootsrap catching the world on
> > fire..
> > > > more and more people are adopting just like the android...  their
> > > > responsiveness and the easy to work with grid system (which makes
> more
> > > and
> > > > more people being familiar with ) is I THINK where _s will be
> > "UN-DONE".
> > > So
> > > > to simplify, let's say, the reason I download "bootstrap" is because
> I
> > > want
> > > > to  take care of the client side part of my theme.
> > > >
> > > > and then comes the 3rd moving part...  I have to add my own touch (
> my
> > > > bells and my whistles ) to the above two. I do this because I want to
> > > make
> > > > my theme, well simply different, I want it to be noticeable in market
> > > > places and so on..
> > > >
> > > > When you have 3 moving parts like this ( and they all have their own
> > > > respective areas of wall of fame ) and the latter overwrites the
> > former,
> > > > what do you do?
> > > >
> > > > when my client download that parent theme and follows the
> instructions
> > > that
> > > > he creates a child theme off of that, how do I make sure so that when
> > one
> > > > or more of the above moving parts updated, I can tell my client to
> > update
> > > > the parent theme in a future proof way? Is that even possible?
> > > >
> > > > One easy solution to this would be to tell the guys at twitter to
> work
> > > with
> > > > the guys at Automattic. That would have solved the problem, but I
> don't
> > > > think that's gonna happen. :(
> > > >
> > > > so what would be your take on this?
> > > >
> > > > thx.
> > > >
> > > > this question is also available at
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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