I though it was about time to update the Open Mind Commerce latest news and move it to a full featured platform. I decided on using WordPress simply as:
- I knew the software well
- It had all the features I needed SEO wise
- I don’t have time to write my own blogging tool
The main challenge I faced was not implement WordPress as we all know it’s a five minute installation; I had to re-skin the layout to match exactly the layout for the Open Mind Commerce site. This is where the fun truly started…
Now by trade I am a ColdFusion developer so although PHP is not a foreign language to me, skinning WordPress from the default template was proving a little complex. I then found an excellent skin called Naked (of all things) that contained the very bare minimum styling and allowed me to edit the templates/CSS a lot easier than the default skin.
I can heartily recommend this method for anyone wanting to re-skin WordPress, I reckon it saved me a good few hours of work (and swearing) and the end result is what you see so all is good…
I’ll mainly be using the blog to announce latest releases to the eCommerce Software we develop but I’ll also be adding interesting eCommerce industry news as I come across it.
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