Here’s how to build your own, custom Bootplate child theme from scratch, well, mostly from scratch.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Install GitHub Updater<\/h2>\n
Bootplate is not, yet, available on the WordPress.org theme repo.\u00a0 In order to install it AND enable automatic updates, we’ll need a special plugin called GitHub Updater to install and update Bootplate automatically.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we have to do this the old fashioned way.<\/p>\n
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- Download the latest tagged archive<\/a> (choose the \u201czip\u201d option) of GitHub Updater.<\/li>\n
- Unzip the archive, rename<\/strong> the folder to
github-updater<\/code>.<\/li>\n- Copy the folder to your
\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory and upload via FTP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n- Go to the Plugins screen and click Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Once activated, head over to Settings<\/strong> >> GitHub Updater<\/strong> to finish the setup.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
![\"github-updater-screenshot-1\"](\"http:\/\/bootplate.jdmdigital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/github-updater-screenshot-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe first thing you’ll want to do is setup your Personal GitHub access token.\u00a0 All you need is a free GitHub account and 3 minutes.\u00a0 Here’s how to get one of those<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Once you’ve got it, just paste it into the GitHub Access Token<\/strong> field and click Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Install Bootplate (Parent)<\/h2>\n
Now that you’ve got GitHub Updater installed, let’s install Bootplate though the GitHub Updater interface.\u00a0 If you install Bootplate via FTP instead, you won’t receive automatic updates.\u00a0 Here’s how.<\/p>\n
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- Head over to Settings<\/strong> >> GitHub Updater<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Click the Install Theme tab<\/li>\n
- Paste Bootplate’s GitHub URL into the Theme URI<\/strong> field:
https:\/\/github.com\/jdmdigital\/bootplate<\/code><\/li>\n- Leave “Repository Branch” blank.<\/li>\n
- Remote Repository Host should be “GitHub” (obviously)<\/li>\n
- Leave the access token blank. Bootplate’s repo is public.<\/li>\n
- Click the Install Theme<\/strong> button at the bottom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
![\"github-updater-screenshot-themes\"](\"http:\/\/bootplate.jdmdigital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/github-updater-screenshot-themes.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThat’s it.\u00a0 Bootplate is now installed.\u00a0 It’s not active, and that’s ok.\u00a0 We don’t care about that yet.<\/p>\n
Step 3: Setup Custom Child Theme<\/h2>\n
So we’re not totally starting from scratch, let’s start this build using our free bootplate-child starter theme.\u00a0 It contains only the bear minimum files to get started.<\/p>\n
Here’s how to get started with your own custom Bootplate Child Theme:<\/p>\n
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- Navigate to your location version of your WordPress install \/wp-content\/themes\/<\/li>\n
- Create a new, empty directory<\/strong> with whatever name you want for your new them.\n
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- We recommend something short, all lowercase, with no spaces (use hyphens instead)<\/li>\n
- It’s also a good idea to make sure it’s something unique.\u00a0 Heaven forbid a naming conflict later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Download bootplate-child from GitHub: https:\/\/github.com\/jdmdigital\/bootplate-child<\/a>\n
- Unzip the archive, rename<\/strong> the folder to