Front Page – Widget Area and Posts

Resolved iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get some help with the Sela theme front page.

I have 3 images on static front page with titles and I’m wondering how to link these to my menus/blog posts – as at the moment if you click on them it just takes you to a blank page?

*Also on a seperate note – somehow I have coding for serverads.net and pulseadnetwork running throughout my pages (which I did not put there) and pop ups keep coming up when accessing certain pages. I’ve been trying to delete it manually but it keeps returning? Is this a virus? – Maybe I need to start a seperate thread for that question. Sorry I’m new to all of this.

Thanks in advance.

My site is http://www.iamfionang.com

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Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago
I have 3 images on static front page with titles and I’m wondering how to link these to my menus/blog posts – as at the moment if you click on them it just takes you to a blank page?

Looks like you have the right HTML in your text widget, but you need to double-check the URL you’re using to make sure they’re working links.

For example, this is the HTML I see for your first text widget:
```
<a href="/pregnancy-and-mum-stuff">
<img src="http://www.iamfionang.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Fiona-jasmine-blog.jpg">
</a>
```
The page http://www.iamfionang.com/pregnancy-and-mum-stuff doesn’t actually exist.

If I click the Pregnancy & Mom Stuff link in your menu, it goes here:

http://www.iamfionang.com/beauty-fashion/

…but that page is blank.

So I think the first thing to do is make sure you have pages (or a category, or some other archive) set up to link to for each item, then put that URL in the corresponding text widget.

*Also on a seperate note – somehow I have coding for serverads.net and pulseadnetwork running throughout my pages (which I did not put there) and pop ups keep coming up when accessing certain pages. I’ve been trying to delete it manually but it keeps returning? Is this a virus? – Maybe I need to start a seperate thread for that question. Sorry I’m new to all of this.

Try deactivating all your plugins temporarily to see if one of them may be adding those links inadvertently. If the ads go away, reactivate your plugins one by one to find the culprit. Once you determine which plugin is injecting the ads, deactivate it again, uninstall/delete it completely, and then find an alternative.
Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago

p.s. if it turns out it’s not a plugin injecting the ads, your WordPress install may be infected and you may have to take steps to clean it up – but try the plugin route first as it’s the easiest to diagnose and fix. 🙂

Thread Starter iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

Great – thanks so much Kathryn. I think I’ve linked the front pages up – my second question is, how do I link all the 3 links on front page to the items in my menu bar..

for example – pregnancy and mum stuff (then all my blogs which are found on drop down menu)

It’s not my plugins – I tried that and the coding is still there so I’m having to manually go in and delete it. I paid someone on Fiverr to do some work for me and that’s when this happened? Makes me a bit suspicious especially as he is ignoring all my messages now he has got paid.. and doesn’t seem to be anyone to complain to about it.

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago

how do I link all the 3 links on front page to the items in my menu bar.

Are you still referring to the links in your three front-page text widgets?

You would need to edit the URLs in the text widgets and replace them with the page you want to link to. Does that make sense or am I misunderstanding? Maybe you could tell me in specific terms which widget you want to link to which page, for example?

It’s not my plugins – I tried that and the coding is still there so I’m having to manually go in and delete it. I paid someone on Fiverr to do some work for me and that’s when this happened? Makes me a bit suspicious especially as he is ignoring all my messages now he has got paid.. and doesn’t seem to be anyone to complain to about it.

Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. 🙁

If the links come back after you’ve manually removed them, you might also need to dig into the database – if it’s infected too, they may keep coming back. There are some tips you can check out here:

http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked

Thread Starter iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

Thanks Kathryn. I will look into that.

Sorry if I’m not being clear. Basically when you click on ‘pregnancy and mum stuff – read more’ I want it to go to a page which shows all my blogs (which are can be found under the pregnancy and mum stuff menu header) and same for the other two categories. As at the moment it just goes to a page with the header and feature image – but I somehow need to be able to show my blog posts under each section?

I’ve seen it on all the other Sela themes. As like I say at the moment it doesnt show any posts when you click read more. Just an empty page really (bar the image and header)

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago

Ah, gotcha!

So it sounds like you want to link to some specific category pages.

Category pages follow the structure:

URL-category-categoryslug

For example, all posts in your “pregnancy” category can be viewed here, so this is what you could link to:

http://www.iamfionang.com/category/pregnancy/

Below each post you’ll see a link to its category – you can grab the URL from there for the categories you need.

Let me know if this helps!

Thread Starter iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

Hi Kathryn,

Thanks – I’m a total beginner and pondered over your reply for sometime but still can’t figure it out? Where would I post that URL-category-categoryslug? In a text widget? Page post? etc.. sorry

Thread Starter iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

Is there any way I can talk to someone on live chat as every evening I sit down trying to figure this out and understand it takes some time for a response therefore I’m not actually getting anything else done apart from figuring out how to do this and I really don’t have a clue how to link the 3 categories on my static front page – to all the relevant blog posts…?
Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago
Hi there – I’m sorry this process has been a bit frustrating.

Let’s try again a bit more step-by-step.

If your goal is to change what page you arrive on when clicking the “Read more” link and photo here:

Then what you need to do is go into Appearance > Widgets, and open up the Text widget in the First Front Page Widget Area.

Right now, you should see this HTML in that text widget:
```
<a href="/pregnancy-mom-stuff">
<img src="http://www.iamfionang.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150711_100236.jpg">
</a>
<p>
For all things mum and baby related
<a href="/pregnancy-mom-stuff">Read more →</a>
</p>
```
If you want to link to your pregnancy category page here – http://www.iamfionang.com/category/pregnancy/ – then you’d need to change the HTML in that widget to this:
```
<a href="http://www.iamfionang.com/category/pregnancy/">
<img src="http://www.iamfionang.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150711_100236.jpg">
</a>
<p>
For all things mum and baby related
<a href="http://www.iamfionang.com/category/pregnancy/">Read more →</a>
</p>
```
Click “Save” when you’re finished editing the widget.

Does this make sense or am I misunderstanding what you’re trying to do?

Is there any way I can talk to someone on live chat

There isn’t any live chat here, I’m afraid – forum support is what’s available.

If real-time support is important to you, hosting your site on WordPress.com is something you might want to look at. I’m not sure if it’s something you’ve considered but you could check it out and see if it’s a route that might better meet your needs:

https://store.wordpress.com/plans/

Live chat is available at certain times of day for Business-plan users, and is also sometimes available for Premium and free users.

Sela is also available on WordPress.com:
https://wordpress.com/themes/sela/

Here’s a comparison of the differences between hosting a site yourself – like you’re doing now – and hosting with WordPress.com.

https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

Under ordinary circumstances, I might point you to a WordPress professional that you might hire to lend a hand, but it sounds like you had a bad experience with someone already so I hesitate on that front.

Good luck whatever route you choose and let me know if I can help with anything else.
Thread Starter iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

oh my word – your amazing! Thanks so much.

I had spent all evening half figuring out and then the HTML you posted was the missing ingredient,almost there now.

Thanks for your patience with me 🙂

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago

Oh yay, I’m so glad to hear that. 🙂

Thread Starter iamfionang
(@iamfionang)

10 years, 2 months ago

Hi sorry me again.

When i’m not logged in and i visit my blog it takes me to a sort of wordpress template and not the full sela theme? Not sure if I did something wrong?

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

10 years, 2 months ago

It looks like somehow a mobile theme is incorrectly being activated on the desktop view. Go into your Jetpack Settings and deactivate the Mobile Theme mobile and see if that works. It’s not needed for Sela anyway, since the theme is already mobile-friendly.

I’m going to close this thread as it’s now very long and the original issues have been sorted. Please feel free to start a new one if you need further help!

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/theme/sela#postform