Title: Problems with lowstream theme
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problems with lowstream theme

 *  Resolved [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/)
 * I installed lowstream 208 second edition theme from the WordPress themes viewer.
   I love the theme but . . . I have found that I can add links thru the Dashboard,
   but they do not show up on the theme. If I access the Dashboard through the site
   admin link on the theme, it shows that I have the link set up, but it doesn’t
   show on the blog itself.
 * I had checked out the lowstream page at lowstream.com once before to ask a question
   and get info, but now all I get is server not found.
 * Could someone please advise. I even tried to use the link in one of the posts
   concerning the launching of the lowstream theme, and it didn’t work either.

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 *  [spencerp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerp/)
 * (@spencerp)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451291)
 * Can you paste the sidebar.php file, of that theme here please, (Inside that window,
   where it says Paste Below):
    [http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/](http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/)
 * Choose for PHP source, for the Content Type of it, then hit submit post button.
   Get the URL of the post you just submitted, and give us the link to it?
 * spencerp
 * Also, for this: Expire this post in: NEVER, make sure it says NEVER there lol.
   =)
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451390)
 * Have done as you requested. the url is:
 * http:/wordpress.pastebin.ca/168872
 * Thank you for your help.
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451391)
 * Forgot to add:
 * Just a question. What does ‘lol’ mean?
    Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451392)
 * Just an another addon:
 * I realized that I did not make a note that I left the content type as RAW because
   I did not know what it was, and that I did not understand name/title so I left
   it blank, and now the url is:
 * http:/wordpress.pastebin.ca/168876
 *  [spencerp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerp/)
 * (@spencerp)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451407)
 * Try adding this code: `<?php get_links_list(); ?>` In your sidebar.php file, 
   some where where you would like them to appear that is..
 * Also, if you’d like your Pages to be on there also, you can try adding this code
   some where too:
    `<?php wp_list_pages(); ?>`
 * Try adding the first code once, see if that helps any..let us know how that works…
 * _Just a question. What does ‘lol’ mean?_
 * lol = laugh out loud
    lmao = laughing my ass off
 * I hope I answered your questions ok.. =) If anyone else wants to chime in, please
   feel free haha.
 * spencerp
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451447)
 * Thank you spencer for the code and for the insight.
 * I am trying to add the code but can you tell me how? I have tried to make the
   change thru the Themes Editor in WordPress and all I can get is “if this file
   were editable . . .”
 * I have tried to change it thru the file manager on my site, but even though I
   can type in the change, save the file and hit “refresh” the changes are not made
   in the file.
 * I checked the permissions for the file (I remembered something about this). They
   were set as 644, so I even tried changing the permission to 666 (would this be
   right?) and tried to make the change, but this did not work either. I changed
   the file permission back to 644, and so I am back at square one.
 * I’ve got my answer, but I can’t do anything with it.
 *  [spencerp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerp/)
 * (@spencerp)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451455)
 * You could always EDIT the files on your computer, upload them to your wp-content/
   themes/your-theme-folder/
 * In the FTP directory? I’m not sure why your theme files wouldn’t be editable 
   if you made them 666, unless it’s a host making things difficult for you, for
   changing permissions that is.
 * This happened to me once already, when installing WordPress for someone. I was
   chmodding their folders 755, and files 644.. and then would get locked out of
   the folders.. I couldn’t do anything.. I then had to chmod them back to their
   original chmod.. and upload again.. I just left it alone.
 * You might want to ask your host about that stuff. 😉 Also, just to make sure..
   are you really chmodding your theme files 666, as seen in this image below here,
   in the FTP directory.. for your theme? (Of course, this will be your theme, not
   the default.)
    [http://www.vindictivebastard.net/images2/theme-files-chmod-666-to-edit.gif](http://www.vindictivebastard.net/images2/theme-files-chmod-666-to-edit.gif)
 * spencerp
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451462)
 * Thank you once again spencer. I changed the files on my own computer and then
   uploaded them and the changes took place and all is well.
 * I have another question, if you don’t mind. In the META directory on the blog
   is a link to “Site Admin”, that if I access my site by typing in my url, still
   allows me to access the Dashboard and do whatever I want to do.
 * Can anyone do this, and if so, how do I eliminate that problem? Would like people
   to be able to comment (moderated first) but not have wholesale access to do whatever
   they want.
 *  [spencerp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerp/)
 * (@spencerp)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451473)
 * No problem. =) As for the other question, if someone goes here: domain.com/wp-
   admin/ they won’t be able to access the Blog Control Panel.
 * Unless you give them access too, or they registered to your blog or whatever..
   and you give them “special powers”, even if they did register, they won’t be 
   able to see EVERYTHING in the Blog’s control panel.
 * You’re the guy that has the “power” and access to everything in your Blog’s Control
   Panel. 😉 People can comment on your blog, of course.. through the comment form,
   where your posts are ..
 * If this is what you mean? If not, you’ll have to be a little more specific.. 
   =P Or, maybe someone else know’s what you’re talking about.. =) Anyway, I hope
   I answered your questions ok..? =) 😉
 * spencer
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451483)
 * Thank you once again spencer. I’ve heard some things when I was reading through
   the forums about being hacked and even sites being hijacked that I just wanted
   to make sure I wasn’t leaving out a welcome mat. Mind is set at ease, thank you
   once again for all your help.
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451486)
 * I was somewhat premature in posting my sidebar issues as ‘resolved’.
 * The original Lowstream theme did not include a sidebar listing for ‘pages’. It
   was Navigation, Archives, and Meta, I believe.
 * I added the changes that you had suggested (get links and get pages), and now
   Links do show up, and also Pages.
 * However, now I have a style problem. If I simply add the php code to ‘get_pages’,
   I get the pages, but the head for ‘Pages’is not the same format as all the other
   headings.
 * If I include the code <h2>Pages></h2> in the place where I add the php code, 
   I get the header ‘Pages’ in the same format as all the other headings, but then
   I also get ‘Pages’ listed again under it in the ‘other’ format.
 * I do not know how I should go about amending this.
 * Presently the sidebar as it concerns pages looks somewhat like this:
 * Pages (in the Lowstream format)
    Pages(in the other format) ..About (a link to
   the standard wp page, with the new theme applied)
 *  Thread Starter [dco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dco/)
 * (@dco)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-lowstream-theme/#post-451489)
 * I still have a problem with the sidebar concerning the pages, but I think I need
   to start a new thread. So, in view of the fact that my original issues were resolved,
   and now I have found new ones, I will close this thread (on my part anyway), 
   and look for answers for my other problem through the forums.

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