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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Maintenance Mode Plugin: Can’t access front-end as admin when activeIn case another new user of maintenance mode plugin has trouble here —
o When I accessed the site directly (though I was logged in as administrator) I did see the splash page
o I clicked the link in the bottom right of the splash page and logged in (again)
o I clicked the “visit site” link in the upper left of the dashboardThat gave me access to the front end.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: COnditional Headers For Individual EntriesYou mean “without WordPress coding it …”?
Replace your
<?php the_category(', '); ?>with
<?php foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) { echo $category->cat_name . ' '; } ?>or something a little trickier if you want a comma after each category but the last.
Forum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: Category Feeds Not Working in WP 2.7Feeds with they syntax
http://mysite/category/specific-category-name/feed/
are working for me on WP2.7.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Plugin: Search Unleashed] Plugin not consistentDid you work this out? I tried a few searches and all seemed to be returning properly.
I’m looking for an improved search to use with WordPress 2.7 (making the search case-insensitive is the first request; adding additional features would be nice to have) and I’m wondering how this plugin is working for you. Thanks.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Separating posts on home pageThe CSS
#content .content {
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
background-color:#333333;
}
.post {
margin: 2em 0 2em 0;
padding-left: 2em;
padding-right: 2em;
background-color:#FFFFFF;
}gives you a simulation of the background between the posts.
Actually using your background image and getting the rounded corners is another exercise.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: How to add drop down categories menu on a template that doesn’t have widgetsThe answer to the original question depends on whether or not your theme is using widgets. While you say yours doesn’t, I’m including the “widget” version for comparison.
1. Go to the Design menu and click Widgets. If you get a list of options in the “currently using” (right hand) column, you’re using widgets. If you get an error (“your theme is not widget ready”) or there aren’t any widgets there, go to 2.
a. I expect the “categories” widget is already one of the ones in use. If not, drag it over to the left hand column.
b. Click the “edit” link in its title bar and click “show as dropdown”.
c. Save changesYou’re done.
2. You might want to look for another theme that supports widgets and/or start using them and return to #1. If you’ve got some programming background, go to #3.
3. You’ll need to edit your theme’s sidebar.php.
a. You can edit it locally and then upload it the way you uploaded your theme in the first place, or you can edit on the server by going to the Design menu and selecting the menu item “Theme Editor”. Then select the sidebar.php (on the right) to edit it within WordPress.
b. Look for a line with wp_list_categories. Change that line to use the Template Tag wp_dropdown_categories. You may also need to change its parameters — see http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Template_Tags/wp_dropdown_categories for the options.
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As for showing nested category levels, the widget has a “show hierarchy” option and using template tags gives you complete flexibility in managing nested categories.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Separating posts on home pageThis would be something you’d accomplish by modifying the CSS file. Please post a link to your site and/or the theme that you’re using, and someone might be able to offer a specific suggestion.
The key will be finding a CSS selector (class, probably) that is used to “surround” the posts and another selector (maybe an ID) that applies to the whole “page”. Tweaking the backgrounds (and maybe the paddings and margins) for two selectors should give you the effect you want.
[I am not a CSS expert …]
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Simple Question aligning the textIf you change the #page section of they style.css file in your theme directory by adding a line
text-align: right;
does that give you what you want?
If not, I’d suggest you examine your specific CSS areas with a tool like the Firefox web developer extension and ask for additional help in a CSS specific forum, particularly one where there are folks experienced in right-to-left languages. I don’t think your question is really WordPress specific, though we do try to help out where we can.
-Not an admin, just another user
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: how to set sequence for pagesWell, the WordPress lessons are a good place to start –or so I’m told. I’ll admit to “jumping into the deep end” 🙂
To solve this specific problem,
o Login as administrator
o Go to the Design menu and click the Widgets itemYou may not have anything listed in the “Current Widgets” column (or you may get an error when you click the Widgets item) in which case your sidebar is being controlled by a “sidebar.php” file which you can edit (see below). However, for “getting started” it’s recommended that you stick to widgets (and choose a theme that supports widgets) so continue with these steps:
o If it’s not already on the right hand side, drag the Pages widget from the “Available Widgets” to the right hand column.
o Click the “edit” link in its title bar and in the “sort by” drop down, click “page order”
o Save changes and revisit the site.Go back to the Widgets panel to add other chunks of the sidebar. It’ll take some experimentation, but you may get the functionality you want very quickly.
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If you don’t want to use widgets (again, they’re highly recommended) you can go to Design > Theme Editor and edit the sidebar.php directly. Look for where that file uses wp_list_pages and configure its parameters appropriately. [In my experiments, though, it seems that in WP 2.5.1 and 2.6, the default for wp_list_pages is menu_order (aka Page Order), not the documented post_title (i.e. alphabetically).]Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Simple Question aligning the textYes, there’s a way to do it with CSS.
If you want specific suggestions, please post a link to your site — or at least to your theme — so folks can see the HTML and CSS you’re using and tell you what to change.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: how to set sequence for pagesWhat are you using to display the pages in your sidebar? A widget? PHP code?
If the latter, check the documentation for wp_list_pages and the section on “List Pages by Page Order“.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Can I start a new blog without a new domain?If the current designer is doing the hosting and she wants to put up the new site without telling the designer, I’d suggest biting the bullet and registering a new domain — and signing up for a hosting contract at one of the service providers who are “WordPress friendly” — see http://ww.wp.xz.cn/hosting/ for a starting point.
Register a new domain, like my-company.com if the old one is mycompany.com. The new site can be developed as my-company.com.
When it’s okay, the new site can be reinstalled on the old server (with the original domain name, assuming the old server meets the WordPress installation requirements), or the old domain name’s configuration can be changed to point to the new server.
Both of these require some cooperation from the original hosting service.
Unsolicited advice: For a system like WordPress, I consider access to at least two environments a requirement. This can be implemented with subdomains (and if her current hosting services offers that, you can explore that option here). For certain upgrades you’ll want to do a test before changing the production site, hence the long term need for a second environment.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I create this:1,3 – you’ll need to search for a WordPress template that is “close” to the format you’d like
If that’s not close enough, you’ll need to learn some CSS to get the design closer to your ideal, and tweak the template for the home page to get the layout to show one post from the five categories(?).
From the fact that you drew up the design and shared it with us, I’m guessing you do understand the importance of planning. Check out the resources at
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start
and your next steps may become much clearer.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: why is word press so hard?Yes, if your goal is to post a printable document, then uploading a PDF and linking to it may be what you need. But if you just want to put the content onto the web, the PDF will ask your users to do an extra step.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: why is word press so hard?What version of WordPress? If 2.5.1 read on.
1. Are you using the Visual Editor? (check your user profile settings)
2. Have you tried the “copy from word” button in the visual editor? (to see that you need to click the “show/hide kitchen sink” button at the right end of the row of icons in the “POST” part of the Write panel — the “paste from Word” will be near the middle of the new second row).That may help preserve the formatting that you’re used to creating with Word.
NOTE: I do not disagree with the comments above – Word is an awful editor when preparing content for the web (and “copy from Word” will not preserve all the formatting that you might want to use. But if Word’s what you know, and you’ve got an immediate task, this tip may help. As you get more comfortable with the web, do plan to learn more about other ways to create web content.