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1. Savage Snow
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I am new to WordPress and as the clock ticks down on my departure for Japan, a friend just told me that IE is cutting off my posts, or at least the first one.

   I booted up windows and confirmed it does the same thing to me.
   I have been checking it with Firefox and Safari on my Mac as I go along and they work fine, but is it common for older templates not to work with modern versions of Internet Explorer?

   I noticed that this template seems to include some PHP ad content in the footer, but if I delete all that the problem does not go away. I would assume that field would not be related to my issue anyway.

   Is it common to have to abandon templates as browsers go through routine upgrades? Sadly, I designed my header graphic to fit this template and its default colors, so I would really like to get it to work if possible.

   My plane leaves in less than 2 days.
   All suggestions would be valued.

   Thanks,
   Dan

2. thisisedie
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   It would be helpful to have a URL.

3. iridiax
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   <!-- Please do not delete the credit lines, this theme is released for free under the GNU General Public License (GPL) requiring that the credits must stay intact. Thanks for understanding. -->

   LOL, the "credit lines" include sponsored links. I don't think GNU would like this. ;-)

   Update: I see that you have deleted the spammy sponsored links now.

   You have some code errors that should be fixed. If fixing these doesn't cure your display problems, I'd recommend switching to a different theme.

4. thisisedie
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   OMG I'm an idiot. Let's pretend I DIDN'T not see the URL in the subject. Sigh.

5. Savage Snow
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   You guys responded so quickly, I worry you might have seen other themes I was rotating in to check if they had similar problems.
   I appreciate being able to get help here so quickly.

   I just took out the ad stuff for a moment to see what would happen. It is all back in now. That doesn't seem to be the issue at http://JapanPhotoJournal.com.

   I am a little disheartened to say the least. I had a couple of other small projects I was trying to put up as well to coincide with my departure for Japan. All of the templates I invested HOURS and HOURS seeking out are pretty much unusable when tested across multiple browsers and multiple platforms.

   And I spent more HOURS and HOURS designing replacement header graphics matching those same non-functioning templates before I knew the dirty little secret about non-functioning WordPress templates (which I just learned tonight).

   I guess my next question is...
   Where should I look for templates that actually work on modern versions of all the major browsers.
   Obviously when things are free, they don't really have to work or be kept updated.

   Are the themes available here some of the only ones thought to be reliable? Are even the ones on this site generally reliable?
   -Dan

6. thisisedie
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I just realized I had this problem a few months ago with a theme I made and if I remember right it had something to do with overflow in a div. I've gotta get some sleep but if you haven't figured it out by the time I wake up I'll have a deeper look and see if i can't fix it :)

   You really should fix the code errors like iridiax said. Having valid code makes things run a lot smoother.

7. Savage Snow
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   thisisedie,

   Thanks for the help, but wow, I don't think I'm going to find the motivation to dig through correcting dozens and dozens of html errors in WordPress templates, especially when that may not even resolve current and future issues. I would rather one work out of the box, so to speak.

   The bad part for me is that 3 of the 4 templates I planned and designed for have dramatic issues when used across different platforms.
   I happened to find the one good one first and was lulled into a false sense of security for the next 3 which I was attempting to launch all together.

   I just have to accept that I got bit. I have definitely learned a lesson from all this. I'll start over and try to find quality and current templates. Also, it seems to be important to find templates from designers who are obviously gung ho about making improvements and upgrading to match current browser specs.

   I will just have to launch all my podcast stuff and photo journal after I arrive in Japan. The world will manage to survive somehow. :-)
   -Dan

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