Have you cleaned your cache ?
as far as your image URL is concerned:
you will need to point to the images in your own folder… if they are on your server then they have a URL (address). sometimes you will see this:
../image.jpg
that means to a browser to look one directory higher than the current directory. If you see this:
/image.jpg
It is in the same directory. If you see this:
/images/image.jpg
It is in a directory called images which is a peer directory of the one you are in (the folder resides in the same folder as the one you are working on) then if you see this:
../images/image.jpg
It is in a directory one level higher, and in a directory named images… pop quiz time! what do you think this would be?
../../images/image.jpg
you get the idea I bet… All that said, I am not familiar with your theme but I will bet that a part of it was a folder (directory) named images. If you navigate to that directory and intended file using a browser, and right click/select properties,you will see the address in the info box. You can copy and paste that address into your css and not worry about the ../../../../images.jpg, as it tells it specifically where to look for it as opposed to getting directions equivalent to that given from a local.. 🙂
now your changes not being saved?
as first mentioned, clear your cache.. hold ctrl key, hit refresh on your browser (or f5)… that don’t work? check permissions of the directory/file… they should be 755 for directory, and 644 for file… be sure and change them back when you are done! How do you do that you ask? different ways, easiest imHo is to download filezilla, then all you have to do is right click the file and change permissions…
I hope all of this has been helpful!
How do you clean a cache?
I made changes to the default theme. All are successful except I cannot remove the justified text-alignment. I’ve changed it in two places to “left” and neither are showing up on my site.
hold ctrl key on your keyboard, hit refresh in your browser, or hit f5 key instead= cleared cache.
Wow – this is all like some foreign language class to me. I am new to this stuff
Is the server the same as my host? I have bluehost
Do I need to put the images I want to use in the folder that is on the control panel there?
I downloaded Filezilla and it added another dimension – what is the ftp server and how does that relate to the host? I have no idea of how it works together.
If I should be asking these questions somwhere else let me know.
BTW – the control/f5 didn’t work
Thanks for the help.
Ron
Ron, this is basic computer know-how, it’s nothing to do with WordPress.
Before you unleash yourself on the unsuspecting Internet or go buy server space and a domain, LEARN how it works. You don’t drive a car around and fail to put oil in it or tires on it, do you?
Same with web hosting and a domain and managing a web site. There are security issues you should be familiar with, apart from WordPress.
Learn how to upload images, learn the difference between an URL and a server PATH. Learn the vernacular. Learn how to use a browser, how to clear private data, including your cache, cookies, etc.
Thanks, drewactual, hit refresh did the trick.
To ronfrank: hang in there. Much of it was greek to me also, and I design websites! Blogging, themes, and such are related to web design, but also a whole new ball game. Like anything tech related, it starts to make sense as you work with it.
Your host is the company that “hosts” you on the internet. It’s the company you pay to have your domain and website online.
I keep my images in a folder on my computer. When I upload them into my wordpress blog, it stores them in a folder in ftp files, which in your case is Filezilla.
Filezilla is a file transfer program (ftp) and is your means of publishing to the web. It moves your files from the stored side (your computer) to the public internet side. It doesn’t necessarily relate to your host, unless this is the program your host company uses.
Hope I explained this correctly and understandably.
Drew – thanks for the help. I think the first step is to get the images onto the server so they have a url – that is what I was missing. I also don’t understand the ftp stuff but will check with my host.
Joni – sorry for the basic questions – this is how I learn.
Ron
Adunate – are you saying that filezilla is the ftp, I had read on the host site something about getting a third party ftp but couldn’t find info about why or who.
So if I figure out what to put for the host address in the filezilla page, will I then transfer images I have stored on my computor directly into the files on the host CPanel? Then, I assume, I will be able to access the url to change the image in the theme?
BTW, I have been building and remodeling for 30 years and my head still spins when it comes to the electrical part.
Ron
filezilla is the third party ftp program.
your host name will no doubt be: ‘ftp://yourdomain’
no clue what your password is, and you likely better not say either! 🙂
you can transfer the entire directory to your remote account using filezilla. all you have to do is this…. now listen close like, cause this will save you some time in the future!
for images specific to the theme you are using
open your style.css
take a gander, and find something in there that looks like this:
background:url('whatever');
tell me, does that URL look like this?:
‘http://blahblahblah’
or like this?:
‘/images/urltoyourpics’
if the first is the case then you will want to edit that URL to match the specific location of your pictures.
if the second is the case, all you have to do is copy the directory named images to a location inside the specific themes directory.
for those that have lost their sympathy for others just starting out: I bet you asked lots of questions at first too, and I bet you got snubbed a few times…. remember how PO’d that made you? give back, eh?
for those starting out: stick with it. You will learn a bunch. bad news is you are in the toughest phase right now which is customizing your theme which requires knowledge of html and some php. It is like learning a differnet spoken language, but a lot easier. good news is once it is running to your liking, WP can edit just about everything else with ease.
Thanks for your patience. I can’t figure out how to use filezilla yet but the CPanel at Bluehost seems to have everything there.
I saw the two the 644 and 755 for permissions listed for every file. Can you tell me what to change in what file to clear the cache?
The code in the css sheet looks like this: url(images/img01.jpg).
And when I uploaded my image it looks like this in the browser when I click on the folder: C:\Users\Ron\AppData\Local\Temp\New_Pakistan_02_Elevation_front.gif
Now what
Ron
I forgot to mention that I did replace the (images/img01.jpg) with (New_Pakistan_02_Elevation_front.gif)in the theme code section. I think I need to get the image to have a url related to the domain?
I deleted the other image in the theme folder and it is now gone – but nothing replaced it?
And I guess I still need to empty the cache or get permission:)
Help! I just uploaded a theme for my blog that has a giant image in the header. I have been trying to figure out how to replace or remove the image by making changes to the code in wordpress theme editor, but I am a newbie with limited knowledge. Could someone please help?
Jessica
