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1. TomDolan
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi,
   Coupla questions about my new blog. Since day1, Sign-in doesn't remember my password and it's quite maniacal as I sign-in/out frequently. Is there a fix?

   The free theme is working well. The font across the theme, not headings, seems small to me. Of course when I choose, from the menu bar on my computer I get a larger screen image, resulting in larger font. Should I leave well enough alone or try to change default font size.

   BTW, my cat knows more about coding than I do...sad but true. Thanx.

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   RE: password - If your browser is set to not accept cookies, your password cannot be remembered. That could be the problem.

   RE: font size - Without a link to your site, it is nearly impossible to give advice on the appearance of a screen. Please post a link so we can have a look.

3. TomDolan
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   vtxyzzy,

   Thanx for your interest. I have not shown this site to anyone yet so you are the first. I've adjusted some colors today and I'm pretty happy with this effort. I am concerned about the font as not all my visitors will be 20-somethings...I don't think.

   If you take a look, tell me if you see XHTML+ CODE located above the "Leave a Reply" box:

   I see it on my computer even when I'm not signed in, just visiting. Also, I see a name & email address in the box next to the comments on my computer...do you see this on your computer?

   Thank you so much, and yes my computer seems to be very 'cookie friendly' -and BTW, those 2 videos are test-only which I will replace w/stunning(?) video-blog info.

4. thisisedie
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   The font size looks average to me. Same as most blogs. Yes I can see the XHTML stuff. It's there to tell people what code they can use. You can always remove it if you don't want it there. I'm not sure what box you're talking about (next to comments) but I don't see any rogue names or addresses anywhere.

5. TomDolan
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   thisisedie~

   Thanx for checking out the site. Advise me on the XHTML STUFF...I don't know how to use it, but others may expect it. Might it cause confusion to less techy visitors? And if I want to remove it...how to do it? Pleze keep in mind, I've only changed some of the color options in Theme/Edit, nothing else.

   The 'box" I referred to is a sign-in box on my screen showing the last post I made to my site. It's always there and I thought it might be available to visitors...but happily, no.

   Thank you for your consideration.

6. thisisedie
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Most likely the XHTML stuff will be in the comments.php of your theme.

7. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Its on line 71 of comments.php and line 89 of legacy.comments.php. You should be able to safely delete those two lines.

8. TomDolan
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hello again,

   Well php looks like some kinda suspicious food additive, but trusting your advice I went to the Theme/edit in the Dashboard and didn't find anything labeled php. I sen it referenced many times during this odyssey but really don't know what it is nor where to find it.

   BTW, the Theme is from WP.org, a free theme. And still, I can't convince the sign-in block to "Remember me" and I'm beginning to feel I've yet to earn its' trust. What do you think?

   Thanx to thisisedie and vtxyzzy for your input.

9. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Go to Admin->Appearance->Editor. This should open up the 'Edit Themes' page. Look in the right side column for the files you need to edit. Click on a file name and it should open up in the edit window. Make the change and click 'Update File'.

   I am at a loss as to the Remember Me problem. I suggest you repost that as a separate topic to get some new eyes on it.

10. TomDolan
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Hi vtxyzzy,

    Located the right-side list. In 'comments' by counting down, yes...counting down 71 lines I spied this:

    <p><small>XHTML: <?php _e('You can use these tags:'); ?> <?php echo allowed_tags(); ?></small></p>

    Does that look safe to delete?

    Then in Legacy comments, on line 93/ from the top I located this:

    <!--<p><small>XHTML: <?php _e('You can use these tags:'); ?> <?php echo allowed_tags(); ?></small></p>-->

    Do they look correct to you? So if they are, I just 'delete' and update and cross my fingers. Please advise...

11. vtxyzzy
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Looks like the line in legacy.comments.php is already commented out, so you shouldn't need to do anything there.

    That is the correct line in comments.php. You can locate it quickly by clicking on any line in the edit window, pressing CTRL-F and searching for 'you can use'.

12. TomDolan
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Hey vtxyzzy,

    It worked! Yea...looks much cleaner now. How do you know all this stuff?

    Truth be told, I was dreading getting into the whole blog development thing. Between the help I've received here and on the social forum Triiibes, I'm quite pleased and a bit surprised at the assistance I've received.

    I hope to be able to return the favor in the future.

    Thank you vtxyzzy and thisisedie.

13. vtxyzzy
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    You are welcome! 38+ years of programming experience helps ;). Now, please use the dropdown at top right to mark this topic 'Resolved'.

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