Affects Of Theme Updates

  • mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)


    16 years ago

    I’ve been having a problem with posting pictures, ads to my left sidebar. Every code I use, goes to the right side of page or to the top of page on the right.

    As you can see, there’s nothing there but some Blogrolls. http://dustinkeller81.com

    When I spoke to my Hosting Company, they said for me to find out if there have been any updates to the Theme.

    Now, if there are changes, can that affect the sidebar?

    The Cutline Theme company sent me this link and it appears that there has been updates to the Theme. There are a total of four Cutline Themes http://cutline.tubetorial.com/about/#versions

    My original Theme Name was inkster29 & version 1.1

    Which one would be more appropriate for my Site if I do have to update the Theme? I was thinking that the Cutline 1.4 3-Column Split would be mine?

    How would I go about changing the Theme, if need be? Cpanel? Download to computer?

    Thanks for the help.

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  • Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    16 years ago

    No reply from the WordPress gerus this afternoon, so I’m trying the evening gerus!

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    Let me know if you think I need to contact my Hosting Company since they’re the ones who recommended me trying this from the beginning.

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    I’m not able to help with picking a theme…

    but adding themes is easy now. Download the theme and from your admin area you can just go to appearance-> add new themes

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    Will that help me with correcting my problem with the left sidebar?

    I know the appearnce will change but will I have to recreate everything that appears there now?

    Not sure and wanted to make sure.

    Thanks!

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    how are you adding stuff to the sidebars? In widgets? Or coded?

    If you are doing stuff to the actual theme code, that will be lost with a theme change

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    With codes.

    Not doing anything with Theme code but I was told that it might help with my left sidebar issue.

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    with codes where i mean?

    In widgets?

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    No, in the respective sidebar section using codes.

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    OK….so if you are adding things directly to your sidebar, rather than in widgets, we may have found a source of your problems.

    First, you will lose those changes if you do a theme update…as you have altered the theme.

    Second, chances are you can’t just drop code into your sidebar. At the very least you would want to wrap your code in a class or a div so you can use css to control the layout.

    But…usually the simplest way to add code to your sidebar is using the default text widget. You can add code directly to that and it will work. Unless you are using php code, in which case you could use this:
    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/php-code-widget/

    putting your code inside of a code widget allows it to be in the sidebar, but helps control the layout

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    Just to let you know, the ads that appear on the right are coded in the sidebar. It’s funny, the “Follow Me On Twitter” icon code was placed in the left sidebar and look where it ended up. I don’t know if that’ll help you but just wanted to present that to you too.

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    I just got around to trying to solve this problem because I was busy and wanted to know if you’re referring the Appearance/Widgets page, then where it says Text. Underneath Text, it says Arbitrary text or HTML. There?

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    that’s where you would add code, yes.

    Again, that works for html code…..install the php code if you need to paste php, it works just like the text widget once installed

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    When I do it the way you told me, I lose everthing that I have on the left and all that appears is whatever code/text I put into the widget text box. It then shows up as its own blogroll.

    If there’s a way I can post a screen print (if you want to see) of what happens, please explain how and I’ll do so.

    Thanks.

    Rev. Voodoo

    (@rvoodoo)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    ok, basically the stuff you’ve been including in your sidebar (hardcoded) disappears because you’ve been including it in your sidebar between this code:

    <?php if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') && dynamic_sidebar('sidebar ') ) : else : ?>

    and

    <?php endif; ?>

    anything that goes between those lines of code is supposed to be ‘example’ stuff, and will disappear whenever you add widgets. The proper way to add stuff to your sidebar is either through using sidebar text/php widgets, or before or after those lines of code. You can post screenshots if ya want. You gotta host them somewhere and post the link here

    Thread Starter mrsfjfc

    (@mrsfjfc)

    15 years, 12 months ago

    I think you know what’s happening, so there is no need to screen print.

    This is the code I’d like to use.

    <a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3719234-10666743" target="_top">New York Jets Tickets</a><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-3719234-10666743" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>

    Then use this as the whole code?

    <?php if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') && dynamic_sidebar('sidebar ') ) : else : ?> <a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3719234-10666743" target="_top">New York Jets Tickets</a><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-3719234-10666743" width="1" height="1" border="0"/> <?php endif; ?>

    I’m not quite following.

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