Hmmm… two things to check here. First, go to “settings->Reading”. There is a section called “front page displays”. You should have “a static page” ticked and where it says “front page”, select “home”. If that doesn’t fix the issue… We’d have to look at your breadcrumb settings 🙂 Try this first…
Hi again! 🙂
This is how it is set up already. Guess it is the breadcrumbs.
Do you know what you are using for breadcrumb processing? Maybe check under settings and see if there is a breadcrumb tab… if not, can you list your plugins? Just go to plugins->installed plugins. You don’t have to list them all if you see an obvious “breadcrumb” plugin.
I don’t see anything that says breadcrumbs as a tab or plugin. Here are the plugins on the site.
Activated Plugins:
Broken Link Checker
Facebook Like Box
Google Sitemap
OnlyWire for WordPress
PhotoDropper
RSS Footer
SEO Friendly Images
Tiny MCE Advanced
Unactivated plugins:
W3 Super Cache
Akismet
Oh, you aren’t going to like this 🙂 I downloaded your theme and it appears whomever created it is using a custom, built in breadcrumb trail! I can help you fix it, but you have to edit the functions.php file. Are you comfortable doing that?
There are two ways to do it… use an FTP program and edit the functions.php file and re-upload the changes, or go through the WordPress admin area… go to Appearance->Editor. On the far right, you’ll see a column with a bunch of “Templates”. Look for one called “Theme Functions (functions.php)” and click to edit.
What you are basically going to do it look for code that looks like this:
function brightpage_the_breadcrumb() {
if (!is_home()) {
echo '<a href="';
echo home_url('home');
echo '">';
echo ('Home');
echo "</a> » ";
if (is_single()) {
the_title('');
if (is_single()) {
echo "";
}
} elseif (is_page()) {
echo the_title();
}
}
}
And change it to this:
function brightpage_the_breadcrumb() {
if (!is_home() && !is_front_page()) {
echo '<a href="';
echo home_url();
echo '">';
echo ('Home');
echo "</a> » ";
if (is_single()) {
the_title('');
if (is_single()) {
echo "";
}
} elseif (is_page()) {
echo the_title();
}
}
}
Only two lines need editing… the if (!is_home()) to if (!is_home() && !is_front_page()) and the echo home_url(‘home’); to echo home_url();, really… Let me know how you make out!
Also note, since you are changing a template file, your changes will get overwritten if you upgrade the theme. Something to consider! In my opinion, however, the creator of the theme should make these changes since they are incorrect to begin with.
I really wish there was no breadcrumb at all. I think it’s dumb and takes up valuable marketing space… I am going to do what you advise above!
I really appreciate your help & seriously I am never offering to help anyone with their WP site ever again. I made a special exclusion for this client and now I am paying for it. My expertise/business is in social media marketing & most of my clients need WP help.
ah… well, if you want to just remove the breadcrumb… one of two things… Use css to hide the #intro, or open page.php (same method as opening the functions.php file) and look for:
<!-- BEGIN INTRO -->
<div id="intro">
<p class="small"><?php brightpage_the_breadcrumb(); ?></p>
</div> <!-- end div #intro -->
<!-- END INTRO -->
Remove all that :). It’s also found on single.php… I don’t know if it’s anywhere else. It’ll probably be easier to do the css piece though.
Good luck and sorry your generosity is turning into a pain 🙂 Been there, done that, more than I’d like to admit.
Goodbye breadcrumbs!!!!
Now it’s really up to my client to give me content.
I don’t know if we are “allowed” to talk business here, but I’d like to hear about your prices per hour & per site. You can email me at this user name @gmail.
Thanks for paying it forward. 🙂
You are most welcome. I’m not the one to talk to about our business though… I just code the sites, you know? Do as I’m told 🙂 But I’ll have my boss shoot you an email and we’ll take it from there! Do you have a company website?
I don’t know if we are “allowed” to talk business here
Um – that would be a “No – thank you”.
Thanks, I had a feeling about that.
My business website is http://www.decidedlysocial.com
It’s a WP site & I made it myself with the Genesis framework & killer UDesign theme. 🙂
