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Forum: Reviews
In reply to: [My Private Site] sorry did not work for meGood point! I was not sure how to change a Review either, but I finally figured it out. So, here goes:
- go here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/jonradio-private-site/
- In the right sidebar, just below “Ratings”, notice the Stars below “My Ratings”
- Click on your preferred number of stars
- Your Review will display and can be edited
Wow! I’ve been around here for 8 years and just discovered this feature today, so thanks for that.
Forum: Reviews
In reply to: [My Private Site] sorry did not work for meOpen Source etiquette is that you report problems to the relevant Plugin Authors and give them a chance to work with you on resolving it. Rather than giving it a bad review.
Otherwise, anyone looking at this plugin would assume that they will get “an error message that header could not be read”, and not even bother to try it.
If you are still interested in this plugin, you may wish to look at this thread: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-modify-header-information-102?replies=10
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Glitch in Chrome browser?In my earliest days of WordPress, I tried writing a Theme, and ended up with one that only worked in what was then the latest version of IE. No other browser and no other version of IE!
My point is that it is very easy to write a Theme that does not work in all versions of all browsers typically used by your potential worldwide visitor base. Especially now that Smartphones are here with their “special editions” of browsers.
Cross Browser Testing is an Art, and one that not all Theme Authors have mastered.
Best to report the problem to the Theme’s Author through whatever Support channel the Theme provides.
On the other hand, if you are using the standard Twenty series WordPress themes, you may consider re-testing with WordPress Version 4.3 Beta 2. And, if the problem exists, report it through the Beta reporting channels outlined here: https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-3-beta-2/
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [My Private Site] Cannot modify header information“headers already sent” errors can sometimes be diagnosed by turning on WP_DEBUG just long enough to test. Previously unseen messages are sometimes displayed.
Details at https://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress#WP_DEBUG
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [My Private Site] CSS uses !important for logo and backgroundI haven’t looked at the code in a while, but I did originally write it. I did a quick scan last night and could not find what you are referring to. The plugin does not have any CSS of its own, and I could not find any reference to “important”.
I suspect it would help David (and make me feel better) if you could indicate what you did when “editing the plugin core file to remove it”.
Best to capture this now when everybody still remembers….
Thanks!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Pages vs categoriesWordPress is quite flexible in some ways. I have WordPress sites, for example, that don’t have a single Post. Everything is Pages.
You are not stuck with only having Pages in your Menus. You can use Widgets to make a Menu of Categories, if you wish.
I personally think it makes the most sense to back up a level and decide whether you want to use Pages or Posts. As you’ll see in the Codex (documentation) codex.wordpress.org
- Posts can belong to one or more Categories
- Pages can belong to one and only one Parent Page
There are obviously some other differences between Pages and Posts, but I recommend you decide which you want to use, and then work through which one one you use with your Theme.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Good Custom home builder theme?Neither of the sites you list are running WordPress. The first one uses software from buildtools.com
The second uses uses Nivo Slider, and there is a WordPress equivalent for that: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-nivo-slider/
I couldn’t find any Themes in the WordPress Theme Directory that are designed especially for home builders.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How to add cart icon in headerAs explained here
http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products
we are not equipped to support Paid Themes. Part of your purchase price pays for Support, so please contact theme author Envato for Support.Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [My Private Site] Plugin does not protect site from crawlersMy own experience with the plugin is that crawlers will still have access to your site when it is protected by this plugin, but all they will see is the Login screen, just like anyone else who somehow discovered the URL of your site.
In the final analysis, there is no way to completely hide the existence of a domain name, since it can be found in a WHOIS listing. Which means that there will always be something unexpected in the weblogs.
As for the plugin protecting “everything”, the second paragraph of the Plugin Description in the Plugin Directory is worth a read:
This plugin does not control non-WordPress web pages, such as .html and .php files created by hand or by other software products. Or images and other media and text files directly accessed by their URL, or from a browser’s directory view, if available.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Displaying rows of imagesThere is documentation on the [gallery] shortcode here:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Gallery_ShortcodeNote especially the columns=”4″ parameter.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Displaying rows of imagesThere are lots of plugins to handle images, but I personally prefer to use what is built into WordPress itself. Here is what I do for most Pages. Obviously, there are lots of other approaches.
- I do not use the “Insert into Page” capability at all
- Instead, I just add Images to the Page through the Add Media tab
- I then insert the [gallery] shortcode wherever (i.e. – exactly where it should appear on the Page) I want the images to appear in a 3 pics per row Gallery
That allows Users to add and remove pictures on any Page without touching the Page Editor.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Multiple Themes] Changing the menus and widgetsI’m the previous Plugin developer and I wrote a tab on the Plugin’s Settings page to explore all the possibilities. As you will see, it really is a trial and error process, as it depends on the particular Themes involved.
Here is the relevant info from the FAQ at https://wordpress.org/plugins/jonradio-multiple-themes/faq/
How do I change the Theme Options (Widgets, Sidebars, Menus, Background, Header, etc.) used for each Theme?
For the Active Theme, nothing changes when using the jonradio Multiple Themes plugin. For other Themes, selected using this plugin, changing Theme Options is explained, in detail, on the Theme Options tab of the plugin’s Settings page.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How to slow down scroll?Assuming that this behaviour is “caused” by the Theme, I think you are much more likely to get a Theme-specific answer by closing this thread as Resolved, and re-posting here:
https://wordpress.org/support/theme/zerif-liteForum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: New website development in subdomainPersonally, I have always been a fan of a subdirectory install, rather than subdomain, as a development site that will eventually go live on the root of the domain. This explains how to make it go Live: https://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory#Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_install
Not sure why /wp-admin/ doesn’t work. I have done subdomain installs before, as pure test sites, so I know it can work.
I recommend closing this post as resolved and starting a new thread in the WooCommerce Support forum:
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerceI’m not sure that a WooCommerce expert would see your question here. You may also want to review the posts at the link above and see if your question was already answered.