alda
Forum Replies Created
-
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing archives from Blogger if published to my own domain?Thanks – that’s reassuring, and sounds perfectly doable. However … does anybody know HOW I would switch back to .blogspot.com? I know that this is probably not the right forum for this question – this should be addressed in a Blogger forum – but I can’t seem to get any help there.
Any tips would be MOST appreciated.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing archives from Blogger if published to my own domain?I looks like I will have to copy and paste all of my old posts into my new WordPress.org blog. 🙁
Obviously I want to have the same dates on the post as before – how can I customize the dates on posts in WordPress? Anyone?
Thanks.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing archives from Blogger if published to my own domain?Another thing: I just want to be perfectly sure that the solutions given here work for a Blogger blog that has been published via FTP to my own domain. I know it’s easy to import from .blogspot.com blogs, or blogs that have a custom domain with Blogger, but have heard that it’s more problematic with the FTP blogs.
Thanks.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing archives from Blogger if published to my own domain?Thanks for this. The link haochi provides seems to suggest that it doesn’t work anymore (the page was put up over a year ago). However, the other solution sounds good. One question: if I import from Blogger into WordPress.com, will it erase my Blogger files? What I’m asking is, can I set up my new site completely, with archives, before going live and closing the old one?
Thanks!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Help! Moved files to new directory and site looks all wrongUPDATE: I managed to move the files back and am hugely relieved. Tomorrow (when I’ve had a rest!) I’m going to try moving them using the steps in the codex.
Thanks HandySolo!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Help! Moved files to new directory and site looks all wrongOh my God. I posted for help in moving the files in the forums on my server, and it seemed so easy. Obviously I was looking in the wrong place – I should have looked at the WP codex first.
I can’t find the index file and am afraid I must have accidentally deleted it when I was frantically trying to correct my mistakes. Yes, I am an amateur!!
Now can someone PLEASE tell me … can I use any of the files I’ve already modified, i.e. in the theme?? It seems to me that most of it is still there, and it would save me quite a bit of work.
And if so, could you tell me how?
I’ve tried moving the files back, and for some reason I can’t, they won’t be moved. I can’t even log into my blog any more – all I get is a basic dashboard … I spent hours and hours on this and I’m so distraught!!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Sorting pages in header menuThanks for the reply. I’ve scanned through the header.php file and can’t find anything exactly like the code in the sidebar file. I found this:
<?php wp_list_pages(‘title_li=&depth=1&’.$page_sort.’&’.$pages_to_exclude)?>
… and replaced it with the sidebar code (
-
<?php wp_list_pages(‘title_li=’); ?>
), however it puts one word with a slash through it at the top of the page, and doesn’t sort the pages like in the sidebar.
The only other code I can see that mentions pages is this:
<?php
global $page_sort;
if(get_settings(‘justsimple_sortpages’)!=”)
{
$page_sort = ‘sort_column=’. get_settings(‘justsimple_sortpages’);
}
global $pages_to_exclude;if(get_settings(‘justsimple_excludepages’)!=”)
{
$pages_to_exclude = ‘exclude=’. get_settings(‘justsimple_excludepages’);
}
?>… But it doesn’t look remotely like the other, sidebar, code.
Help???
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Can someone please help with banner/imageHi
Thanks for the FTP tip. I’ve done what you suggested, uploaded the file into (what I assume to be) the correct directory, renamed the file kubrickheader.jpg – and nothing happens.
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong and actually I’m at the point of giving up. Word Press and I are clearly not compatible.
Thanks everyone for your help nonetheless.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Can someone please help with banner/imageThanks Metlin. Very good instructions and easy (for even me) to follow. However, I’m completely stumped because I cannot seem to upload the file to the correct location.
1. I find the file I want to copy and click on it
2. It asks me to specify the location to where I want to move it
3. I click through all the folders, until I am in the Images folder
4. I get stuck there.I don’t see any command that is the equivalent of ‘deposit this file here’. So I’m in the folder, I’ve got the list of commands above the trash can, but none of them seems to allow me to deposit the file in that particular folder. In fact, I can’t even seem to navigate away from the folder. When I start anew in the control panel and click through from the public_html to the Images folder, the file isn’t there. Argh!!
What am I doing wrong???
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Can someone please help with banner/imageHi Anthony and thank you for responding.
When I check out the code in the Theme Editor, it looks like this:
#page { background: url(“<?php bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’); ?>/images/kubrickbg.jpg”) repeat-y top; border: none; }
Is this the one you mean? I changed it to this:
#page { background: url(“http://usera.imagecave.com/aldakalda/web/secretary2-copy.jpg”) repeat-y top; border: none; }
… but nothing happened. I’m not sure if I’m doing it as per your instructions. I can’t find anything called kubrickheader.jpg.
Also, I find it strange that there is nowhere to save template changes. I noticed when I navigated away, and then back, that it was back to the original code. Any idea why that is?
Again – grateful for any tips. Thanks.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Can someone please help with banner/imageOK I’ve reinstalled the whole thing and am now back to the default. Is there a particular theme that is easier to modify?
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Can someone please help with banner/imageOK, I managed to get into the file wp-content/themes/default/header on my site and opened an editing tool there. Now my entire site has changed – the image I want is there in the banner but everything else is completely funky, no columns, basic fonts, nothing else on the banner, etc. I have no idea what I’ve done. Can someone please help??
