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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [wp_list_bookmarks with a description visible?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_list_bookmarks-with-a-description-visible/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_list_bookmarks-with-a-description-visible/#post-1520694)
 * Hi morgannunan,
 * You’re welcome – glad I could be of help!
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [wp_list_bookmarks with a description visible?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_list_bookmarks-with-a-description-visible/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_list_bookmarks-with-a-description-visible/#post-1520440)
 * Hi morgannunan,
 * If I have understood what you are looking for, I’m not actually sure if this 
   is possible at present without changing core files – the Codex seems to suggest
   that yes, it should be, but there is a bug report out for what I believe you 
   are trying to do. Check out [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11581](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11581),
   that I think relates to what you are trying to do, and details a bug that has
   been reported, but not yet fixed or committed to core files.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Widgets for Pages not Working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-for-pages-not-working/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-for-pages-not-working/#post-1520418)
 * Hi dragonsdraw,
 * esmi and I were both posting at the same time – it is the luck of the draw that
   my response came in after hers; I didn’t know she had responded, until I had 
   posted…
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Widgets for Pages not Working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-for-pages-not-working/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-for-pages-not-working/#post-1520414)
 * Hi FaithAnne,
 * It sounds like you need to log into the administration pages for your WordPress
   site, then click on Appearance in the left-hand menu. You should find a menu 
   option in there for Widgets; click on this, and it will show you the Widgets (
   such as the Categories, Archives, etc you mention above), installed. Drag and
   drop from the list on the right into the main area, those that you do not want
   to keep. Alternatively click on the drop down arrow beside each widget, and then
   Delete on each one (this does the same thing).
 * There is a possibility that some entries may still remain, but try the above 
   first, and see how you get on.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Failed WordPress installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/failed-wordpress-installation/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/failed-wordpress-installation/#post-1519950)
 * Hi vnick567,
 * esmi is right – WordPress is not a Windows application, but something that needs
   to run on a webserver application, and be viewed from within your browser.
 * I suspect you don’t have a webserver application installed on your PC, such as
   Apache, WAMPServer or XAMPP. To test this, could you please enter [http://127.0.0.1/](http://127.0.0.1/)
   into your internet browser, and post back what you get? I suspect you may get
   a 404 error – if so, I think I will need to take you through installing a webserver(
   don’t worry – it is easy to do!).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Plugin: eShop] the_excerpt()](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-eshop-the_excerpt/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-eshop-the_excerpt/#post-1203337)
 * Not sure if you are still seeing this post, but as far as I know, you can’t add
   a “read more” to the excerpts produced using eShop; you need to use WordPress’
   the_except function to achieve this. The two links below should hopefully point
   you in the right direction:
 * [http://www.thetechfaq.com/2008/03/04/how-to-show-excerpts-instead-of-full-posts-on-your-wordpress-blog-homepage/](http://www.thetechfaq.com/2008/03/04/how-to-show-excerpts-instead-of-full-posts-on-your-wordpress-blog-homepage/)
   
   [http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/02/29/using-wordpress-excerpts/](http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/02/29/using-wordpress-excerpts/)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [Lightbox 2 – problem with IE](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/#post-1212433)
 * I’m still no closer, although I have been playing with the CSS using IE’s Developer
   Toolbar that is available; if you put IE into Quirks Mode, it will display the
   image higher up, but with all of the content justified to the left. It does display
   the black overlay over all of the page though.
 * I have found this as well:
 * SRC
    [http://kikatus.net/wordpress/kuvat/auto.jpg](http://kikatus.net/wordpress/kuvat/auto.jpg)
 * Actual Width
    526px Actual Height 744px
 * Adjusted Width
    526px Adjusted Height 526px
 * Alt text
    [Empty Alt Value]
 * Title text
    [Empty Title Value]
 * File Size
    73459 bytes
 * DYNSRC
    [No DYNSRC]
 * LOWSRC
    [No LOWSRC]
 * This is the report on the final image at the bottom of the [http://kikatus.net/wordpress/portfolio/vektoripiirrokset/](http://kikatus.net/wordpress/portfolio/vektoripiirrokset/),
   which as I understand it, is having the problem; it shows the image size as being
   different to the other ones. This is the same report for one of the others that
   works:
 * SRC
    [http://kikatus.net/wordpress/kuvat/enkeli_pieni.jpg](http://kikatus.net/wordpress/kuvat/enkeli_pieni.jpg)
 * Actual Width
    300px Actual Height 140px
 * Adjusted Width
    300px Adjusted Height 300px
 * Alt text
    Enkeli
 * Title text
    [Empty Title Value]
 * File Size
    -1 bytes
 * DYNSRC
    [No DYNSRC]
 * LOWSRC
    [No LOWSRC]
 * I’m not sure if this is anything, but I suspect the size of the image at the 
   bottom of this page is causing an issue; are you able to try with an smaller 
   one temporarily, to see if this makes a difference?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [Lightbox 2 – problem with IE](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/#post-1212180)
 * Hi Anselmiina,
 * I agree – this is really confusing! I still cannot replicate the issue anywhere
   when I check in IE8 and FF2. At the moment, the only two things I can suggest
   at the moment are:
 * 1. Have you set a minimum screensize within your CSS files? If so, is it any 
   higher than 1024 x 768?
 * 2. From my experience – lightbox scripts tend not to work so well when used on
   some images that are not in proportion. On the images that you have, where the
   overlay is stopping short of the whole screen – what happens if you temporarily
   resize the image by say 30-40%? I’m not suggesting that it be a permanent change,
   but if you resize it and it then works, it is something to think about…
 * I will continue looking at it – if I see anything, I will post.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [Lightbox 2 – problem with IE](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/#post-1212062)
 * Hi Anselmiina,
 * This is interesting – I only see a transparent black background in IE 8, on both
   the Lightbox JS and a local development site I am working on. One thing you could
   check, although I am not sure if it will make a difference:
 * element.style {
    height:1082px; opacity:0.8; width:1263px; }
 * I think this is the CSS behind the opacity setting for Lightbox – the line of
   interest is the opacity:0.8. To check this – see if you can get IE Developer 
   Toolbar installed; it is the same as Firebug, and will let you check the CSS 
   being used. Do this on your site – what setting do you get back?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [Lightbox 2 – problem with IE](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/)
 *  [alexlibby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlibby/)
 * (@alexlibby)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightbox-2-problem-with-ie/#post-1212053)
 * Hi anselmiina,
 * When you say it is plain black, I assume you mean it is solid black, and not 
   partially transparent, as it should be? Have you checked the settings in WP Admin?
   There is an option to change the Lightbox Appearance, which should be set to 
   black if in doubt. Which version of IE and WP are you using? I’m using WP 2.8.4
   and IE 8 – both work absolutely fine for this plugin.

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