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  • When I put code in, I’ve been using bbcode (an opening bracket and a closing bracket with “code” and “/code” in it). I assume that’s ok; I haven’t had any problems. You might try that. 🙂

    Ok, a couple of other things: Can I change the text called by [code]<?php echo $amm->autoAuthorLabel();?>: <?php echo $amm->autoAuthor();?>[/code] to say “By” instead of “Author:”? Also, can I make the title link text link to the item page, like the image does (I think I want both the image and the title to link there)?

    And, is there a way to make it choose a template, based on the kind of item showing? For instance, if the item is a book, it would choose the template that lists title and author, but if the item were an electronic, it would list the model and brand? How about the price? Can I show that?

    Thanks, denyerec! That’s a good idea. I thought I have all my image borders set to none, but I might be thinking of my previous CSS file, before I installed WordPress. I’ll do that. Much appreciated.

    I’m glad you asked this, Jennibee. I understood what you meant, but I just got here, so I couldn’t have answered, had I known what to tell you. But, while I hadn’t considered it before, I’m interested in this information; I’ve always assumed that if I wanted to make a page with a completely different look, I’d have to do it outside of WordPress. Thanks for asking; now I know. 🙂

    Ok, I seem to have gotten a lot further. It took me several minutes to remember I didn’t have anything added to the database, and that was why nothing was showing up (DUH!). But I got that working. I have a couple of questions, mostly concerning HTML. I know I can align the content center with <DIV> tags, but is there a way to do it in the amm_extras.php file? I tried sticking align=”center” to the first <DIV> tag in the file, and then the <UL> tag, followed by the <LI> tag, but none of that worked. I don’t mind doing it through my template, but I was just wondering. More of interest is, can I remove the link border around the image? I’d prefer to do it in the script, but I don’t care if I have to do it in the template; I just prefer my images not be bordered.

    Although I haven’t done much with it yet, it looks like a great script. Thanks for creating it!

    Ok, I’m lost and confused. First, you should know I don’t know PHP, but have worked with it and usually can get scripts to work. I can’t write a script from scratch, though. Anyway, I got AMM installed, but I’m confused with the template editing and stuff. I’ll re-read the instructions later, and hopefully understand it better, but I assume I [em]need[/em] to edit some files, and certainly I need to put some kind of code into the sidebar and/or posts, correct? I think I get the part with what to put in the sidebar or posts, but I’m not completely clear on the plugin files. I edited amm_extras.php with the following:

    [code]
    <?php
    function amm_my_first_go($amm){
    ?>
    <?php for ($x = 0; $x < $amm->totalItems(); $x++ ) :?>

    Title: <?php echo $amm->title();?>
    Author: <?php echo $amm->author();?>

    <?php $amm->nextItem(); endfor; ?>

    <?php
    return $content;
    }
    ?>
    [/code]

    Do I need to edit any other AMM files? And can I put the code that outputs the booklist or whatever I want to put there in BOTH the sidebar and individual posts, or just one of those? Thanks.

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    Thanks! That worked!

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    That seems to be working! Thank you so much!

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    Lorelle, I have no such drop-down menu. I have a text field with “Page order” next to it, where I have to entera number. I’ve looked in both Manage/Pages and Write/Write Page.

    Beel, thanks for the advice…that helps a bit.

    This sounded interesting, and since I will be selling Amazon items on my site, I’m going to install it in a day or two when I get time. Just a quick question, and laugh at me if you must: Does this work for amazon.com in the USA, or just the UK version (going by your website domain, I just want to be sure). Thanks!

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    Jerome’s Keywords seems to be working great. Thanks again!

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    Sorry I didn’t get back to this sooner…Yes, I mean the sidebar. I’ve set the parameters in the manage links tab, but those settings apply to wherever I put wp_get_links (which is both on the links page I created and in the sidebar). I want a links page that lists all the links and categories, in alphabetical order (to be clear, the categories are listed in alphabetical order, and then the links under each cat are sorted in alphabetical order), and then in the sidebar, I want to limit how many links under each category are shown, and I want those sorted in random order. Is there a way to do this?

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    I don’t have the time online to read all the things I’d like to (let alone offline), but a book would be handy, and let me learn what I can, then update using online resources, which is what I did with HTML. I don’t have my own computer; I use my boyfriend’s, and usually only get a few hours a day. I can’t print anything out; his printer went kaput long ago, and he hasn’t been able to afford to replace it.

    There’s already a bunch of things I’d like to do during my online time, that I can’t do. I did read through many of the Codex pages, though. Right now, I’m feeling overwhelmed by creating themes, which is what I’m interested in doing. There’s so many options, and I know a lot of people like customizing every little nuance, but I find it tedious to customize things like fonts and how far apart each character is. I know I can choose not to do that, but there’s still a lot of stuff to deal with. All the template tags and their parameters are my biggest hurdle. I just want to create a look (images and colors), and have the rest already taken care of.

    Thanks, though.

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