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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: WP Google Fonts not working properlyWithout seeing it, I would guess that your theme calls for a special treatment of first paragraphs (which is a common technique for drawing a reader into a post/article). If, for example, it specified an italic or bold font that isn’t included in the custom Google font, it would fall back to what comes next in the style sheet.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTIONSomething that simple could cause this?
Absolutely.
It follows that without access to the file (or theme), not much can be done. You either need to contact someone who does have access, or convince the web host to assist you. That will be difficult if the account is not yours. Sorry.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTIONIf you can access the theme administration page (
Appearance > Themes), you could switch themes to maybe a default WP theme, delete the problem theme, and then re-install and re-activate it (but only if it is available in the WP repository). Any user-created changes that may have been made to the theme will be lost, of course.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: unable to update/save on wpFor reference:
https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: WordPress site draggingThe wait time isn’t consistently slow and doesn’t seem to follow any pattern.
Sometimes these intermittent troubles can be traced back to the shared hosting environment where there may be bad players folded into the mix. WP issues tend to be (but not always) more regular in my experience: it works or it doesn’t.
I personally have had similar issues in the past which ultimately only ceased when I convinced my host to move me to a different server. The result was immediate.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTIONEasiest fix is to replace the edited one on your hosting account server with a fresh, unedited one. You can use an FTP client (like FileZilla), or your web-host’s cPanel or file manager to do this. File manager is easiest if you aren’t familiar with ftp.
Find a copy of it in a freshly-downloaded copy of the theme. Copy the bad one from the server to your computer for reference, delete it from the server, and upload the new one.
Whenever you want to make any changes to your theme, you should make them to a child theme instead. That way you won’t lose your changes when the parent theme gets updated. A child theme is not difficult to make and can save you a lot of trouble in the future.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: "Silence is Golden" index.php in 4.2.2 DownloadYou’re welcome! Please mark this as resolved if you would.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: "Silence is Golden" index.php in 4.2.2 DownloadThose index files are meant to be that way. They prevent browsing of directories that shouldn’t be viewed by visitors.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: image bordersGreat! You’re welcome. Please mark this as resolved for us if you would.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Simple Download Monitor ButtonTry asking about this in the support forum for the plugin. They seem to have a good track record for resolutions.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: image bordersThe gallery ID is no longer gallery-1 but -6 for me. Not sure if it’s being created dynamically and therefore changing. Try altering the above to:
#gallery-6 img { border: medium none !important; }If the ID changes again, maybe use the class instead of the ID:
.gallery img { border: medium none !important; }Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Are the tags & categories being used correctly on our blog?I agree with you. Here are some pages showing the intended relationships between posts, categories and tags that may help:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Panels#Posts_-_Make_some_content
http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts_Categories_Screen
http://codex.wordpress.org/Posts_Tags_ScreenThere is a tool than can help convert between the two, and is found linked to from
Admin > Tools > Import: Categories & Tags Converter. I personally have not used it but it may be helpful in this case. Personally I tend to use tags as keywords, and use only several categories to organize my content. There are many other ways to use them, of course.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Changing parent themes with existing Child themeA child theme is specific to the parent, so you’d be best off by creating a new child theme for whatever parent you choose to use. It’s unlikely that each parent theme will have the same specificity of selectors or even the same classes in their style sheets. You’ll probably find that easier than trying to adapt the old child to the new parent, though you can certainly copy over anything that makes sense to reuse.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cannot turn comments on!Normally that would be done at
Admin > Settings > Discussionand checking “Allow people to post comments on new articles”. If that isn’t working, though, try asking on the support forum for the theme (if I found the right one). I see another post there on the same topic with, so far, no response. Good luck!Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: PHP Issues :(Since that’s a commercial theme you’ll need to contact them about the errors.