DianeV

It doesn’t sound like you’ve done anything.

I didn’t realize that you were the one who had found an include in your template. That, together with this, sounds very suspicious.

Barring someone else happening along with more information, I would immediately:

(1) Back up your database if you can do so
(2) Check your WordPress files to ensure that they haven’t been updated (beyond what you’ve done)
(3) If nothing on #2, then contact your web host. It’s possible that the web host is upgrading something, and it’s also possible that something else has happened.

What I would *not* do is nothing.

I don’t know. However, when you have a pile of errors like that, and fixing them just calls up more errors, it’s likely that you have a coding problem somewhere that’s throwing the checker off. Only … you have to find it.

First of all, I would use the CSS file to specify fonts because the <font> tag is deprecated (means you really shouldn’t use it nowadays). This would also mean that your font tag problems would go away.

Then, when you set an image, you need to “close” the img tag:

<img src="someimage" />

See that /> ?? That’s what it’s looking for.

Clean up some of that stuff, and your problems will likely lessen.

Love it. Particularly like that you not only use thumbnails but full-sized pictures of the dishes. Very nice.

John, first: congrats. While that may sound awful, having a popular website is a good thing.

Unfortunately, right now, your site is unreachable (there’s a server message there), so that’s not a real solution.

It sounds like you need a dedicated server. If you already have one, then perhaps you need to look into increasing bandwidth and/or server configuration. If you already have, then it may be that you need to go further with multiple servers.

First of all, I’d treat this as a new install (which it *sounds* like you did), but just in case:

– fill in wp-config.php, making sure that the information is correct for the new host
– upload WordPress the way it was on your old host (site.com/blog/wordpress), and run install.php
– import your database
– check to see if everything’s correct.

THEN take the steps to move WP to the root folder.

Just use the search box for “sidebar at bottom” — you’ll find lots of solutions.

What was said above is correct: Dreamweaver is a program for *making* websites (coding, writing CSS); lots of people use it. You could just as well use NotePad or some other (far nicer) text editor, if you’d a mind to learn how to hand-code. Either way (and even though I like Dreamweaver a lot for certain functions), it’s best to learn what at least the HTML and CSS code are doing; otherwise, *when* you run into problems, you won’t be able to fix them.

WordPress comes with “themes” and allows you to publish content displayed in a theme that you may or may not have altered. Themes are pretty much what are called “templates” elsewhere, where you’d create a template and then display your content in that template.

It may be that the confusion is that you *can* design WP themes in the admin panel, though I’d not like to do it that way, but it’s not a “design program” in any sense of the term.

If you’re looking to go public with your services, choose your method and tools and go forward. Personally, to me, $399 is not what I’d call expensive if it helps you to work faster and smarter.

By the way, Dreamweaver does not insert “lots of crap” (although it may have in many years past). It does write pretty clean code, but it won’t prevent you from writing bad code. That’s where knowing your code will save you.

Lastly (no, really), we all start where we start, and I find it offensive when people put down newcomers who have yet to learn the tools of the trade. But then, I’ve only had 10 years of experience, and hand-coded for years, so take the above with a grain of salt. 😉