Title: graemep's Replies | WordPress.org --- # graemep [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 50 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/replies/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Your WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/your-wordpress/) In reply to: [WordPress Theme Development](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-development/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-development/#post-417648) * > I liken it to people that install some Linux distro * I like the analogy – both Linux (assuming a newbie friendly distro) and WP work quite easily out of the box, but if you want heavy customization, you have to do a little work. * I think you hit the nail on the head with “WordPress looks easy”. It is incredibly easy for what is really a CMS (albeit a specialised one), so it gets recommended to people who do not know much. It also raises expectations that everything will be easy. * I am actually recently suggested that my father uses WordPress (he can just about manage a simple static site). Of course in his case he will ask me questions rather than the forums (that is what he does with Linux as well). * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Examples of wordpress as CMS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/examples-of-wordpress-as-cms/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/examples-of-wordpress-as-cms/#post-416564) * This is not very blog like: * [http://moneyterms.co.uk](http://moneyterms.co.uk) * The theme has been customised, there are a couple of useful plugins (related posts and the_excerpt_reloaded) other than that it is a fairly standard install. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Theme using HTML 4.0](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-using-html-40/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-using-html-40/#post-406106) * Thanks Yngwin * Yosemite, self closing tags are not valid HTML. It is not a huge problem in practice because most browsers ignore the slash, but it is nice to get pages to validate. * chradil, I want to use HTML 4 because its the best way to get as many browsers as possible into standards mode. [See this table](http://hsivonen.iki.fi/doctype/). * XHTML strict also looks OK from this point of view, but I am more familiar with HTML. * I also need to use snippets of other code (web stats, ads etc) and these are more likely to be valid HTML than XHTML 1.0 strict. That said most of what I use at the moment does validate as XHTML 1.0 transitional so it SHOULD be OK. * Then there is the whole issue of sending XHTML as text/html, although I do not really understand what the practical implications of that are. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Can you recommend a fishing theme?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-you-recommend-a-fishing-theme/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-you-recommend-a-fishing-theme/#post-405549) * One of my themes, [Esthwaite](http://pietersz.co.uk/2006/01/wordpress-theme-esthwaite) is based on photos of fishing boats on a lake. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Missing categories on write post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-categories-on-write-post/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-categories-on-write-post/#post-359721) * I found [existing thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/61255) on the same topic, with a fix. * I do think the default limit is far too low. I wonder if a limit is really necessary: if there are more than 100 rows in the categories table, it is probably because more than a 100 categories have been created; if they have been created they should be shown. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Red Drop: a theme with drop down menus](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/red-drop-a-theme-with-drop-down-menus/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/red-drop-a-theme-with-drop-down-menus/#post-338340) * I found two bugs while adapting the theme for a site with some special requirements. * If you are using this theme have a slightly misaligned blog roll, or a plugin fails (I missed out the wp_footer call) please download the current version for the same location. * Sorry for any inconvenience * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [wordpress as cms](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-as-cms-4/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-as-cms-4/#post-333565) * I think you trying to implement two different methods of controlling what is shown on your blogs home page at the same time. * One is to use a plugin, the other is to create a template called home.php. * I assume you are using Denis de Bernardy’s plugin. If so look at the instructions again. [http://semiologic.com/software/static-front/](http://semiologic.com/software/static-front/) * Incidentally, when he says “Create a page titled ‘Home'” he means a page within wordpress – i.e. created from the WordPress Admin “Write Page” page. * You should probably look at the documentation on templates at on pages. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [WP Themes – Charge? No-charge?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-themes-charge-no-charge/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-themes-charge-no-charge/page/2/#post-229271) * I am not sure I completely believe the FSF on the necessity to GPL plug-ins. * If the plug-in is distributed together with the GPLed software, then the distributor probably is in breach of the GPL. * However if the plug-in is distributed by itself (the usual case with themes), then the distributor is not actually distributing any GPLed code. If you are not distributing any GPLed code, then you are not breaching the GPL! * Angsuman: the GPL is a very pro-free markets license – it counters network effects and other distortions of the market. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [WP login on page outside WP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-on-page-outside-wp/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-on-page-outside-wp/#post-287207) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [WP login on page outside WP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-on-page-outside-wp/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-login-on-page-outside-wp/#post-287208) * Thanks Kafkaesqui, done in seconds and working fine. * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [CSS & PHP themes SUCK](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-038-php-themes-suck/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-038-php-themes-suck/page/2/#post-245211) * #3 Problem : Everytime you make a change you almost have to save, FTP, and go check your site to make sure your not messing up some PHP code or doing something that looks bad. * Solutions: * Use a text editor that can save files back over ftp. Your cycle becomes edit - > save -> test * Install a test copy on your PC. I think there are easy Apache and MySQL installers for Mac and Windows. Most Linux distributions come with both which makes it even easier. * I wasted a bit of time trying to change the HTML root directory, I then realised it was easier to link from it to where I had copied the WP files. Other than that it was easy. * Beel: I think he is ranting. he is wrong, but they are all things a newbie could genuinely think, especially if they are used to relying in Dreamweaver (or something similar) rather then writing HTML themselves. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [New plugin: Frameable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-plugin-frameable/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-plugin-frameable/#post-244197) * How did you validate it? * validator.w3.org complains about form elements without action attributes, the placing of the form elements for both examples. In the case of the example on Investment Ideas it also complains about the use of a literal ampersand instead of & * Anyway I am impressed someone took the trouble to check! Its very reassuring to know that the community is good at spotting mistakes. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [New plugin: Frameable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-plugin-frameable/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-plugin-frameable/#post-244131) * The examples on my site do not validate as XHTML, but that should be fixable. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Can WordPress do what I need?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-do-what-i-need/) * [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-do-what-i-need/#post-243953) * It should be possible, and should be fairly straight forward. You need to re- do the query that returns the posts to be displayed on the page. There is fairly good documentation on how to do this. See: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts) * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Overlapping text in IE](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overlapping-text-in-ie/) * Thread Starter [graemep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graemep/) * (@graemep) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overlapping-text-in-ie/#post-236584) * Thanks for the hints. * I doubt its the first problem becuase it validates. the second is possible. * My problem now is that I have been completly unable to reprouce this. It works with IE 6 running under Wine, screen shots from Browsercam all look fine. The problem only appears to affect the person who reported it (running IE 6 on Win 98). 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