Len
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Forum: Your WordPress
In reply to: google ads in the sidebarIf you’re using a self-hosted WP blog (not hosted on wordpress.COM) you can put Googly ads wherever you want. I don’t use ads myself but there shouldn’t be any technical difficulties between using 2 different ad services.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Use sidebar vs. add widgetYou downloaded wordpress.org? Holy crap that must have taken awhile – the Codex alone is 1,000 pages. 🙂
I’m not completely understanding. Are you trying to add widgets in conjunction with hard code? For instance, you have some items hard coded in your sidebar such as Recent Posts, Blogroll etc then add a widget? If so then the hard coded items will disappear as the widgets override them. You can’t have both – only one or the either.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Archive.php & Archive(s).phpHi t31os,
archive.php –> Is an archive template WordPress uses to display data when a category, author, or date is queried. This template is overridden by category.php, author.php, and date.php according to the Template Hierarchy. Take a look at Theme Development and scroll down to Theme Template Files List.
archives.php –> Is a custom Page Template created by you (if it was not already created by your theme’s author) that can be used to showcase your archived material. Typically it would contain a list of links organized in whatever manner you specify. For instance, the one I created for my theme lists my archives by date and topic. Think of it as a gateway page.
By the way, nice tut –> tabbed sidebar
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Famous 5 minute install????????“Len I feel your frustration.”
Sorry?
@btr57 – There are many causes for this. Search the forum for “blank screen” and you’ll find lot’s of useful info.
@flyboy1966 – If you can’t locate IIS then it’s probably not running so don’t worry about it. For reference, IIS (Internet Information Services) is basically a server for Windows. It is a part of Windows XP Pro. I don’t think it is actually installed by default. You have to go through the “Add Remove Windows Components” screen to install/activate it. More reading from the Microsoft IIS site.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: website shrinkedMake sure you fix the other issue. In Internet Explorer your blog gets cut off at that post.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: website shrinkedEverything looks fine on my end except for the issue I mentioned so it’s a local problem.
While holding down the CTRL key on your keyboard press the + key.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Show all comments for the hundreth timeI’ve never seen that either. Depending on how many comments the blog gets it could take forever for the page to load.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: website shrinkedAre we talking about the same site?
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: website shrinkedEdit the entry Song of a generation.
See this sticky for reference.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Famous 5 minute install????????what bloody database? what details, what username, what password?????????????????????
The database you created as per the instructions –> Installing WordPress
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Does anyone know what to do with this Error?failed to open stream: No such file or directory…
These types of errors are typical of missing files. In other words, not all of the files made it to the server during the upload process. It happens sometimes.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: crosspostingNot without using a client like Live Writer or ScribeFire or some such thing.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Do Stand-alone WP installs show up on WordPress.com search listings?WordPress.COM has nothing to do with self-hosted WP blogs. WordPress.COM using the WordPressMU software hosts WP blogs. People who download the regular WP software and host it themselves have nothing to do with that.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: sender of my blog emails changeI believe the file responsible for this is located at
wp-includes/pluggable.phpHowever it’s not advisable to go mucking about with core files. Here is a plugin that may do what you want. There may be others in the plugin directory, I haven’t looked that closely.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: resetting admin idIf this is for security reasons why not just create a new admin then delete the old one. It’s what I did.