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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Search not workingThe [..] is not usually a link. Usually, the link is the title of the posts that show up in the search results. The styling and linking all changes from theme to theme, though, some are customized further than others. Is the title of each search result linked?
What theme are you currently using? FYI, if you are interested in customizing the way that your search results display, you could create a child theme, add a search.php template, and add links in your loop code where you want them.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: trouble with child themesI agree. Stick with the child theme but add your changes one at a time so you can keep track of where the problems come up.
What kind of problems are you having?
Which parent theme are you making a child theme of?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Updating 3.6 installation errorHave you tried installing the update files using ftp instead?
If you do, make sure you don’t overwrite your config.php file or your /wp-content/ folder and all its contents.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: htaccess file in wp-admin folder issueDon’t worry — the correct filename for your htaccess file is .htaccess, there shouldn’t be any .php on the end of it.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Multiple Static Pages with Dynamic ContentOh sure. I meant as an alternative to the page Recipes, really. As a category, it’s automated and all the recipes can be browsed. They would, however, be chronologically ordered like blog posts.
The manual version you describe will work fine, it just takes a little more work on her part. But the links will still work and the SEO will be safe and she gets total control, which is nice. It’s just lacking a bit of automation!
I am not sure if you’re familiar with creating templates, but if you’re interested in going a little further, the best way to automate this would be to create a page template for the Recipes page which contains a special loop that pulls in anything in a certain category in a certain order (i.e. alphabetical, instead. Or grouped in child categories by recipe type.) Anyway, if you’re interested in reading further, here are a few links that will make you feel like a master once you try it. 🙂
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4 Ways to Loop with WordPress: wp_queryForum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Klasik] Klasik Theme Post/Page TitleOkay actually, now that I’ve seen your actual site setup, the code is different and it’s sort of split into three sections, so you need to change three things to adjust what you want:
a) This is some css that controls the top portion, which is where the top border line comes from:
#outerheader { Â Â Â Â background-color:Â #FFFFFF; Â Â Â Â border-color:Â #E4E4E4; }To change the color of the line, you can change the border-color value above.
b) This is the css that controls the text box background itself.
#outerafterheader { Â Â Â Â background-color:Â #FAFAFA; }So you can change the background-color value of your text box there.
c) To change the color of the lower line, you need to adjust this border-color:
#outermain { background-color: #FFFFFF; border-color: #E4E4E4; }You’ll need to find those attributes and make these changes in your site css file (style.css, in most cases). You CAN technically do this by logging in and editing Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > style.css.
But before you make any changes, take a look at the child theme or custom css options I linked to above. If you just make changes to the klasik theme css, then your changes will be overwritten if you have to update the theme in the future.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Stitch] Changing color of sidebar/mastheadGreat, @dondemaio. Thanks, @paulwpxp!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Media button for wordpress 3.6 is not workingIt hasn’t worked for the past two WordPress versions? I assumed you meant the button stopped working when you updated to 3.6.
When you try to use the Add Media button, what happens?
Depending on the error message you get (or lack thereof), there may be a server permissions problem happening.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Adding WebForm to WP site, Twenty-Thirteen themeThere are two ways to install plugins:
a) When logged into your WordPress site with an administrator-level account, click on the Plugins menu item, then ‘Add New.’ This will give you the option to search the WordPress plugin repository for plugins, and it will also give you the option to upload plugins that you already have the zip files for. Once you have chosen/uploaded/installed according to instructions on the page, you have to click ‘Activate.’ Once activated, you’ll be able to modify the plugins settings, either in the Settings area, or in its own tab, depending where it shows up.
b) Download the plugin file and unzip it. Access your server using an ftp program and find the /wp-content/plugins/ folder. Upload the plugin folder (unzipped) to the /plugins/ folder. Log into your WordPress dashboard and click ‘Plugins.’ The plugin you uploaded will be in the list of plugins on this page. Click activate.
After that, each plugin is different, so you’ll have to select one based on their description and then post in that plugin’s support forum if you still have questions. The link to the support forums for each individual plugin is on the plugin’s page.
Here is some more information about plugins: Managing Plugins
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Images display washed out on page, fine in editorAre they the correct size when you upload them, or are they being resized on the page or when they’re processed?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Installation issuesWhat is the Step 2 you’re talking about, @garrettsandberg? Which guide are you using?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Media button for wordpress 3.6 is not workingTry the following and see if it treats you any better!
–deactivate all your plugins. If this solves the problem, then you’re dealing with a conflict. Reactivate them one at a time to find out which one is causing the problem. Did you update all your plugins when you updated to 3.6?
–download a fresh copy of the WordPress 3.6 files and upload them to your server, overwriting the old files, all EXCEPT config.php and the entire /wp-content/ folder. You may want to make a backup of those before you do anything, just in case.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Klasik] Klasik Theme Post/Page TitleThe whole post title line is defined using this code:
<h2 class="posttitle">So, depending what you want to accomplish, you could add some css to style that tag the way you want it to appear. How do you want to adjust it?
If you’re going to make css changes, you should consider creating a child theme or using a custom css plugin, so that your changes are not lost next time the theme is updated!
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Stitch] Changing color of sidebar/mastheadLooks like it’s here, and it uses an image (images/background.jpg) to create that colour:
#masthead:before { background: url("images/background.jpg") repeat fixed 0 0 / 400px auto transparent; box-shadow: 1px 0 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); content: ""; height: 100%; left: 0; padding: 1.8em; position: fixed; text-align: center; top: 0; width: 316px; z-index: -1; }You would remove the background line and replace it with:
background-color: #183757;But keep in mind two things! First, you’re going to lose that texture in the image. The alternate way to do this would be to download the image, adjust it in a graphics program like Photoshop so it’s the shade of colour you want, upload it again and overwrite the old one. With that method, you wouldn’t change the code at all.
The second thing to remember is that if you make any changes to code, it’s best for safety’s sake to create a child theme first, or use a custom css editor. That way, if the Stitch theme gets updated in the future, you can update it without losing your changes.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Changed theme now inner links aren't workingIf you are using Custom Menus, you may have to go in and reset your menu. Menus are linked to themes, so they just need to be added again once a theme changes. Your menu structure will still be intact. You’ll find your menus in Dashboard > Appearance > Menus.
If that doesn’t fix all your problems, try updating your permalinks. Dashboard > Settings > Permalinks and Save Changes.