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Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Different Sidebars?Well, I did the same thing and I spelled out how to do it here. That might help.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: WordPress Backup Week July 23-30I just backed up my site with Skippy/Ringmaster’s AWESOME backup plugin and I think that word sums it up.
You can backup with one click which will generate a .gzip saved copy of your database, with the core WordPress files, which will pop up the File Save As window with instructions to download the backup to your hard drive.
Or you can customize your choices. You can backup to your server and download it at your convenience, or click on the file link from the completion screen and download it then. If you choose the later, it will automatically delete the backup file from the server upon completion of the download.
You can also choose to have it email you the backup. WOW!
You can gzip or not gzip the file to compress it and save space. If you have a huge database to backup, and the memory on the server can’t handle the compression, it will automatically save the file unzipped. Wow!
As you save the file, there is a progression bar that shows you what tables in your database are being backed up as they are being backed up. Very nice feature, especially for large databases, giving you something to look at on the screen as you tap your toes and wait for the backup to finish.
You can also select non-core WordPress tables that are usually created by plugins in your database and include those in your backup.
A HINT
Avoid backing up any large tables like comment spam, statistics, and things you can live without. These are usually non-essential and can bloat your backup file.This backup plugin makes backing up your WordPress database simple and easy. Thank you Skippy and Ringmaster for looking out for us during WordPress Backup Week!!!!
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Plugin Competition Winners !WEEEE!!!!!! This is great news!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Managing Large SitesAnd why do you have that many Pages in your Manage > Pages? Yikes. Consider moving some of those to posts as not all 1000 Pages should be Pages. I moved my site from static to WordPress and I had a lot of debate over the difference between a Page and a post. I have over 700 posts and 17 pages. It required some rewiring of my thought processes to really get clear about what deserved to be a “Page”.
For CMS purposes, any web page generated on your site is valid. The difference is in how you use the template tags for each as well as category templates. For example, if you want a fast list of the core Pages like “contact”, “schedule/events”, “about”, etc, then having those as pages allows you to use the
wp_list_pagestemplate tag to generate that core list.Having the rest of your material as posts allows the use of the powerful category templates so you can customize each category page with how things are listed and provide more information specific to each category.
If you are using multiple authors, using the Author Templates allow custom information to be displayed along with the author’s posts.
If you want to link to ANYTHING within a navigation or a page, referring to posts as pages or even linking to categories, see:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Linking_Posts_Pages_and_Categories
and
http://codex.wordpress.org/Good_Navigation_LinksI hope that helps. And ColdForged Enhanced Post View is AWESOME and I cannot live without it. It would be nice if applied to Pages, but I spend most of my time with Posts.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Next/Previous Page Blank & ErrorOkay, there are several next page links in WordPress.
* Next and Previous Posts
* Next and Previous multi-post pages (front page/categories/archives/search)
* Next and Previous pages of a single post that uses<!--nextpage-->Here is info about them:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Good_Navigation_Links
http://codex.wordpress.org/Next_and_Previous_Links
http://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_Page-LinksPart of your problem might be with your permalinks structure, but then I ran a validation check on that page and I think if you clean up those, you might fix some of the problems. There are a few problems there to pour through. Some are related to ads, but there are others in there.
If you turn off permalinks, do you still have the problem? rename your .htaccess file and see if it cleans it up. If it does, then the problem might be there. If it doesn’t, then let us know.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Linking to a Post under pagesForum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Tweaking WordPress for personal websiteOkay, you got so many things you want, it’s hard to figure it all out.
1. You want password protected pages.
2. You want to generate a different “look” (style) per category.
3. The category list will be on a pseudo static Page you want to call projects.php or whatever.Until we get better clarification on ALL these different things, and right now, I think a static website might be a better idea than a PHP generated one as it will give you much more fine-tune control over what looks like what, or a solid CMS system.
Here are some resources you might have missed:
http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action
http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_HierarchyForum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Where do I startKeep on going. You’re doing great. Make little step changes.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Category Visibility, Parent And Child Categories Not BehavingJoni, this is an amazing amount of work, but try contacting the plugin authors. There may be come conflicts and some cross overs with all of these. And make sure you have the latest version. I just checked one of my plugins and it was updated YESTERDAY with a bug fix and I didn’t even know it was broke. 😉
It’s always fun when you work hard to push and pull things into place. Ain’t it fun that WordPress helps you do that, leading you into all kinds of trouble.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Create an archives pageHere is another article that might be of help for creating archives pages:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Archive_IndexForum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: WordPress Backup Week July 23-30WordPress Backup Week begins tomorrow. I’ve spent the last week talking about it and preparing for it. I’m sure that many of you have helped us spread the word about Backup Week and posted about this on your site. Thank you. And hopefully you have started thinking about what is involved in backing up your WordPress site.
To help you, check out these articles in the Codex:
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups
http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database
http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_BackupWe also have a thread in the forum for Backup Sob Stories so you can share your woes and suffering with others so they can learn from your experiences and, hopefully, not repeat them.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: A podcast quicktagThis is awesome. For more information on using podcasts in WordPress, see http://codex.wordpress.org/Podcasting which includes info on using Podz Podcasting Quicktags….like that name!!!!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Exporting WP entries for Movable TypeHave you visited the WordPress Codex with step by step instructions on how to create your own theme? There are also MANY articles listed there and on the net to help you design your theme.
If the theme is the only reason you are changing, then consider choosing one of the more than 300 themes available and NOT designing your own, only tweaking.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Kubrick: Change bullets for certain elements in sidebarFor help on lists and sidebar information, we have some great step by step documentation here:
Customizing Your Sidebar
Styling Lists with CSS and WordPressThese explain how to deal with adding or removing list bullets.
And if you would like to set them horzontally:
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Structured Blogging CustomizationI don’t know what the homesite is or what you are trying to do, since you aren’t specific, and we need specifics.
Here is information that will help:
Introduction to Blogging
First Steps with WordPress
WordPress Lessons
New to WordPress – Where to Start
WordPress Blog Design and Layout
Using WordPress Themes
Stepping Into Templates
Stepping Into Template Tags
Secrets of WordPress Themeing