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Forum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS HACKERI personally recommend you change hosts. Or at least ask your current host to put you on a *different server*, and tell them why. You’re not sure how he got in right? Was it through wordpress, an insecure plugin, or through another way entirely? He might have installed something to easily let him in again, which is why I recommend being moved to a new server.
Do you have a backup of your mysql database? That’s the main thing you want, as it’s your ‘content’.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: sidebar links work in FF but not in IEYour leaf image is cut off? Just checked on a Mac firefox, and I don’t see what you mean.
More firefox observations.
Your headlines are immediately under your google ads. Almost touching. I don’t recall it being that tight before. It looks like a boo boo.
And the block of type with your copyright is underneath the sidebar on short pages, like this page > http://www.ladydelaluna.com/weight-loss-food-recipes-tracking-and-so-on/weight-watchers-recipes/ I would expect you want it to start past the sidebar and be centered under your body content. It’s centered on the whole page, or a larger container or something.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Why use WordPress? And can it do the following…Part of what he wants is to make custom sidebar content for each page controlled through the admin interface by someone who doesn’t know how to code. So an editor might create a new page, with new sidebar content, without touching the theme files. So for the most part, he’ll want to have plugins, or write his own plugins to create these options. Easy stuff for someone like him once he gets familiar with the wordpress hooks and coding standards.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Why use WordPress? And can it do the following…As you know, wordpress is customizable through plugins. Some of your specific concerns are addressed with plugins. The one thing I’m not sure about is custom sidebars on a per page basis. It may well exist, and I’m just not familiar with it. Integrated gallery options exist.
There is also a built in system for authors profiles. It needs to be included in your theme, and there are some themes that already make use of this. Basically, you can click on an author to view his profile, and have it include that info you spoke of. I’m not getting into the specifics of how to do that, as that’s not the point of this thread.
I would like you to consider something else. You appear to have the skills to write a couple of plugins yourself to create any specific function you might require. I’d like you to consider doing that within wordpress instead of writing an entirely separate blog system. As I mentioned, a lot of what you want already exists. Anything you might be missing would be very easy for you to add. An example would be your custom side bar per page. I can think of a couple of different ways that could be done off the top of my head. If I was so inclined, I could probably write a plugin in a hour to do it. (again, it might already exist, I’ve just never looked for such a thing). You could certainly handle the task yourself as well. Plugins can customize the admin interface, and it’s all quite easy. To have someone like yourself in the wordpress community would be a great benefit. And you have access to a great many coders who are very familiar with wordpress in return.
If you’re looking for a specific function that you believe isn’t included in the basic wordpress install, visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins.
For a partial list of plugins that have been tested with wordpress 2.0.x, visit http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Matt/2.0_Plugin_Compatibility
And I also use google to find wordpress plugins, as those lists are far from complete. WordPress is enjoy a huge amount of growth, and google is our friend!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: A Few (Very Important) Questions on HTAccess and moreI would recommend you keep wordpress in it’s own dir. You’ll keep your hits, and won’t have conflicts with the rewrite rules. You could make a rewrite rule in the html root to automatically bounce visitors to the wordpress dir if they haven’t asked for a page more specific than domain.com/ or domain.com
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: simple image upload interfaceit lets you limit image dimensions. if they upload a large one, it will resize it to your limit. and it can keep the original on the server if you like, or delete it.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: phpMyAdminYes, I would. Although it’s likely possible without waiting through a preview url, it would mean you would need to change a couple settings after the domain transfer. If you can wait, I recommend that. It will be the least trouble for you.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: phpMyAdminum, I don’t think it’s that moshu. He’s connected to that page through ftp instead of http. If you look in the location bar in the browser, you’ll ftp://…
connect to ht tp://YOURDOMAIN.COM/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php
remove the space between the t’s.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: phpMyAdminYOu don’t have to create a database. You’ve got one based on what you’ve said. You can pretty much ignore phpmyadmin. You don’t need to go into it at all.
When you install wordpress, it will connect to the database using the information you entered in wp-config.php. WordPress will create *the tables* it needs in the database that already exists.
I think sometimes people misunderstand the difference between a database and a table in a database. WordPress can share a database with countless other programs who each have their own collection of tables in the same database.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: sidebar links work in FF but not in IEI just upgraded to the latest beta3 of ie7. And now I see the same problem. Weird how beta2 was good, and beta3 isn’t. Are they going backwards?
When I tried to click on the link, nothing happened. But when I tried to double and triple click it, the paragraph of text to the right in the body of the page highlighted, as if I double and triple clicked on it.
One thing I might try is specifically setting the z-index for the various blocks. It’s acting like something is in front of it, or is otherwise caca with the z index layers.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: sidebar links work in FF but not in IEjust checked my ie7 version. it’s 7.0.5335.5 beta 2
I’ve tried about half of the sidebar links, and each one tested works.
I’m going to update it to the latest and see what happens.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Problem with DIV box overlapping post contentglad you’re sorted, you’re welcome!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing blog content from Twoday to WordPressif it’s called rdf to rss, that would be fine. I haven’t personally ever used one, so I can’t speak to which ones might be better than others.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: sidebar links work in FF but not in IEI think I tested ie7 beta 2. I’ve forgotten which one I have, and I’m not near that puter right now. I’ll make sure when I get the chance.
As to what’s wrong, no idea at this point.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: sidebar links work in FF but not in IEI tested them in ie7 on windows, and they are clickable. There are other things wrong in ie7 though. Your header and google ad links are covered over by the leaf graphic at the top left.