Marc
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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Questions about DashboardIf the theme you placed in the template folder is “unzipped” as you describe you must un zip it for the system to read it.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Help Needed Adding RSS feed to Front Page of SiteTry this plugin.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Get rid of the spamForget all the rest, and get the best: Bad Behavior.
No need for anything else.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Text wrap problemsAll the coding in the link provided is not php based. What is marked as “CSS” you can copy into your stylesheet. In your case that would be “default/style.css”
Check the section labled as para 3. In that section is this example:
“<div class=”img-shadow1″><img src=”ducks.jpg” alt=”” /></div><div class=”clearer”> </div>
That part would be placed around your image of choice and in the actual WP entry as you write it.
You might also look at this from A List Apart. It explains a similar way to accomplich what you want, plus provides the needed images for the dropshadows.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Confusion about Trackbacks in 1.5And just so I can pile on:
Here is how “great” MT’s TypePad trackback system works, or rather doesn’t work!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Text wrap problemsI assume you are trying to wrap text around images in your posts. If so…
Try this
Forum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: I need Manager of Blog SiteWhile I have no interest in, or time available to manage what you desire here is a bit of advice:
If you require a blog for multiple users under one domain the perferred choice would be to use WordPress Multiuser, vice WordPress.
It is specificlly designed for an unlimited number of users each with their own account and ability to select a theme they prefer.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How to use commentsGo into “Options” then “Discussions.”
The third line down reads: “Allow people to post comments on the article.” Check the box beside it.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Memorable Posts Plugin?You might try this plugin: Featured.
It allows you to add a tag to your sidebar that lists whatever posts you name. It adds a checkbox to your write or edit screen to designate the post as “featured” and if you want to have it displayed with an image.
I have it set to just list the post title. On the authors site linked to above it shows both an image and title.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Confusion about Trackbacks in 1.5Well isn’t that special!
NEWSFLASH My first blogs were on MT (over two years worth), I’m fully cognizant of what they are and can do. I have been on WP since ver 1.2 and fully understand what it does and is capable of doing.
Pingbacks and trackbacks have, on occasion, been a problem with WP on a minority of installs and very far from all. That has been fixed with the lastest version.
I have never had a single problem sending or receiving pings or tracks from MT blogs, or Expression Engine for that matter, period. And BTW the pings I send out (test only I think they are a waste of bandwidth) do include an exerpt, so sue the codex people they have it wrong.
End of story.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: text wrapping for imagesI agree moshu. I use the code and dropshadow images originally made by Dunston. Just added to code to the quicktags and it’s one click and done.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: text wrapping for imagesHow much easier do you want it? Just add the CSS to your theme stylesheet and wrap your each image in the correct span indicated as suggested by podz.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: One column templatesThere is no special reason, just a design preference by the author of the blog. Some like the uncluttered look of a single column. Anything that needs to be accessed from the main page can be added to a horizontal menu across the top or below the header graphic via a javscript or CSS menu.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Confusion about Trackbacks in 1.5I would suggest to the WP development team that they seek an “Movable Type” style inplementation, siunce they seem to the the ones who invented it.
I would suggest you understand the difference between trackbacks and pingbacks.
Your basic premise is out to lunch. Yes MT and Typepad has a function to link from your blog post to another outside blog post if yours contains the URL of the outside blog post.
BUT As you describe it that is a pingback not a trackback. WP has both, both functions work just fine.
Here educate yourself before you make wild and unrequired requests of the WP developers.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Itsallyourfault.net needs your theming helpWell now the sidebar not stretching to the bottom of the page is far different than “The sidebar is appearing at the bottom” as stated in your original post.
As I noted previously the CSS controlling the sidebar gives 100% height. Which means it will flow from top to bottom of the page. It isn’t because you don’t have enough content in it to force it lower on the page.