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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Can search PDFs?You might consider looking at some of the plugins for the Google desktop 2 program. One of them is a pdf search tool..might get you started on what needs to be done. In my case, I also offer tons of PDFs, and Google (the search engine) is able to search the ocr’ed versions of pdfs (but not the image only pdfs, obviously). Next best choice is to have a keyword list of the most obvious search terms for each pdf, but that would take a lot of time if you have hundreds like I do…and I don’t (have time, that is..)
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Forum PluginHey Kris,
I installed the update you posted a couple days ago, and I still get the same error…the double /blog/thing. In my case, its in the /sr4/ dir. off my root dir. And, it’s only for the admin functions. Is it possible you might allow the admin section, or the setup function to allow the blog owner to put the path in to the root dir for xdforum?
Thanks…keep up the good work….it still looks promising.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Site has total crashed.Seem to have fixed it now. Not sure what caused it..but part of it was the Wordspew plugin…deleted and reinstalled, and it works fine now.
The Banner plugin also seemed to have an issue.
Very strange issue, however. What tools exist out there to debug a crashing/dead/flatlined install of WP? I heard about something called wp-medic? Can anyone tell me about this one?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Site has total crashed.I have the orig. wp-content/ dir renamed. Uploaded clean 1.5.2 wp-content file set. Was able to log into site, and view with generic theme. All data ok. Copied the theme I have customized to new content folder. It shows ok, with my custom header w/graphic in place, postings and pages all there. The side bar is messed up because I haven’t copied over the plugins directory with my plugins used for this theme yet. That’s next, and may tell me that THAT is the issue. Why it would crash the entire site I don’t know. So, let’s see what plugins it will take to duplicate the problem.
Thanks.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: dreamweaver as wysiwyg WP editor?I’ve used Dreamweaver X 2004 (Dreamweaver 7) for a couple of years now. It still has issues with some css, in static html sites. The new version in Studio 8, supposedly has better success in showing your site as it might appear more appropriately. Go to http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/?promoid=BIOD
and download the demo of version 8, and see if that makes a difference for you.Personally, I use the WAMP server package, and WordPress runs likes a charm on my laptop, for doing all my testing and mods before uploading to my online website server.
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Announcing “BloxPress”: a Ajax Web2.0 ThemeWow.
All I think of to say, after viewing the demo, is to quote Mr. W. Smith….
“I have GOT to get me one of these!!”
Keep up the development, and keep us updated. VERY impressive work.
RIch
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Announcing “BloxPress”: a Ajax Web2.0 ThemeSounds good…but, uhmm…links not working?
Maybe later, k?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Problems with NEW posts not showing…and I’m stymied as to whyhttp://survivalring.org/sundancer/?cat=4
are the latest postings…
I considered the time difference, even setting one of the posts a day ahead, and it didn’t show as I expected.
I’ve JUST NOW changed the dates posting dates on the three posts in question, to show a post time of around noon today ( all the rest of the posts were done in the wee hours of this morning ).And, now they show up correctly. I really don’t think it was my late night programming that caused the issue, but it seems to be working now…
This blog is replacing a static html template design I did months ago, at http://www.survivalring.org/sundancer/index.htm . My only other thought with this was to delete and reinstall from scratch the whole shebang, but don’t have to now.
However, I am STILL getting that pesky SYNTAX error, code 0, line 175, character 23 on every page of this install. Seems to be (if I’m reading the code correctly) something to do with a sajax debug function. Where should I start looking for that issue? Thanks Tom, Tech, for your quick feedback…
Rich
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Installing php: browser wants to save file instead of runningI was having this problem when I upgraded one of my several WP installs. I copied files over, but did NOT run the upgrade.php.
If this is a new install, dunno…if it’s an upgrade, try running the above file. It fixed my problem.
Rich
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Secure Files – upload/download files out of the web rootLooks like a WONDERFUL tool for those of us who are configuring ecommerce systems around WP. There are also a few php scripts that could be used as an addition to WP that would allow hooking up paypal sales, transaction management, and more, and using WP for the serving of the “catalog” of digital products. The key to security in this environment, is SECURING your digital product, and this plugin, if it works as advertised (just found it…will install it this afternoon) fills the bill for managing your content safely. After playing with it a little, I’ll review it here and mention the other tools I’ve already been using non-WP that may interface with WP giving you instant ecommerce power.
Rich
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Adding a chat room to my wordpress pageI’d recommend the very inexpensive FlashChat php program.
http://www.tufat.com/script2.htm
Very customizable, many admin and mod features…and flash source code included, you could easily match up some styling looks to match your template.
Rich
By George, it worked. THANK YOU!
This one gets printed out and taped to the wall so I won’t forget it.Rich
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Offline theme editorthe very simplest thing to do would be to install apache/php/mysql on your home computer. The WAMP package, available at http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php is completely free, and the install is almost brainless. Once installed, you simply copy your WordPress package over to the proper directory within WAMP, and it should start up, after you do the required wordpress database setup using phpmyadmin (which is included).
After setup, you simply get WAMP booted, browse to your new wordpress testbed directory, and then start up your editor in another window, to make your changes to your theme. Simply go back and forth between your server window (what the world would see if you moved the WP files online), and your edit window…be sure to make ONE change at a time, so you know exactly what broke when you break it in your editing mode.
Trial and error will get you up to speed. Until someone else writes a SPECIFIC WP Theme viewer, this will get you going within an hour, of doing exactly what you want to do.
Rich
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Adding streaming video to a postHi,
I used an EMBED tag, to put my videos on one of my project sites. Here is the code I used on this page…
http://survivalring.org/yaaaonline/?page_id=8
<div align=center>
<embed SRC=http://www.survivalring.org/Think.mpg WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=300 AUTOPLAY=false CONTROLLER=true LOOP=false ></embed>
Click on the PLAY button. Or, RIGHT CLICK here and SAVE AS to your computer, and then OPEN after download completes.
</div>
(By the way, this one minute video won a coveted Telly Award this past June….see other vids at http://www.yaaaonline.com)
I’ve not had any problems with anyone (yet) not being able to see the video, so I assume it works for most.
The same embed tag can be used for any multimedia file.
Rich
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Automatic WP Mp3 Player or other Plugin for playing mp3s?I d/l the latest version last nite, and got it working, but I had to FTp my mp3 files to the /files/ directory.
Once the files were there, I hit the flag for ‘external file’, typed the full URL of the filename, and hit upload..and it appeared on the file list. Another problem is that the graphics in the /theme/ directory are not linked to properly. I had to edit the PLUGIN to remove some extra ‘/’ and then, move the button graphics from the /theme/ directory to the directory that the /theme/ directory is in. After doing that, the graphics appeared.
Upon putting the linking php code on the page, and playing with that a little bit (look at the README file in the download) I was able to get those on the page.
Take a look.
http://www.survivalring.org/sr4
The controls are on the right side mid page.
I did notice that the player does NOT work in Firefox, tried on 4 different Firefox computers today.
What’s up with that?
Did download a demo of Wimpy Player to look at. Also, consider Radio.Blog, now at version 2.3. I’ve seen one blog running this, and have played with it on other sites. Looks like a good opportunity.
Rich