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Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: New header using get_header( $name); not workingThanks so much, esmi – that worked perfectly! I honestly didn’t realize that it would use index.php regardless, so I thank you for that invaluable bit of insight =)
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: New header using get_header( $name); not workingThanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear to be changing anything, even when clearing my cache.
The template was available in the dropdown when it was named blog-page.php, but I still tried page-blog.php and blog.php, which both show in the dropdown as well. I have the following at the top of this template page (an edited version of onecolumn-page.php that is in the Twenty Ten theme files):
<?php /** * Template Name: Blog * * Blog page * * The "Template Name:" bit above allows this to be selectable * from a dropdown menu on the edit page screen. * * @package WordPress * @subpackage Twenty_Ten * @since Twenty Ten 1.0 */ get_header( 'blog' ); ?>The only thing I changed just now was to put “‘blog'” back in. Knowing which is the correct call is a major relief in itself, though I’m not sure why it isn’t being seen. Is there a next step, maybe?
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: New header using get_header( $name); not workingI’ve cleared my cache each time I’ve reloaded. I also checked get_header(‘blog’); on two other computers. It is not set to be the front page and is not displaying as the front page either.
This header should be loading on the blog-page.php template, and the posts page as designated in the WP Settings was given the blog template. I hope that makes sense..
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: post goes over sidebaralchymyth, if you’re familiar with get_header( $name ); then perhaps you can help me with my issue? I have totally lost myself, but I’ve seen it work before: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-header-using-get_header-name-not-working?replies=2
(Since this thread has been resolved, and I really need some help xD)
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: New header using get_header( $name); not workingI even went out on a limb and tried get_header(“$blog”); but still no luck. Totally not seeing the problem =(
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: post goes over sidebar@alchymyth,
Nothing’s really wrong with calling a spade a spade, but we’ve all been there before, starting out and having to learn as we go. Chances are, hearing “duh!” from someone back when you were a beginner wouldn’t have been particularly helpful to you either.My response only expounded upon yours, so no, I wouldn’t have had the OP inserting code for no reason. ‘Twas a light-hearted comment – move on =)
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Strange Page problemseroxatmad,
Have you been using WordPress’ custom menus for everything? Once you have a page for Electronics and a page for iPod Dock, you should be able to add one as a sub for the other in two ways. Let me know if you’ve tried both of these:1) On the right side of the screen in “edit page” mode for iPod Dock is the Page Attributes box, which has a dropdown for Parent. Select Electronics in that menu and then Publish/Update the page.
2) When you’re adding or editing a custom menu (Appearance > Menus), add Electronics and iPod Dock to the same menu with electronics directly above iPod Dock. Then, drag iPod Dock toward the right just a tad until it clicks into a tabbed section.
Either of those methods should work flawlessly, but let me know if you’ve tried both.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: nav menu drop-down blocks too highHmmm, doesn’t look like you’ve changed much – if any – of the original theme, so I’m not finding anything at first glance. Trying adding to style.css:
ul.children {
margin-top: 20px;
}See if that bumps it. It’s the quickest thing I can think of, but if it doesn’t help then I would think something else is pushing it around (since this code seems otherwise unadulterated).
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Strange Page problemNo problem!
And when you are ready to tackle it, there is a NextGEN Gallery plugin here. I’m vaguely familiar with that one, and it seems great. The Zenphoto Gallery plugin looks like it may still have some issues, but figure out what works best for you =)
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: nav menu drop-down blocks too highCan you post a link to your site?
If you’re using the default Twenty Ten theme, I *think* it’s a unordered list (ul) called “Children,” but a link will help me/anyone pinpoint it if I’m not recalling the name correctly (going off of memory here).
Awesome! Let us know how it goes.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: post goes over sidebarWhile I don’t think the above post was very helpful, my guess is the poster is trying to say that you need spaces in your content. It looks like you’ve broken it because words that are that long simply can’t fit 😉
Ohhh, I get what you’re saying. Didn’t realize that you couldn’t even get to your dashboard, but you should have it under control now =)
Perhaps you can see about getting FTP access. If your brother hosts multiple accounts, then it may depend on whether he uses shared hosting or not. If you can get FTP access + an FTP client (like FileZilla) + a notepad (I prefer Notepad++), then you’re golden!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Mystery CSS in headerAh yes, some plugins sort of break the admin bar. Looks like the Disable Admin Bar plugin will get rid of it altogether if you’d like. Otherwise, my guess is that when you disable the Under Construction plugin, you’ll see the admin bar; otherwise, it may be a different plugin that is making it disappear. No worries, you aren’t missing much 😉
Honestly, the admin bar sometimes gets in my way and I usually have the dashboard open in one tab and the site open in another tab to edit and view simultaneously. So the admin bar is worthless xD
We’ve all been through this before xD
Actually, if you added the code yourself, then you should be able to remove it the same way without having to wait for your brother. So if you pulled up the theme functions (functions.php) with the WordPress editor, try pulling it up there again and then Ctrl+F to search for “remove_shortcode” and/or “add_post_type_support” – remove the lines you inserted and check on the site again.
Note that it is possible to get stuck in a seemingly endless loop of errors, with every refresh returning a new error. I’ve been through that, too, so if that happens…don’t freak out 😉 There’s pretty much a solution for everything.