Title: NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount's Replies | WordPress.org --- # NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Gutenberg] People Hate Change, But It Is For The Best](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/people-hate-change-but-it-is-for-the-best/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/people-hate-change-but-it-is-for-the-best/#post-11058348) * That’s what’s wrong with software development these days, and hardware for that matter, forced adoption and change, whether necessary or not. Too many solutions to problems that DON’T really exist. The state of the code aside, if it was left as a plug-in, at least for the next 18 months or so, while it matures and gets to work properly, there would be NO real problem! From a professional standpoint, it’s almost unbelievable that WordPress felt it’s fine to force this on users, breaking so many templates and developed workflows. We already have page/visual builders, like Elementor, that are a hundred times better than Gutenberg, so quite off target I would say as an attempt to modernise and I’m sure there are other areas that should have had more priority – but everyone seems intent on dumbing down their products these days. Once you’ve experienced enough ‘change’ in a career, you soon recognise how much was ill-thought through and has wasted so much of your own time! * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Gutenberg] Sadly, totally pointless!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/#post-11058326) * Well, WordPress have pressed the self-destruct by forcing this ill-conceived and under-developed approach on users, busting many sites! Continued testing has demonstrated to me what an awful implementation this is. Products like Elementor already cover this more ‘visual’ approach a hundred times better. Had you the deference (lack of arrogance) to just leave this as a plug-in for a year or more, while it matured and could be tested properly, you would be in a much better place… you’ve just shot yourself in the foot… BIG TIME! I have locked down all sites I manage so they will never upgrade to 5 and looking to migrate to alternative platforms now. Such a shame!!! And something I’m hearing a lot all over the web. There seems to be a swell building up against the constant forcing of upgrades, hardware and software, and the simultaneous dumbing down of technology that is going to create a tsunami of rebellion in the next 12–18 months… I hope! Please, it’s a simple fix… leave Gutenberg as a plug-in. - This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/). - This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/). * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Gutenberg] Sadly, totally pointless!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/#post-10590387) * Continued attempts to use this has demonstrated to me beyond doubt what a terrible implementation this is. It’s neither a proper page builder or visual editor. No idea what it is, really. I cannot believe how far off target this is. Can’t see the wood for the trees I guess. I will not be updating any WordPress site to 5.0 if we cannot retain the existing approach. Even clients that maintain their own sites have found this to be awful and don’t want it. Might be time to ditch WordPress. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Gutenberg] Sadly, totally pointless!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/#post-10564986) * As a follow-up, and another go with Gutenberg, it is still not something I would use as it isn’t very compatible with some of the themes I use, some of which are not current. I’m not prepared to go through the agro to make them work, so will not upgrade to the next major release of WordPress unless the current editing approach is also maintained. I still see little advantage or real step forward with this. - This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/). * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[Gutenberg] Sadly, totally pointless!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-pointless/#post-10562892) * My experience is limited with page builders, but Elementor feels the best to use, mostly due to the live preview. I’m also going to look at Semplice. For myself, without seeing what you are going to get, dragging blocks around is not really much of a step forward. The current implementation also appears a little flaky when using Safari, so much so, the previous visual and text editors are better. Gutenberg relates to print, which is very fixed in it’s layout… WYSIWYG, yet here it’s being applied as a concept to something that is not. A personal opinion, I know, but it looked so full of promise. May be one day. - This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/). * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Tanzaku: set the number of columns to show in home page and page width](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-set-the-number-of-columns-to-show-in-home-page-and-page-width/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-set-the-number-of-columns-to-show-in-home-page-and-page-width/#post-1550842) * richbate, * Thanks for the feedback. Sorry, slow reply but never received notification of your question, and I haven’t been back here for a while. * In my site, sidebar sits at the top and sidebar2 sits at the bottom. The top one is designed for text (links), and the one at the bottom holds the other text links to pages and categories. * I’m not sure you can fix the the grid within a frame, as it has to flex for the content. Not quite sure what you are trying to achieve, but I suspect you will need to customise the index file and the sidebar files to accommodate the content you want to include. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [What is this plugin?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-this-plugin-1/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-this-plugin-1/#post-1572558) * This is not part of the theme, or at least the one you can download. Clearly, as the designers, they have customised their own version. I think there are lots of jQuery and other solutions to this that you could implement, but you will need to search around. I’m not aware of a specific WordPress plug-in. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Version 2.9 image editor not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-29-image-editor-not-working/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-29-image-editor-not-working/page/3/#post-1315345) * One other thing. You cannot crop thumbnails that are smaller than the thumbnail setting in in the Media preferences. Change this, and cropping is suddenly allowed. Simples! The drop down help with the tool explains this. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [404 problem with tanzaku theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-problem-with-tanzaku-theme/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-problem-with-tanzaku-theme/#post-1594160) * I’m still having an issue with this. I have spent ages comparing code with my( hacked) version and the original theme code and cannot find a problem. I do not have any custom settings with my hosting for error pages. If anyone can help, please let me know. Thanks! * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [more>> link in grid view](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moregtgt-link-in-grid-view/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moregtgt-link-in-grid-view/#post-1533628) * Sorry, haven’t been back here for a while. I simply ensure that the (a) image goes first in the post. I tend to compile and edit my posts in the HTML mode. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Remove current post from grid view](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-current-post-from-grid-view/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-current-post-from-grid-view/#post-1561615) * Finally made this work, so thought you might be interested in how. * Find the following code in index.php, then change the ‘query_posts’ to as shown below. This will remove the duplicate entry in the grid view. This will not work for ‘sticky’ posts. * ``` cat_ID; if ( count($arr_catID) ) $new_query_arg .= '&cat=' . join(',', $arr_catID); */ query_posts('offset=1',$new_query_arg); ?> ``` * The penny finally dropped!!! * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Tanzaku query](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-query/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-query/#post-1462975) * Hi janki_dee, * When you are editing posts in WordPress there is an icon on the bar above that looks like two pages split in two by a dotted line (Visual view). That is the‘ more’ code. Insert your cursor at the point in the text that you want to your‘ excerpt’ to stop. This can be anywhere (after a few words, sentence or paragraph). The theme will just include the text up to this point in the grid view, and add the ‘Details »’ or similar at the end. You can also customise what that is within index.php. You can also use the custom excerpt section if you want hand-crafted text instead. I hope that is a bit clearer. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Tanzaku: set the number of columns to show in home page and page width](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-set-the-number-of-columns-to-show-in-home-page-and-page-width/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-set-the-number-of-columns-to-show-in-home-page-and-page-width/#post-1550784) * I have done this by hacking the CSS. My [site](http://www.yellowfields.co.uk) is restricted to three columns. I set a max-width on the ‘#container’ and ‘#footer’. I also put a max-width on the ‘div.post-body’ style to stop single post text spreading across all columns; all my images just float to the right of the text. You may need to experiment with the CSS a little as I have customised the theme quite a bit now. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Remove current post from grid view](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-current-post-from-grid-view/) * Thread Starter [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-current-post-from-grid-view/#post-1561526) * Thanks, loligopress. I had come across that, but cannot see how to implement it in this theme. I think the bit of code below is where it should go… somehow. Any suggestions? My [site](http://www.yellowfields.co.uk). Thanks. * ``` cat_ID; if ( count($arr_catID) ) $new_query_arg .= '&cat=' . join(',', $arr_catID); query_posts($new_query_arg); ?> ``` * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Tanzaku query](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-query/) * [NoNameAsCannotDeleteSoddingAccount](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/) * (@yellowfields) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tanzaku-query/#post-1462970) * Mathew, * I can see from your website you haven’t solved this yet. * Fortunately, the answer is simple. Just insert the ‘more’ code that WordPress uses to create an extract after the first sentence or paragraph as you wish. You can also insert a custom insert within the edit page of the posts. You may need to scroll down a ways to see it. The tanzaku theme will use the custom excerpt first, then that within the body of the post if a custom excerpt doesn’t exist. * I hope that explains it. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yellowfields/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)