Brand new to WordPress

wildscribe – lynda.com, got it. Thanks

MacManX – 4 things:

#1 – Yes, that plugin IS what that I am talking about. I looked up “slug” in the CODEX and that definition totally makes sense. Is this a correct example of what you mean by “slugs”: I am using the slug “123” for the post title “(Owner)’s Website is easy as 1-2-3!”?

#2 – Functionality: I checked the Plugin Hopmepage >> and I am confused on how I can “create a hand-crafted menu that links to…anything within [my] site“. The plugin is already activated and I don’t know how to search the code in the HTML tab to locate where it is being used.

#3 – About https://wordpress.tv – That site has been SUPER helpful. When I was getting acquainted with WP at the beginning of this forum, the 2010 Matt & Mike Interview video was the first one I ever watched and it provided a good “overview” of WP in general. Also, When WP 3.0 came out, the State of the Word 2010 video was very useful in bringing me up to date.

FYI, I found an excellent short video in the CODEX about blogging. When I got started, I had NO idea what a blog was. For me, this video explained it VERY well.

#4 – Lastly, you inspired me to experiment with the other menu features above the message box. How do you insert text from previous posts into those grey boxes you used in your last reply? I wanted to use that feature below to respond to leadsa, but I didn’t know how.

Leadsa – Yesterday at a local college, I sat in on the first class of a “Introduction to PHP” course. That experience, which I would recommend to everyone, helped me to see what you meant by how the code works “behind the scenes”. It was a very cool preview of where I am headed in my WP journey.

Is this a correct example of what you mean by “slugs”: I am using the slug “123” for the post title “(Owner)’s Website is easy as 1-2-3!”?

Actually, if your post title was “Owner’s Website is easy as 1-2-3!” then the slug would probably be owners-website-is-easy-as-1-2-3 . If your permalinks include the post title, then the post title in the URL is actually the “slug”.

I checked the Plugin Hopmepage >> and I am confused on how I can “create a hand-crafted menu that links to…anything within [my] site”. The plugin is already activated and I don’t know how to search the code in the HTML tab to locate where it is being used.

I believe the plugin’s purpose is to allow external links to be inserted into page list menus. For example, see my blog. Along the top is a collection of links. These are actually pages and the menu is being generated by a common function which lists all pages. The Page Links To plugin would allow me to create a page in WordPress called “Facebook,” so that it will appear in my top menu, but set it to link to my Facebook profile.

How do you insert text from previous posts into those grey boxes you used in your last reply?

Copy/paste the text that you want to quote, highlight it, then click the “b-quote” button.

the post title in the URL is actually the “slug”

Got it! So, “123” becomes the new slug since I changed the permalink from the post title “owners-website-is-easy-as-1-2-3!” to “123”. Right?

The Page Links To plugin would allow me to create a page in WordPress called “Facebook,” so that it will appear in my top menu, but set it to link to my Facebook profile

Using your blog as an example, if you were using Page Links To on your site, then your top link on the far right gallery would link straight to your mobile me gallery?

Lastly, Yep! I used the “b-quote” button properly. Very cool. Thanks! Now when people leave me a long reply, I can use this to get right to the point.

Got it! So, “123” becomes the new slug since I changed the permalink from the post title “owners-website-is-easy-as-1-2-3!” to “123”. Right?

Not necessarily. The slug is set is when you first write the post. So, even if you changed the title from “Owner’s Website is easy as 1-2-3!” to “123”, the slug may still be owners-website-is-easy-as-1-2-3 . You’ll have to manually edit the slug by clicking the “Edit” button next to the “Permalink” field just under the post title when editing it.

Using your blog as an example, if you were using Page Links To on your site, then your top link on the far right gallery would link straight to your mobile me gallery?

That’s correct. In fact, I should probably consider doing that. Thanks!

MANNUALLY edit the slug by clicking the “Edit” button next to the “Permalink” field just under the post title when editing it

Perfect. That is exactly what I did.

…I should probably consider doing that. Thanks

How cool that I was able to help you too! These forums rock!

Ok, next BRAND NEW TO WORDPRESS question:

NextGEN Gallery plugin – it says that I have exceeded the maximum upload size for this site. I’ve checked my host and I still have over 10 GB of disk storage remaining. How do I increase the max upload size for my site?

I have no direct experience with that plugin, but I believe it is referring to PHP’s maximum file upload size, and the file that you initially tried to upload was too large.

Here are three ways to increase it:

1. Increase the setting values in php.ini (e.g. upload_max_filesize = 64M ; and post_max_size = 64M ; ). Many hosts may not allow this.

2. Increase the setting values via .htaccess (e.g. php_value upload_max_filesize 64M and php_value post_max_size = 64M ). Many hosts may not allow this.

3. Contact your hosting provider.

< php.ini > & < .htaccess >

Where are these files located?

Contact your hosting provider

Ok. I’ll give this a try right now.

Where are [php.ini and .htaccess] located?

They should be in the root directory (probably /public_html/, /public/, /html/, /web/, /www/, /http/, /httpdocs/, etc.)

If you don’t find them there, just create them with a plain text editor using the content suggested above.

MacManX

…in the root directory

FileZilla lists it as:
Remote site: /

So, to compare with your examples, would you use // to write the location?

P.S. How did you add the grey highlighting to /web/ ?

3. Contact your hosting provider

My host said that “if I use my FTP to upload the files to my server, then I won’t need to use WP and, therefore, I won’t need to increase my maximum file upload size.”

HOWEVER, using the plugin NextGEN Gallery there are STILL some images that the [View with PicLens] link does not show. It’s like they never got uploaded. Every gallery I use as [nggallery id=x] has holes in it, black shaded blanks in the thumbnail row.

I am serching the forum for the tag: NextGEN Gallery, forum using [nggallery id=4]

ATTENTION: The last line in my previous post:

I am serching the forum for the tag: NextGEN Gallery, forum using [nggallery id=4]

should read:

“I have found the forum for the tag: NextGEN Gallery, but I still can’t find the solution.

MacManX – What can I try next?

So, to compare with your examples, would you use // to write the location?

Probably not. I blame terminology on this one. / is literally your root directory in standard terminology, but your “root” directory is probably one directory above that (probably like the examples I posted above) in “internet terminology”. It refers to the directory holding your web files.

P.S. How did you add the grey highlighting to /web/ ?

Use the “code” button from the bar up top when posting.

My host said that “if I use my FTP to upload the files to my server, then I won’t need to use WP and, therefore, I won’t need to increase my maximum file upload size.”

That’s pretty much a cop-out response, but if they don’t know WP then I guess they wouldn’t be aware that WP’s uploader is a fully integrated uploading and cataloging system. Sure, you can use FTP to upload media outside of WordPress, but when it comes time to insert media or create a gallery, WordPress will be unaware of its existence. So, you’ll still need them to boost the maximum upload file size.

“root” directory is probably one directory above that

My host says I have an ABSOLUTE HOSTING PATH that ends in /html/. It has a bunch of stuff before that: /home/content/..../html/ is that what you are talking about?

WordPress will be unaware of its existence…. still need them to boost the maximum upload file size

Is it best to manually change the php.ini and the .htaccess files like you said above, or should I use a Parent/Child option?

My OWN research to answer the two below:

STILL some images that the [View with PicLens] link does not show….MacManX – What can I try next?

Through perserverance, I found answer to fix the blanks on this topic. Also, I created a TWITTER account and I sent the author a tweet. I checked the suthor’s home page and I noticed that WP Forum posts go his site when you add the nextgen-gallery tag

My host says I have an ABSOLUTE HOSTING PATH that ends in /html/. It has a bunch of stuff before that: /home/content/…./html/ is that what you are talking about?

In that case, your root directory is /html/

Is it best to manually change the php.ini and the .htaccess files like you said above, or should I use a Parent/Child option?

I’d start with the .htaccess method. If that doesn’t work, try the php.ini method.

start with the .htaccess method

Which editor do you use?

Which “recommendable” text editor programs have the numbers on the left?

I use Fraise, but it’s Mac-only. Most of the plain text editors on that list should display line numbers, and some should have screenshots of their interface on their site.