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ok for anyone else trying this, i’ve had to mess around with the

admin-functions.php, edit-form.php, edit-form-advanced.php and post.php to get the result i wanted.

it isn’t pretty because i was reluctant to remove things permanently or change things (even though i was working from backup files) but if you wantto pick and choose from the advanced and simple posting options in the ‘Write-post’ page thats where to look.

The reason i did this is because i think the “Advanced Custom Fields” is very difficult to use quickly and efficiently, it is too far down the page, you have to select from a drop down menu…. it’s basically a pain all round. I’m dying for someone to write a good wordpress desktop application that compares with Livejournals SeMagic, where you can really customise it how you need and it can handle all features including plugins of wordpress in it’s own interface inclusively… but i’m just dreaming.

ah ok i missed out on edit-form.php thanks podz.

i actually want to edit the “write post” page in the admin section, so i can change the layout, particularly to add my custom field as part of the simple write-post page, (so i don’t have to have Advanced Feature showing, as i dont need most of them)

i have already read the codex page you’re linking to and it doesn’t cover what i’m interested in. i already know how to use and implement custom fields in my entries, that is not a problem. it’s the admin side i want to customise.

ok i’ve clarified ‘include’ is something like this:

<?php get_header(); ?>
i’m thinkin i’ll put it somewhere in post.php

now i just need an idea of how to write a small .php module that will have a one line input field that is my custom field “mymusic”.

as i said in my post i already have MySQL running both on my local and remote servers.

the issue is in getting dreamweaver to show the CSS. or to develop a decent workflow whereby i’m editing wysiwyg offline.

hey, root thats the second time you’re talked about two/three column changing layouts, care to show an example?

oh my god thats bloody fantastic!!!! do you make coffee too?

it’s amazing how great it is to see three column sites marked as such! so much eaiser to peruse! I noticed the trident theme wasn’t marked as a 3 column theme, though

coincidentally it’s the trident theme i wish to ask about again… it’s by far the closest to what i want, atleast i can imagine how in CSS i can change it to what i’m looking for ??

that link to Nero’s trident theme https://eretzvaju.org/download/devenir_en_gris/ has me a bit confused though because it keeps switching themes.

the first version i saw amazed me:
<img src=”https://volupt.nu/temp/trident-b.jpg”&gt;
i like how the sidebar is split into two columns, it’s very light and ‘zen’.

but today when i visited i saw the actualy “trident” look:
<img src=”https://volupt.nu/temp/trident-a.jpg”&gt;

i could find no reference to that first theme anywhere, but it really is an interesting solution to the 3 column idea. I’m curious if it is a downloadable theme or just Nero’s personal special ?? any ideas?

anyway i’ll probably stick to that Nero “fade to grey” take on “trident” i think it’s really elegant and simple and quite close to what i want in the end.

hmmm.. well i found the reference in footer.php of the classic layout for the sidebar. and since i want a very basic deal pretty much the exact same sidebar just with my content in it:
my site here:
https://volupt.nu/index.php

i’m gunna have a go on my own ?? i bet i’ll learn heaps in the process.

i’ll also have a look at the above for tips and ideas and if need be scratch and startover.

thanks for the fast responses and good suggestions guys!

7seconden, thats an interesting idea! i’d never thought of that, and havent seen an example – can you show me one perhaps? i’d assume i’d need to put static content into it though, keep the content separate? i have no idea…

haha raianoat, you’re right it isn’t what i want to hear ?? but i’ll keep it in mind as i get more desperate!

i’m not afraid to get into PHP in fact thats what i want to do, get in there and understand it all. anything that can be broken can be fixed… except me… i’m still shattered…

but where is the reference that puts sidebar.php into action? i can’t find it anywhere…. i thought it would be in index.php… apparently not!

uh nevermind, MySQL wasn’t joining the user to the database, i did it again for safety and whaddaya know now it works… *headsmack* sorry

yeah, as the post shows, it’s got my own database name, username and password in the wp-config.php and has no problems with reading any of those.

it just can’t find the database i’ve names “volupt2_blog”, which does exist has been created and MySQL says is fine… but as i say, i know nothing about creating a database, perhaps i’m missing something on the MySQL panel…?