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Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Trouble with CSS in custom themeThe links are jacked up. Click enough of them and they still get you to the right places
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Trouble with CSS in custom themealchymyth,
You must have master level skills based on how fast you pegged me for a total rookie, which is correct. Thanks for all the good points.Validate the code, duh! Are there any other links that should be used to check the code with?
Did make an original html design which is now posted (finally figured out how the link works here) My first css project after reading Wrox beginning CSS, and doing several tuts on line. Really like the w3schools.com stuff. Will scrap the theme and start over using it again. Its good training. Will then try the float as viewspro suggests and/or call out the positioning more explicitly as done with the custom graphic header which works fine.
The doctype was researched. Found this link at wickipedia which seemed pretty good. Can you just use the HTML5 <!doctype html> as according to what the chart (2/3 to the bottom) says that will put all the browsers in standards mode that I’m concerned abut and in quirks mode for the rest. Will that work?
Bought and am working with Word press for dummies, digging into wordpress, wordpress 3 complete and wordpress 3 blueprints. In keeping with your observations, Wp for dummies has been the absolute best for me so far. The Codex drives me nuts as you wind up going in circles i.e. tall -> see high -> high -> see towering -> towering see tall. And where is the bare bones, vanilla, old school, no frills theme code? Maybe its just me not being able to find it. Had to go through the books and 4 other theme tuts on line and four or five themes to determine the bare minimum requirements (more good training though). Also took a while to figure out that tag properties in the Codes are just listed and not labeled properties. In the PHP function list you get examples with the results shown, In all fairness that’s a TON of extra work to do, in addition to the epic amount of work already done on the Codex, and the PHP community is multiples larger. Did try to follow the design info in the Codex which is why the books were purchased. The links to the books were easy enough to find. Maybe that’s clue. LOL That said, beginning to understand more and finding the Codex much more helpful.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Trouble with CSS in custom themeForum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Trouble with CSS in custom themeSite only on local server not in production but now moved up to a test subdomain.
Second sidebar not coded at this time. This is going to be used for content to be added later. Is that an issue?Here is the style.css with the tip you gave for hiding the header output commented out for testing. It is a bit raggedy due to playing guess a fix with it at the moment :-0
[CSS code moderated according to forum rules – the link to your site is enough.]
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Full custom graphic header, but what about SEOTotally solved the problem. Seems like a more complete list of css properties is in order.
Thanks Alchymyth. You probably saved me hours. ??
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Finding css rules for php generated html elementsNice. Will give that a go. Very simple but would have never thought of it.
Thanks.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: New Install Database Creation100% correct fonglh!
Set up wordpress on local host like a normal development prior to uploading to web host. Using ubuntu 10.14. Had already installed and configured lamp and phpmyadmin. Changed the wp-config.php file as per the instructions in the file saved it and ran the install php page per install instructions and reloaded the page and bang! Worked as advertised. In my experience most programs do not work that well.
I think it might be helpful to add “if you can login and add a database to your server then you need no more configuration to install WordPress. Create the database name you will use (Mywordpress, etc.) and then modify the wp-config.php file as per instructions. Then run the php install file from your browser per instructions. When the install starts you will be prompted for your database user_name, password, and database name. All necessary database tables will be created automatically at that time”.
Went in like hot butter on bread. Sweet!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: New Install Database CreationThanks esmi,
So to be clear;
one needs to have the ability to add tables/data bases set up on their web host ie a user name and password with phpmyadmin(or what have you) running properly and then ftp or download the wordpress folder/files into the root directory of the site intended to be used. And then… I’m not sure. What is next? How do you get the files to install? Could probably play guess a click but would like to know the proper way.