stevek82

Both really. But yes, using the pro version mainly, although not any more

It looks like its adding the image as a banner, but stretching it to full width, however keeping proportions. This is a good thing, but not with the height/shape of the image you have!

Are you hoping it crops and only shows part of the image? eg:

https://cl.ly/image/2U0l46330Z3m

The theme you are using wants to use your image as a banner, so will always stretch it.
Ideally, you need to upload an image that is a letterbox shape…

Are you saying you can’t get access to the /wp-admin URL?
How I’ve got round this is by logging into your server’s phpMyAdmin and changing the URL back in the wp-options table there.

whats the site link?

is it a new installation? It could be your DNS settings on your server not propogated yet, or any number of issues – whats the domain?

S

Thanks for your honest and to the point reply!
Its the same error each time ‘the file/folder was not writable’ – it often relates in installing plugins, where the plugin needs to generate its own file within an existing parent folder on the wp-content folders.
And the error appears on installation – ‘xxx is not writable so cannot create the requested file’

Its not a specific problem to domain or installation as its across lots of domains on the same server.

I guess I’ll just contact my host & see if they can help

I think that might just confuse further!
you should be able to simple apply a hyperlink to a non-menu page that you create by following my last post

S

Hi

Looks like you may not have set up the flickr ID link properly, or possibly have included multiple sets in your flickr setup in WP?
What flash flickr plugin are you using? You seem to have nextgen gallery and a number of others installed too – are these all activated? unlikely linked, but might be worth turning off the ones you’re not using at the moment.

Steve

Hi dfj.

If you use the wordpress custom menu manager like in the video, you can create for example 10 pages, but only choose to show 5 of them in your navigation by dragging them into place. The only way your users will get to see the other 5 pages can be as desired using hyperlinks within text on your pages, choosing the relevant page.

You could go even further and create specific page menus just for some internal pages, again, ONLY showing on those pages using the widgets manager but this is probably a tutorial for another day!

Steve

noone knows about servers here? surely there must be someone who can help?

S

this is resolved now.

I had a suspicion it might be hosting and pre-empted it. they’ve released it and it now works. hoorah!
thanks again for your help

didn’t manage to get it working on the other server though. ??

feel I should create a new thred for this, but am now getting this on my dev, site on portfolio pages:

example – https://engage.monkeysbrother.co.uk/portfolio-items/sport-4-nrg/

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/.) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/monkeysb:/usr/lib/php:/usr/php4/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/local/php4/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/monkeysb/public_html/engage/wp-content/themes/showycase/functions/vt_resize.php on line 67

the main hosting domain is a WP build too (www.piefactorymusic.com) so I know it will work with WP.
its so frustrating. however I used to use hosting from the same place and had no end of hassles…

looks like i’ll have to try battle this one through somehow. ??

thanks for your help though

they all seem to be set like that – 755 folders, 644 files.
feel a bit lost… although LOVE the speed of support on WP.org forums! amazing.