Stuart

That’s very clever. I haven’t seen that one before. Thing is it may be a bit too complex in this situation.

Except for image tags. You can’t use title in them only “alt”. It won’t validate for XHTML.

I think you are missing some closing “div” tags. You are definitely missing a closing tag for the “post” div but I think you are also missing a closing tag for the “container” div.

No problem. ??

As I currently use a template system I would like to make some suggestions here. I would follow Muffinboy’s basic system but I think the inclusion of templates within templates will confuse people. I also think that the placement of opening and closing div tags for one template in another template is the wrong direction. Each template should be totally self-contained i.e. it should have it’s opening and closing div tags within it.
So my suggestion would be that you have a basic “page” template which would contain all the “head” stuff such as page type, title, calls to various CSS etc. then the opening “body” tag and “rap” tag. From then on you call the separate templates such as “header”, “content”, “sidebar” and “footer”, then the bottom of the “page” template has the closing “rap”, “body” and “html” tags. Each of the templates would contain it’s own opening and closing tags so people don’t have to go looking for them somewhere else which is the current (3 days ago) situation with the beta.
It would also be handy if there were some kind of “template creation” tool so people who wanted, say, a horizontal navbar could create a template for it easily and then include it where they wanted in the “page” template. Another useful idea would be the ability to modify the “page” template and save it as something else so people who wanted to create “static” pages or pages with single posts with no “commenting” etc. outside their blog could create specific templates for them. Just my 2c worth.

Looking at your site index it does appear that you’ve trashed EVERYTHING bar a couple of graphics!! Not a good start. Does your host supply you with a “website management” tool? I ask because many, as in my case, have a recycle bin where deleted files may be kept for up to a week or more. If so you may be able to restore them then do a more “controlled” delete of what you don’t want. Failing that it looks to me like you will have to start again from scratch. Do you have any original files on your PC that you can use?

Assuming you are using the original index file included in the download you will find that character encoding is actually a php call to the setting in your blog admin. It might not be apparent as there is no encoding mentioned in the call.

Try reading this:-
https://thebombsite.com/fullwidth/122/Layouts%201
then download Root’s “Gemini” index and CSS from:-
https://www.atthe404.com/wordpress
then apply all the colours and text attributes from the “Human Condition” CSS to the “Gemini” CSS or try coming up with something of your own. It’s much more satisfying.

Mmmm. Fluid eh? Maybe I should have a look. Do you have anything up and running? Or can I get your CSS. I usually find it best to “fix” the menu widths and let the content fill the centre but unless I can see where you’re at????

No problem and thanks. If you anyone sees any glaring mistakes let me know. It was about 4:00 am when I finished it..

OK. After a few suggestions I’ve written up a bit of a tutorial on how and why the “Fix” works. Well it’s 2 pages actually but I think it’s worth the effort especially for those new to CSS. The original link at the top will take you straight there.

Thanks Root. I did think about the bandwidth but as I have never used above 1 percent (and I get plenty of visitors already sitewide) I decided to go with it. Only time will tell. ??
I did discuss this with AK beforehand so he is aware of what I’m doing. His resource will remain as he is still getting new layouts and I should point out that not everything needs this “fix”.
I’m now looking at doing a page to explain the principals of “clearing” divs so those with well-hacked index files can apply the “fix” without having to install a new index and transfer all their hacks across. It should be handy for those new to WP who just want to get on with their own designs straight off. I’ll post here when it’s up.
Thanks for all the support.

That was a bit cryptic Root ?? . You can set up a new “test” page with it’s own “test” css. Just upload them to your existing blog directory and then point your browser at it. If you chmod both files 666 you can edit them in “templates” in admin. They will use your existing database to grab posts, menu items etc however the “not quite” bit that Root mentions is that you can’t view the “comments” side of your blog with the new CSS. If you click on the comments button you end up back in your current layout. I don’t know a way round this so I leave styling on the comment side till I go live with the new layout.

You don’t need to put the calls for the “new” flags into your page but you must make sure you follow all the other instructions. Once it’s set up you can just use the “slvbanner” script if that’s all you want. To check if you have the wp-last-visit.php file in the right place, if you go into admin and then into Plugins you should see wp-last-visit in the plugin list. It’s pretty much at the bottom I think. If it is there and you still get the “can’t find” error then the address in the “require” call may be wrong. This can be the case if your index.php file is not in the normal root of the blog software. Anyway you can try putting the full address in ie start with the “http”.

I’ve sorted it thanx.