New To Blogging - Page 3

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 06:19 PM

I just downloaded the theme your using. After unzipped it gives you a folder of "journalized" thats the folder that shoould be uploaded. If I was you, I would start over. Unzip the theme and uupload the folder.

In that folder there is style.css, it's there, you just moved it or uploaded it to the public_html folder, it needs to ONLY be in the journalized folder, no where else. Same for all the php files that came with the theme.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

I just downloaded the theme your using. After unzipped it gives you a folder of "journalized" thats the folder that shoould be uploaded. If I was you, I would start over. Unzip the theme and uupload the folder.

In that folder there is style.css, it's there, you just moved it or uploaded it to the public_html folder, it needs to ONLY be in the journalized folder, no where else. Same for all the php files that came with the theme.

Upload the "journalized" folder into the wp-content/themes/ folder?

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Licker4U

Upload the "journalized" folder into the wp-content/themes/ folder?

Yes.. and nothing more. Long as it's the original, untouched version.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 06:27 PM

That got it. Whew! Thanks!

Now, can I get rid of that Blogroll crap?

I'm gonna have another drink and go outside and smoke...

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Licker4U

Now, can I get rid of that Blogroll crap?

Yes you can dumbass, play around with it a while and you'll figure it out....

Lemmy · 2008-02-28, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

If I was you, I would start over.

I concur. Delete the entire theme from your server and start from scratch.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 06:45 PM

From reading about the theme, it looks like you will need to dig into the code to change it around. Maybe there are options for that?

Here is why I praise widgets. Widgets allow you to basically build your blog and the layout by dragging blocks of code. No need to go into the pages to change the layout or to change parts.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 08:36 PM

You can widgetize a non-wigetized theme, but it involves some php and messing with your templates. I just did one the other day, but it was just one sidebar, pretty easy. Not to mention getting everything to work with your CSS.

I am curious what you see in that theme? As UW would say, it's so 1998.

There are plenty of higher quality 3 column or more if you want. Also the side bars look so small, hard to fit much in there and it still look nice. Did you look at that link I gave you?

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

Did you look at that link I gave you?

I looked at about 80 themes and didn't see any with three columns. I may go back and look through them all. I originally saw the theme here and liked it. Well, a pretty "pussy pink" color would be better.

There are some banners in the middle column that are fucked up but for the most part the two side columns work pretty well. If it's "so 1998", that's what I know about blogs, zilch.

Now that I know how/where to upload files I may do some more looking and find something more with the times.....What do "nowadays" blogs look like?

Licker4U · 2008-02-29, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

As UW would say, it's so 1998.

I can't settle on any theme, maybe UW should suggest 3-4 and let me pick one

I have no clue what looks "now".

Simon · 2008-02-29, 01:04 PM

One quick suggestion...

If you want to use a 3-column theme with your posts appearing in the middle column, you can look for a theme that uses CSS to let you to put the content of your center column first in the source code instead of after all the stuff in your left-side menu.

FWIW

Licker4U · 2008-03-01, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon

One quick suggestion...

If you want to use a 3-column theme with your posts appearing in the middle column, you can look for a theme that uses CSS to let you to put the content of your center column first in the source code instead of after all the stuff in your left-side menu.

FWIW

I think I've figured out how to get stuff where it goes but how can I tell if a theme uses CSS the way you suggest?

....and when I look at the code it's all been compacted up and to the right so I have to scroll waaaaaaay horizontally to look at it. Any way to spread it out vertically without messing things up?

Simon · 2008-03-01, 03:53 PM

Licker, usually the themes which do that are referred to as "SEO-friendly" or something like that by their creators. It's something that can be done with any number of columns, but the 3-column versions are the ones I've seen most often. Here's one version so you can see how it works.

I've never looked at the theme source code for the theme you mentioned, but as far as the code formatting goes, you should be able to reformat it so that it's easier for you to work with. Just make a copy of the page first and keep that to swap back in case the changing the formatting does screw things up somehow. I have a source format profile in my text editor which lets me look at all code formatted the way I like. Then I can always compact it before uploading if I want to make it hard for others to read.

ronnie · 2008-03-01, 04:46 PM

I usually don't mess with the CSS layout that much. For one I am no CSS layout expert. Second, there are differences between FF and IE and trying to get them both to play nice can be a pain. You have to know the little fixes for certain situations. Not to say you can't make little changes, just be aware you might run in to problems. Just from my experience...

With that said, there are SO MANY wordpress templates out there, I don't see why can't find one you like. Least find the layout you want, changing colors is pretty easy and your not messing with the layout.

I've seen tons of three column themes, left, right and on both sides. There is something for every one.

You can use the theme viewer at Wordpress and even sort themes to fit your criteria, though it's not real exact on the sort. The only drawback to the theme viewer is that it seems like they don't have many of the higher quality themes.

And of course there is always Google...

I am kinda liking compact CSS, don't have to scroll down forever to move around.

2008-02-28, 06:27 PM	#4
Licker4U Mean people suck, nice people swallow, are you mean or nice? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lower Alabama-The Redneck Riviera Posts: 2,377	That got it. Whew! Thanks! Now, can I get rid of that Blogroll crap? I'm gonna have another drink and go outside and smoke... __________________ Submit to Girls That Squirt , Hairy Pussy Links and Best Wet Pussy Last edited by Licker4U; 2008-02-28 at 06:30 PM..

2008-02-29, 01:04 PM	#11
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	One quick suggestion... If you want to use a 3-column theme with your posts appearing in the middle column, you can look for a theme that uses CSS to let you to put the content of your center column first in the source code instead of after all the stuff in your left-side menu. FWIW __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2008-03-01, 03:53 PM	#13
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Licker, usually the themes which do that are referred to as "SEO-friendly" or something like that by their creators. It's something that can be done with any number of columns, but the 3-column versions are the ones I've seen most often. Here's one version so you can see how it works. I've never looked at the theme source code for the theme you mentioned, but as far as the code formatting goes, you should be able to reformat it so that it's easier for you to work with. Just make a copy of the page first and keep that to swap back in case the changing the formatting does screw things up somehow. I have a source format profile in my text editor which lets me look at all code formatted the way I like. Then I can always compact it before uploading if I want to make it hard for others to read. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2008-03-01, 04:46 PM	#14
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	I usually don't mess with the CSS layout that much. For one I am no CSS layout expert. Second, there are differences between FF and IE and trying to get them both to play nice can be a pain. You have to know the little fixes for certain situations. Not to say you can't make little changes, just be aware you might run in to problems. Just from my experience... With that said, there are SO MANY wordpress templates out there, I don't see why can't find one you like. Least find the layout you want, changing colors is pretty easy and your not messing with the layout. I've seen tons of three column themes, left, right and on both sides. There is something for every one. You can use the theme viewer at Wordpress and even sort themes to fit your criteria, though it's not real exact on the sort. The only drawback to the theme viewer is that it seems like they don't have many of the higher quality themes. And of course there is always Google... I am kinda liking compact CSS, don't have to scroll down forever to move around. Last edited by ronnie; 2008-03-01 at 04:52 PM..

2008-02-28, 06:19 PM	#1
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	I just downloaded the theme your using. After unzipped it gives you a folder of "journalized" thats the folder that shoould be uploaded. If I was you, I would start over. Unzip the theme and uupload the folder. In that folder there is style.css, it's there, you just moved it or uploaded it to the public_html folder, it needs to ONLY be in the journalized folder, no where else. Same for all the php files that came with the theme.

2008-02-28, 06:45 PM	#7
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	From reading about the theme, it looks like you will need to dig into the code to change it around. Maybe there are options for that? Here is why I praise widgets. Widgets allow you to basically build your blog and the layout by dragging blocks of code. No need to go into the pages to change the layout or to change parts.

2008-02-28, 08:36 PM	#8
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	You can widgetize a non-wigetized theme, but it involves some php and messing with your templates. I just did one the other day, but it was just one sidebar, pretty easy. Not to mention getting everything to work with your CSS. I am curious what you see in that theme? As UW would say, it's so 1998. There are plenty of higher quality 3 column or more if you want. Also the side bars look so small, hard to fit much in there and it still look nice. Did you look at that link I gave you?