I downloaded and ran the install...decided I need a beer...:) Are you saying you have a local copy of your files (index, etc) and you copy them to the "server" folder as you would upload them to a real server? Dreamweaver is asking me about a "test server" which I'm thinking it wants info about this local server...?

Guess I could read the manual...|huh

I did that, and uploaded all the other files to the public_html folder where all the other WP files are located. I uploaded the new index.php file but when I tried to access the blog I got a mysql error so I uploaded the original WP index.php file and the blog works, just get the missing stylesheet info in the admin.

I like the three columns and saw his porn blog and it looked good. I'll look through your suggestion and see if I can find a nice three column theme.

You did not read my post....... DO NOT SEPERATE anything from theme folder. Take the whole folder and upload it to the wp-content/themes/ folder. Thats it. DO NOT upload any files from the theme folder anywhere else. They all stay in the folder. Again, the stylesheet is missing because you uploaded it else where. It along with everything else, including the php files stay in the folder.

Thats the beauty of WP themes, you upload a theme folder, choose the theme in the admin and your done. There is no uploading files here and there.

The index file you uploaded did not work, because it is just the theme part of the real index file.

As stated above I uploaded the skins folder to the wp-content/themes folder in it's entirety. There are style sheets in that folder which are not uploaded anywhere else. There are several colors available and each color has it's own style sheet. There may be 5 or 6 each with it's own name.

They are...

Thats what I was going by. There are no files that need to be uploaded into the public_html folder, unless it is an odd theme. Plus you said you uploaded the "new index.php file", there is no such thing, that index file stays only in the theme folder and is used like a include into the main WP index.php page. Plus you said about the missing stylesheet, sounded like you moved the style sheet that came with the theme, into the public_html folder also, which you shouldn't have done.

Well if every single file that came with the theme is in the theme folder, you should be set. Just pick the theme in the admin and your good to go. Since it has different styles, there should be options for the theme in the admin, under the "presentation" tab.

Every theme I have used/tired (many), all that is needed to is upload the theme folder, thats it. There are NO files that need to be uploaded anywhere else.

OK, I got it now. All the other files that weren't in the skins folder had to be uploaded into the skins folder. I wonder why he had the skins folder a seperate folder from all the other files? Anyway, I have the theme I want now I have to tweak it.

lol.. you did not listen to what I said.. the theme folder doesn't have the index.php file because, as you said, you put in in the public_html folder with all the other php files from the theme.

Start from scratch..... find the zip for the theme. unzip it somewhere. Once unzipped you should have a folder, upload that complete folder in to the wp-content/themes/ folder on your sever. DO NOT move any of the files around, leave it as is! That is all you need to do, as i keep saying. Upload the complete, original folder and do nothing more with that folder or it's files.

After that go to your WP admin, then to Presentation, click on the theme you uploaded and it should be up on your blog. From the sound of the theme, there should be some options in the presentation section for that theme.

Glad to here you got it. They probably have a separate folder to keep things straight and for easier upgrades, ect.

Looks though, that you need to put the original theme stylesheet, that came with the them, into the theme folder.

All the files are in the skins folder which is in wp-content/themes/ and I have the three columns I wanted but the colors are missing and "powered by WordPress" is in the calendar. |banghead| I'll mess around with it....

I just looked at your blog and I'm pretty sure that you're missing the style sheet for the particular skin you have chosen. Check the skins/ folder within your journalized theme to make sure all the .css files are present (should be 6).

Yep, all six are there.....|huh

I did notice when selecting which skin to use that the png wasn't visible in the Journalized Theme Options page where I can select which skin to use and when I select a different color nothing changes.

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?

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

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

That got it. Whew! Thanks! |waves|

Now, can I get rid of that Blogroll crap?

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

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

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.

LOL |jester|
Glad you got it to work, it only gets easier from here. And I agree with Ronnie, a widgetized theme is the way to go.

But I want this theme (pout). Yeah, maybe I'll keep looking for a widgetable theme that I like...

But right now I'm going outside to smoke and have yet another drink |rasta| |cheers|

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?

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. :D 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. :D 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?

I can't settle on any theme, maybe UW should suggest 3-4 and let me pick one |jester| I have no clue what looks "now".

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