New To Blogging - Page 2

Lemmy · 2008-02-27, 07:48 AM

Licker, your install file is up and ready for your input (I just checked). Now hurry up and set it up before you're hacked.

Licker4U · 2008-02-27, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemmy

Licker, your install file is up and ready for your input (I just checked). Now hurry up and set it up before you're hacked.

I logged in with admin as the username and the password WP gave me, wrote a title and post, hit "Publish" and nothing. WTF?

Lemmy · 2008-02-27, 08:04 AM

Try deleting the placeholder index.html from your host. It overrides http://www.girl-squirts.com/index.php

FanTC · 2008-02-27, 08:05 AM

path set wrong? oh shit.. go in and rename the "index.html" in there to "indexold.html". I bet that's it

Simon · 2008-02-27, 08:27 AM

Are you opening the version on the server or on your local drive?

Update at 8:33am : Nevermind.

Licker4U · 2008-02-27, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon

Are you opening the version on the server or on your local drive?

On the server, the one online

T Pat · 2008-02-27, 08:30 AM

found a wordpress check list for you Licker
I want to weigh in on domain vs sub domain vs folder, I have blogs setup all three ways and I don't think it makes any difference to the Search Engines how your blog is set up, the blogs you put the most effort into will be the blogs that get the most traffic

Simon · 2008-02-27, 08:35 AM

Cool

I wasn't sure from your post #24 but I see you've got it sorted now.

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Originally Posted by T Pat

...the blogs you put the most effort into will be the blogs that get the most traffic

From your mouth to god's ear.

ronnie · 2008-02-27, 08:46 AM

Hey, it's up and running! Now get posting! lol

ronnie · 2008-02-27, 07:37 PM

Since your blog is brand new, I wouldn't worry about messing with it, no one is really going to see it.

When I mess with the CSS, I copy the original and do the change. Then I check it in the browsers. If it's okay, I move on, if not, I just paste the original back in. Works for me. Course, have a un-touched copy in case things get really messed up.

Just remember to check both FF and IE, they can and do differ, the buggers..

balls_deep · 2008-02-27, 07:50 PM

just make a copy of your theme files so if you screw it up you can go back to the origional with ease. I also suggest doing this once you have tweaked your theme.

everything is in the css or the .php for the template. you can do whatever you want to either.

i always use the wordpress editor to edit my template.

ronnie · 2008-02-27, 09:34 PM

To be able to use the theme editor in Wordpress you have to change permissions on the theme's files, not always a good ting to do. Just use a web page editor, sure you have one of those.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 07:47 AM

Everything that goes with the theme stays in the same folder and goes in the wp-content/themes/themename folder, nothing gets separated. It's saying broken because you moved files around and didn't keep them together. Each theme folder should have a stylesheet and php files, plus usually a screenshot.png.

All stays in the one folder, you just upload the whole folder intact.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

All stays in the one folder, you just upload the whole folder intact.

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.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Licker4U

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.

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.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Licker4U

I uploaded the "skins" folder to the wp-content/themes folder. I uploaded all the other files to the public_html folder......In the skins folder there are colors available and each has it's own stylesheet, blue-skin.css, flowers-skin.css, etc. In the main folder there is layout.css and style.css.

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.

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Originally Posted by ronnie

...It along with everything else, including the php files stay in the folder.

They are...

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Licker4U

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.

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.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 05:24 PM

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.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 07:54 AM

what is in a theme can vary greatly. How many files and stylesheets they have depends on how complex they are, or how much they have been modified. More important, the more files they have the more control you have over the look/layout.

I don't mean to be rude, but there are so many better looking, more professional themes than the one you posted.

Here's a good list: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...dpress-themes/
which has even more links at the bottom of the post to other free themes.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

I don't mean to be rude, but there are so many better looking, more professional themes than the one you posted.

Here's a good list: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...dpress-themes/
which has even more links at the bottom of the post to other free themes.

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.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 05:32 PM

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.

ronnie · 2008-02-28, 05:34 PM

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.

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

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.

I'll mess around with it....

Lemmy · 2008-02-28, 06:14 PM

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).

Licker4U · 2008-02-28, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemmy

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.....

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.

2008-02-27, 07:48 AM	#1
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	Licker, your install file is up and ready for your input (I just checked). Now hurry up and set it up before you're hacked. __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2008-02-27, 08:04 AM	#3
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	Try deleting the placeholder index.html from your host. It overrides http://www.girl-squirts.com/index.php __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2008-02-27, 08:05 AM	#4
FanTC If heaven ain't alot like Dixie, I ain't goin! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 885	path set wrong? oh shit.. go in and rename the "index.html" in there to "indexold.html". I bet that's it __________________ Submit your free sites to Portal to Porn

2008-02-27, 08:27 AM	#5
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Are you opening the version on the server or on your local drive? Update at 8:33am : Nevermind. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka Last edited by Simon; 2008-02-27 at 08:33 AM..

2008-02-27, 08:30 AM	#7
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	found a wordpress check list for you Licker I want to weigh in on domain vs sub domain vs folder, I have blogs setup all three ways and I don't think it makes any difference to the Search Engines how your blog is set up, the blogs you put the most effort into will be the blogs that get the most traffic __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later

2008-02-27, 08:46 AM	#9
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	Hey, it's up and running! Now get posting! lol

2008-02-27, 07:37 PM	#10
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	Since your blog is brand new, I wouldn't worry about messing with it, no one is really going to see it. When I mess with the CSS, I copy the original and do the change. Then I check it in the browsers. If it's okay, I move on, if not, I just paste the original back in. Works for me. Course, have a un-touched copy in case things get really messed up. Just remember to check both FF and IE, they can and do differ, the buggers..

2008-02-27, 07:50 PM	#11
balls_deep If you really need money, you can sell your kidney or even your car Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 374	just make a copy of your theme files so if you screw it up you can go back to the origional with ease. I also suggest doing this once you have tweaked your theme. everything is in the css or the .php for the template. you can do whatever you want to either. i always use the wordpress editor to edit my template. __________________ My Tattoo And Body Mod Blog Submit Blogs Or Freesites

2008-02-27, 09:34 PM	#12
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	To be able to use the theme editor in Wordpress you have to change permissions on the theme's files, not always a good ting to do. Just use a web page editor, sure you have one of those.

2008-02-28, 07:47 AM	#13
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	Everything that goes with the theme stays in the same folder and goes in the wp-content/themes/themename folder, nothing gets separated. It's saying broken because you moved files around and didn't keep them together. Each theme folder should have a stylesheet and php files, plus usually a screenshot.png. All stays in the one folder, you just upload the whole folder intact.

2008-02-28, 05:24 PM	#18
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	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. __________________ Submit to Girls That Squirt , Hairy Pussy Links and Best Wet Pussy

2008-02-28, 07:54 AM	#19
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	what is in a theme can vary greatly. How many files and stylesheets they have depends on how complex they are, or how much they have been modified. More important, the more files they have the more control you have over the look/layout. I don't mean to be rude, but there are so many better looking, more professional themes than the one you posted. Here's a good list: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...dpress-themes/ which has even more links at the bottom of the post to other free themes.

2008-02-28, 05:32 PM	#21
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	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.

2008-02-28, 05:34 PM	#22
ronnie Wheither you think you can or you think you can't, Your right. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: midwest Posts: 2,274	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. Last edited by ronnie; 2008-02-28 at 05:38 PM..

2008-02-28, 06:14 PM	#24
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	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). __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!