adorablepixels07 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 i saw this site and was curious how to do a layout like this for my site ? is there a certin script or is this something i can install from my c panel http://leemas-n-fairies.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 The layout is "controlled" by a CSS file. One place to read more and learn how CSS files are done is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 ok doesnt wordpress has the css in them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yes, WordPress uses CSS files. It also uses themes that control page layout. WordPress is a Content Management System primarily used for blogging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 ok good lol now i went to wordpress.com do i need to use there install or does my cpanel have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 You would go to wordpress.org and not .com. As for your question, you have an easy install in the fantastico section in your cpanel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 i was doing some reading there and they said on there install section for tips on how to install it that ill need to setup a mysql which ive never done, does my cpanel have that included in the fantistico thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 When installing through fantastico it will take care of the whole installation for you. It will ask you some questions through the installation, example in which folder you want it installed, which admin name and password you want and so on, apart from that it will create it all for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 ok i got it to install and it said it would send me an email of my details but what i got was a email error and its in my admin email box , what did i do wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 ok i got it to finally work now i am trying to update my header images and bgs and im going by tuts that i found for this but wordpress is saying to update to the new version of wordpress how do i do that/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 This link should help you upgrade to the latest version of wordpress. Keep in mind that you should backup your current installation first, in case anything goes wrong, and also that not all themes and plugins are compatible with version 2.5 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 i think ill pass on that lol now my question is to , how do i install themes till i can start figureing out how to design my own layout and theme? i found some on wordpress.org i wanna install but dont know where to install to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 You install the theme files in the wp-content/themes folder. Each theme has it's own folder and the folder name is usually the theme name. You can upload the .zip file of the theme to the wp-content/theme folder and use the File Manager to extract it. Or extract the .zip file on your PC and upload the entire theme folder to wp-content You set which theme you are going to use in the administration panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 ok thanks but ill pass on updating and i did install some themes i found but im still on search for easy simple steps to create my own themes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Maybe Designing a WordPress Theme From Scratch post at Lorelle's site would be a good starting place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 thank you so much yes this will help me alot and i will see how well i do...im a fast learner so prob wont take long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 i do have a question for wp users who can help me i found THEME im going to use for now and it has a thing on the left die panel called author how do i add text under it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 This "Author" thing you see, is on the front end" (ie what visitors see) or somewhere in the admin panel? Which theme is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 i figured that section out and now i gotta another question hehehe im learning i added a main bg to the theme im using for now but it took 1 inch off the top can i pm u my site blog and see how to fix what im talking about and ill also send u the origianl theme i downloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) i have tried all day long to get a similar layout like on the above link in my first topic i really do wish someone would come along and help me ....all the tutorials ive found only shows how to set up a basic css file and nothing more.... ok something more in lines of this will be good for me to start with and no i cant ask them for help as they are a buisness selling these templates ...... please anyone help me i really do wanna learn this http://www.cdhostndesign.com/im/cdhnd-templ-3col-v1-samp.jpg Edited April 1, 2008 by TCH-Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Why not purchase a template from the site Zac linked to above? It will give you the layout you are wanting and a working example to learn from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Why not purchase a template from the site Zac linked to above? It will give you the layout you are wanting and a working example to learn from. because i dont have alot of money to blow so im seeking ways to do one my self yes i understand needing one to work from , but money is a factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 ok i have found a theme i am working on as a blank template starter but it came with a left side section for ads and i wanna remove the section and add something diff there how do i do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 ok, i finally got what i was wanting done to work now , my question is i wanna add a marquee scroller in that section , can i do that because the code says add some above <head> and then the rest at the body section , can something like this be done in php? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 i have an error, please help me with how do i fix this.... Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home2/idznvbv/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/Sweet Daisy/footer.php on line 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 i have an error, please help me with how do i fix this....Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home2/idznvbv/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/Sweet Daisy/footer.php on line 5 is this a file that you have modified recently? If so, it is really easy to wipe out a punctuation mark, paren, etc that will cause a syntax error. Please post the contents of /themes/Sweet Daisy/footer.php enclosed in code tags so we can have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 ok i got the error fixed , but the bottom half of my site the wrap around section shows it sideways ....i can pm u the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 If you want me to look at it, pm the url. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 thank you so much i will send u a pm hun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Ok, I had a look. The problem is that div id footer should be a child element of div id container. Instead, it resides inside another div that is inside div id content. That is why everything in the footer is offset to the right by 30 px. I ran it through the validator, and you have some errors, but I didn't get into the specifics. A couple of things that did stand out, however is an extraneous div tag preceding the footer div tag, and an extraneous end paragraph tag after your footer link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 can u help me fix this issue sweety. and thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 All I can really do is to point you in the right direction. What I am looking at is the html for the page after it is generated by the WP script, but in a WP template, that markup comes from several places, so I'm not sure what came from where. I will share with you a great tool to use in page design and troubleshooting -- that is the Web Developer Tool Bar for Firefox. Using the outline block level elements tool in the toolbar, is how I found where your footer is as opposed to where you want it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 ok i dont use firefox what is that? and thank you, im pretty good about fixing this if u can help me find where the errors are if u need to see the coding from php files let me know sweety.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to bob crab for taking his precious time to help me fix all or most errors in my theme, i am glad he helped me and thank him for this .....If u need anything in return from me bob crab please dont hesitate to ask me ok. thank you i sent u one more pm . thank you so much to all who did help me or atleast try to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 You're welcome. I'm glad that it works now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 thanks im just trying to figure out why my center framing has a 2 in bg around it , it over comes the main bg .....but other then that so far everything is ok ....but if u got insights as to how i can rid of the outside center section bg so its all evens out with my main bg ill be happy lol thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Crabb Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 thanks im just trying to figure out why my center framing has a 2 in bg around it , it over comes the main bg .....but other then that so far everything is ok ....but if u got insights as to how i can rid of the outside center section bg so its all evens out with my main bg ill be happy lol thank you What you call the center framing and the background around it are all part of the same image. You have a background image in the header, in the container, and in the footer -- or at least from what I remember of your CSS file. From what I remember, looking at the site yesterday evening, the body background color and the outer edges of those images blended prior to your adding a background image to the body. Placing a background image in the body, and therefore creating a contrasting background to those images overlaid in subordinate elements, you will see the opaque background images of child elements. In order to create the illusion of the framing overlaying the body background, you would have to edit those images, making parts of them transparent. Or, the better solution might just be to create a new set of background images in which you create the frame layered over a transparent background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorablepixels07 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 ok what i did it i took the center framing images with the green border and made the outside bg gone and saved as transparent but when i went to go readd them it really screwed them up even though i adjusted the sides and such so what am i missing hehehe im starting to figure out alot just from all uve said which i do thank you alot for i even went to remove the bg color from the header and if u go see it messed it so am going to refix it bk the old way till i figure this all out im getting a wordpress for dummies book tomorrow to help me as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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