Wordpress Feature Content Question

Melodican · 12-07-2009, 05:07 PM

Hey Warriors

I have a really quick question regarding "Feature Content Gallery" Plugin in Wordpress. I'm using a pretty standard theme and want to put the FCG under my nav bar (which is under my header) i.e. at the top of my main body, which at the moment is displaying blog post updates.

Where do I put the code '<?php include (ABSPATH . '/wp-content/plugins/featured-content-gallery/gallery.php'); ?>' which displays the FCG. Do I need to alter the css files (if so, which ones) on the my server or can I do it through the Wordpress admin dashboard ?

Many thanks, and apologies for such a newb Q

Ta

InternetMarketingIQ · 12-07-2009, 06:01 PM

I'm not a fan of the Featured Content Gallery. But if you want tips on how to make it work go take a look at Brian Gardner's Themes at studiopress.

The click on the source code of one of his demos to see how they set it up.

Lisa Gergets · 12-07-2009, 06:03 PM

I don't have the answer to your question...but never apologize for being new! Everyone starts out new at some point!

Fatimah Edris · 11-29-2010, 10:30 AM

hope can help cos still looking for the answer, may have to outsourced soon.. cheers

Roy Penrod · 11-29-2010, 10:51 AM

Melodican,

If your theme doesn't give you a widget area for that section, you'll probably want to take a look at the header.php file in your theme folder.

Just make sure you make a backup copy before you change anything so you can quickly restore it if something gets messed up.

If you update your theme, it will write over that change and you'll have to make it again.

Roy

Diana Lane · 11-29-2010, 10:54 AM

I'm not a great fan of the Featured Content Gallery either, but I've had enough clients who are set on it to have become familiar with it. You need to put it in your front page php file (probably called index.php but sometimes called home.php too). Edit using Notepad and then upload via FTP using FileZilla or something similar. Don't use the file editor in the WordPress dashboard as thee results can sometimes be screwy.

Diana Lane · 11-29-2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Penrod

If your theme doesn't give you a widget area for that section, you'll probably want to take a look at the header.php file in your theme folder.

That would give you the Featured Content Gallery on every page, which would be a bit extreme.

Roy Penrod · 11-29-2010, 03:51 PM

True, Diana. It's not something I would want, but to each his own.

If you only want it to appear on the home page, you can wrap it in an "if" statement using the Wordpress function "is_home".

Code:

<?php
if ( is_home() ) {
    // This is a homepage
} else {
    // This is not a homepage
}
?>

And here's the "is_home" function reference in the Wordpress Codex.

Roy

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Roy Penrod HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 116 Thanks: 67 Thanked 50 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Wordpress Feature Content Question Melodican, If your theme doesn't give you a widget area for that section, you'll probably want to take a look at the header.php file in your theme folder. Just make sure you make a backup copy before you change anything so you can quickly restore it if something gets messed up. If you update your theme, it will write over that change and you'll have to make it again. Roy

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Diana Lane The Beer Hunter War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 1,220 Thanks: 186 Thanked 408 Times in 224 Posts	Re: Wordpress Feature Content Question I'm not a great fan of the Featured Content Gallery either, but I've had enough clients who are set on it to have become familiar with it. You need to put it in your front page php file (probably called index.php but sometimes called home.php too). Edit using Notepad and then upload via FTP using FileZilla or something similar. Don't use the file editor in the WordPress dashboard as thee results can sometimes be screwy.

11-29-2010, 03:51 PM	#8
Roy Penrod HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 116 Thanks: 67 Thanked 50 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Wordpress Feature Content Question True, Diana. It's not something I would want, but to each his own. If you only want it to appear on the home page, you can wrap it in an "if" statement using the Wordpress function "is_home". Code: <?php if ( is_home() ) { // This is a homepage } else { // This is not a homepage } ?> And here's the "is_home" function reference in the Wordpress Codex. Roy