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Wordpress Frustrations

by Christophe Young
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So, I'm recreating a website I have as I want to move it out of the web builder I originally used to create it. (It has high monthly fees I can do without.)

I installed Wordpress on my server and got it all set up. I couldn't find a theme I liked so I bought Artisteer and created one and I think it looks pretty good.

A few issues I'm having:

  1. I can't figure out how to get rid of the "hyperlinks" that appear at the top of each page. I have my front page set as a "Static Page", and I'm just inserting all the content in the page editor. But, the hyperlink that says "Home" automatically appears just below my header and above my headline. I currently have the font set to white so it doesn't show but I'd like to get rid of it. I could not find an option in Artisteer to delete those links.
  2. My footer navigation bar did not transfer over from the Artisteer template. After uploading to WP, the bar isn't in the footer. Is there a way to add it manually? I'm not at all familiar with PHP code so I couldn't figure out where to add the code.
  3. What is the best way to copy and paste all my content from the other site? Just straight paste directly from the site, or copy to word then paste. I'm having formatting issues with some content. It's all configured in the CSS files from Artisteer, but some of it still looks goofy.
It's actually going to be a simple site with only 10 or so static pages and a blog. I'm wondering if I should just dump WP and go with something like XSP...

Anyway, any feedback from WP gurus would be appreciated.
#frustrations #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Kysersoze
    Christophe with your first issue you can fix that easily by going into Artisteer and selecting a theme layout that does not use a menu bar under the header. Then you can use a widget to place the pages on a left or right column.

    Regarding the footer, I was reading that they are having issues with the new release of Artisteer. Not sure cause I haven't upgraded or used it of late. Maybe someone else can elaborate.

    Regarding your content transfer problems, I suggest you do one page at a time and do it under HTML format. You do not have that many pages so it shouldn't be too much of a pain in the butt.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    If you PM me a link I can take a closer look... Until then:

    1. It should be in the header.php or the main index file.

    2. It should be the footer.php file - you can add manually the usual html links (anchortags) or, depending on what you want to display there - use a WordPress "template tag".
    E.g. <?php wp_list_pages(); ?> would display your Pages in a list format.
    It can take lots of parameters in () - > Function Reference/wp list pages WordPress Codex

    3. NEVER to Word!!! (if you want to keep your sanity )

    a) if you want to use the theme's formatting/style: copy the content to Notepad and from there paste it into your Page editor in WP admin; either in html or visual mode

    b) if you want to keepthe formatting from the previous site (which may conflict with your theme's style!): copy the source/html code and paste it to Page editor ONLY when in HTML mode.

    HTH
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  • Profile picture of the author tecHead
    Istvan is FAR MORE adept in WP than I am, I'm sure... but, I can add a little insight on the Header Menu and Footer problem from the Artisteer side of things...

    1. Kysersoze is correct regarding the choosing of the "no menu at top" layout option in Artisteer, then adding links and such via the sidebar. You can do that IN Artisteer OR with widgets IN WP; your choice.

    But, if you're only wanting to get rid of the "Home" link and "keep" the remainder of the top menu... there's an option under "Export Options" in Artisteer; (you'll see it when you go to export your theme); that allows you to disclude the "Home" link specifically.

    2. IF you're wanting to add a pre-designed graphic to your theme's footer, then you're gonna need to modify the Atisteer exported style.css stylesheet.

    Open style.css in a text editor and find this section...

    .art-footer .art-footer-background
    {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-image: url('images/WPfoot.jpg');
    width: 800px;
    height: 123px;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    }

    The red text should already be correct, but that's where your footer image is referenced.

    The blue text should also already be there, but that's the width of your footer image.

    The bolded text is what you'll need to add/change; that's the height of your footer image.

    (You can find the footer's height and width easily by pulling up the graphic in your browser; look at the title bar and height and width will be listed there along with the name of the graphic).

    Once you modify that file, save it and put it back where you got it; in your theme's directory. (Make sure your footer image is in the images sub-directory IN your theme's directory).

    That should fix the problem IF this is what you're talking about. If not; follow Istvan's directions.

    HTH
    PLP,
    tecHead
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    • Profile picture of the author Christophe Young
      Thanks guys!

      Actually I think my first problem was misunderstood.

      I don't want to get rid of the menu bar below my header, that's part of the theme and I want to keep that. I actually want to get rid of the hyperlink BELOW the menu bar. I think this link is in ALL of Artisteer's themes for some reason.

      By default, this link appears at the top of the content on each page and the anchor text is the title of each page. For example, at the top of my home page, I have a link that just says "Home" above my headline. I was able to minimize the font and color it white to make it invisible. But, I thought it would be easier to get rid of it. Istvan, maybe I'll send you a PM.

      Techead, there's no custom footer image. There is a default little area at the bottom of the theme as part of Artisteer's default design, but I just want to add a navigation bar right above my copyright text. I see it in Artisteer before export, but it's not in my finished WP site.
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      • Profile picture of the author tecHead
        Originally Posted by Christophe Young View Post

        Thanks guys!

        ...

        Techead, there's no custom footer image. There is a default little area at the bottom of the theme as part of Artisteer's default design, but I just want to add a navigation bar right above my copyright text. I see it in Artisteer before export, but it's not in my finished WP site.
        Is the footer missing completely? If the footer area is there, there's an option once you activate the theme to add whatever you want to the footer area under the theme options in WP.

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  • Profile picture of the author Christophe Young
    Is the footer missing completely? If the footer area is there, there's an option once you activate the theme to add whatever you want to the footer area under the theme options in WP.
    Yes, that's what I did and it looks like I figured it out. I have a nice navigation bar down there now. It's just that I'm going to have to manually change it whenever I add pages to my site. Would be nice to have that done automatically. Thanks though!

    One other question:

    My current layout is a two column theme, one main area for content and one sidebar on the left.

    How would I go about adding an opt in form to the sidebar? Is there a plugin for this?

    Also, I'd like the sidebar with opt in to appear on all pages, EXCEPT my blog page where I want to have all the usual blog stuff in the sidebar, categories, links, blogroll, etc.

    Is this possible or does the sidebar have to be the same on all pages?

    Thanks for your help.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    optin: use a text widget and add your AR/optin code into it. (it cannot be php)

    sidebar: there is a plugin (widget logic) that could do the trick. Didn't check if it works with 3.0, although it should.
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