Need help editing WP theme...

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hello fellow warriors...
i just put uploaded this blog (www.Houston-Lease-Homes.com - Homes For Lease In Houston - Katy Homes For Lease - Sugarland Homes For Lease) but i need some guidance editing this thing...

#1 - i can't seem to find in the dashboard where i can edit the sponsor boxes & advertisement boxes so i can put my own ad code there

#2 - i want to edit the title tags, currently i only have (home & about)

#3 - i would like to edit the event & news title

pretty novice undertakings i am sure, therefore i lean on the wisdom of the community here for help with this, thanks....
#css themes #edit wordpress #editing #theme #word press
  • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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    Hi

    #1 should be available through Appearance -> Editor -> then look for sidebar.php to edit the code direct.

    #2 The Home & About titles are PAGES which you currently have - when you add a new PAGE you will see that page title added to the top navigation bar.

    #3 This should also be as #1 within the sidebar.php file
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  • Profile picture of the author doublee
    Hello,

    When you're new to Wordpress, it can be confusing. The post before mine is very helpful.

    Sometimes people don't realize how much help Wordpress offers. So I thought I'd give you this link. Main Page WordPress Codex

    Probably you're best bet is to find a friend who knows a bit about blogs and html to do it for you, or show you how.
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  • Profile picture of the author JMartin
    One thing you should do is install the All in One SEO plugin, which can be found here:
    WordPress › All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugins

    This will allow you to create dynamic titles, keywords, etc according to whatever method you want (Title - Site, Title, etc).

    Also, knowing the codex or at least where to find it is nice, but each theme can have its own way to edit it depending on how it was designed.

    For instance, if it's using a "widgetized" sidebar, you could add text boxes (entering in your ad code) there. You could also add RSS, links, etc.

    And you would not be editing sidebar.php unless you needed something extra.

    Once in your admin (site.com/wp-admin/), go to themes and then edit (if you set them up to be editable online).

    From there, you can edit the pages.

    For instance, single.php is used by WP for individual posts, page.php for pages, index.php for your homepage and so on. And of course, style.css is the CSS page and could control most everything if it was designed that way.

    A good page to scan is:

    Theme Development WordPress Codex

    If nothing else, scroll to the bottom and you can see what each traditional file (page.php, single.php, archive.php, etc) is for.

    Editing a template can go from "easy as pie" to "someone will die tonight."

    And a good theme will usually have some editing instructions with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author tx4closurepro
    thanks guys for the feedback, i have made a little headway on it but now i can't seem to find the code in the php files or otherwise to change the links at the very bottom of the page... (any ideas)
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  • Profile picture of the author houdy
    To change the links in the "bottom" of the page... That is called the footer, go to Appearance, Editor click the footer.php file on the right to load the correct file in the editor.

    If you are using a free WP theme then give the guy who gave it to you some link love and leave at least his links intact.
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    • Profile picture of the author JMartin
      Originally Posted by houdy View Post

      If you are using a free WP theme then give the guy who gave it to you some link love and leave at least his links intact.
      Yes, because that's usually part of the licensing agreement and taking them out opens you up legally.
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  • Profile picture of the author promo_guy
    Don't forget to set your page to CHMOD 755 or 777 so you can directly edit in Wordpress. Also, keep a back up of the code so if you open footer.php, copy the code, paste in Notepad, make your changes and if you accidentally delete something or whatever just re-paste in your code and start again.
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    • Profile picture of the author tx4closurepro
      @houdy - i have tried that but couldn't seem to find it in the code; ironically i want to keep the editors link as it is free however there are some links to casinos and other garbage i don't want on it that i am trying to change...

      for some reason this them has been harder to edit than others, i am thinking of scrapping this one if i can't get this stuff cleared up pretty soon, i was supposed to be done now... Thanks for the feedback guys... great appreciated

      @-promo_guy - i am not sure what you mean on the CHMOD 755 or 777, can you pm me or email me (Tyron@Houston-Lease-Homes.com) more details;
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    • Profile picture of the author tx4closurepro
      @promo-guy - using the notepad as my back-up i erased all of the code, saved it to see what would happened and all of the content was still there... not sure whats going on with this theme (or me) - any suggestions...
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  • Profile picture of the author promo_guy
    btw, your footer section is floating to the left when I look at it in Firefox
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  • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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    @houdy - i have tried that but couldn't seem to find it in the code; ironically i want to keep the editors link as it is free however there are some links to casinos and other garbage i don't want on it that i am trying to change...
    Those "garbage" links are part of the developers footer code and - according to the Terms of Use of that theme cannot be edited.

    Why not contact the developer and ask if you can take out the casino/gambling references and use some links to his site only. Most guys are fairly co-operative for things like that - plus it keeps the "feel" of the theme intact. Either that, or look at another theme which you can edit at will.

    Just my thoughts.
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