I Am In Need Of Some Assistance Please

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Good evening warriors,
I have a few questions I would like to ask everyone and hopefully be guided through a few steps in customizing my blog's pages.

I'll try to make this post as orderly as possibly (against my nature), so that people who reply to more than one question will be able to follow suit.

As part of this thread, I would appreciate it if you could visit my site so you could see exactly what I mean. (Don't worry, I'm not ambushing you...).

Hair Growth Remedies

Shall we begin?...:rolleyes:

1) Below my header, there are 6 different headlines (horizontally aligned).
They are as follows :
home | about us | archives | links | contact | blogs

I believe the "about us" , contact" & "home" headlines should stay.

1A) How might I be able to remove the others?

1B) Do I need any of them? If you look on my left sidebar, I already have 2 of the pages above, they are the same. Do I need to replicate all of them?

1C) What do the other categories even mean (I mean the links one in particular)?

1D) Since this is a simple wordpress blog, isn't the "blogs" button rather useless? I mean, the "home" one takes me to my main blog...what more do I need?

1E) Why does clicking some of the different buttons produce the same link? Hair Growth Remedies# - Notice the extra # (number sign) at the end of the url.


2) Look all the way at the bottom of the blog, you will see a search box & 5 small white lines. It seems to be yet another category bar. I am assuming it is for my sitemap, my disclaimer & other stuff...

2A) How do I load my disclaimer & sitemap (and whatever other pages should go there) into that menu? If they are already completed and saved on my admin area?

2B) Assuming what I said is correct, what other pages should go there? There is room for 6.

2C) How can I remove lines\spaces which I don't use?

3) Now I notice there is another menu at the top right with the following categories: Home | Projects | Help! | About blog | Contact
3A) Do I need all 3 menus? I mean, can't I put all those different technical pages in one menu? (bad idea? ). It just seems to redundant...

4) When I publish ads, they automatically appear on my left sidebar, above the categories. That is fine with me, however They seem to sometimes overlap the writing of my blog (The "Categories" on the left top).

4A) How might I avoid this?

4B) How can I publish ads to both sidebars? I want to create an even look, because I have more than 1 product I wish to promote. It wouldn't look as good if they were on top of each other.

4C) How can I change the width of the sidebars?

5) General appearance of my blog - I would like to revise a few things.

5A) How do I avoid having to scroll down for miles when reading the posts? I mean, I only have 8 posts so far, and I plan on continueing to publish more work. Any way to avoid this? Post in different categories only? I mean, I want people to be able to see all the blog in one place, but it could get rather crazy soon.

5B) My header image is nice and soothing ( so I was told ), however it is not directly correlated to my website. How can I change the image into something else? Only the image, not the title, not the theme...can it be done?

6) Where can I find a good disclaimer? Or a disclaimer guide? I'm no lawyer, and I want to let people know that all I offer is advice, and that I should not be held accountable for any choices they make out of their free will.

If and when you reply, please try to state the number&letter of the question, so that I have an easier time checking the list off.

As this is my first site, please forgive my ignorance, I'm simply trying to learn & improve for next time.

Maybe other beginners could find this thread one day and find some much needed information, you enver know.

Regards,
Daniel

P.S If my ignorance strikes again, I might have other questions...
#assistance
  • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
    Originally Posted by wanna-succeed View Post

    Hair Growth Remedies

    Shall we begin?...:rolleyes:

    1) Below my header, there are 6 different headlines (horizontally aligned).
    They are as follows :
    home | about us | archives | links | contact | blogs

    I believe the "about us" , contact" & "home" headlines should stay.

    1A) How might I be able to remove the others?
    Archive and links is probably something you can pull from the template. You can edit the template in the back.


    1B) Do I need any of them? If you look on my left sidebar, I already have 2 of the pages above, they are the same. Do I need to replicate all of them?
    It's up to you. I personally don't mind the extra navigation.

    1C) What do the other categories even mean (I mean the links one in particular)?
    Well, it could go to a page of recommended links.


    1D) Since this is a simple wordpress blog, isn't the "blogs" button rather useless? I mean, the "home" one takes me to my main blog...what more do I need?
    No, blogs button takes you to all the blog posts lined up like a real blog. Home page could be just one single blog post - and could be your squeeze page or what ever. I guess if you are going to use the template this way you could ditch it. Up to you how much stuff you want on that home page.


    1E) Why does clicking some of the different buttons produce the same link? Hair Growth Remedies# - Notice the extra # (number sign) at the end of the url.
    Because you can do an href= in the code and make those links go to specific things. They are for you to fill in.



    2) Look all the way at the bottom of the blog, you will see a search box & 5 small white lines. It seems to be yet another category bar. I am assuming it is for my sitemap, my disclaimer & other stuff...
    It is aligned in a way where between the "|" areas you could put in your own links - so yes, it is another menu area and could go to your tos, etc.


    2A) How do I load my disclaimer & sitemap (and whatever other pages should go there) into that menu? If they are already completed and saved on my admin area?
    Publish them as pages, and add links going directly to them from that bottom area. You will have to put the links in the theme most likely.


    2B) Assuming what I said is correct, what other pages should go there? There is room for 6.
    It is really up to you.


    2C) How can I remove linesspaces which I don't use?
    Edit in the actual theme


    3) Now I notice there is another menu at the top right with the following categories: Home | Projects | Help! | About blog | Contact
    3A) Do I need all 3 menus? I mean, can't I put all those different technical pages in one menu? (bad idea? ). It just seems to redundant...
    Well, looks like 2 sidebars or 3 column theme - so you should be able to change things up there in the widgets


    4) When I publish ads, they automatically appear on my left sidebar, above the categories. That is fine with me, however They seem to sometimes overlap the writing of my blog (The "Categories" on the left top).

    4A) How might I avoid this?
    Again, tweeking into the theme a bit most likely.


    4B) How can I publish ads to both sidebars? I want to create an even look, because I have more than 1 product I wish to promote. It wouldn't look as good if they were on top of each other.

    4C) How can I change the width of the sidebars?

    5) General appearance of my blog - I would like to revise a few things.

    5A) How do I avoid having to scroll down for miles when reading the posts? I mean, I only have 8 posts so far, and I plan on continueing to publish more work. Any way to avoid this? Post in different categories only? I mean, I want people to be able to see all the blog in one place, but it could get rather crazy soon.

    5B) My header image is nice and soothing ( so I was told ), however it is not directly correlated to my website. How can I change the image into something else? Only the image, not the title, not the theme...can it be done?

    6) Where can I find a good disclaimer? Or a disclaimer guide? I'm no lawyer, and I want to let people know that all I offer is advice, and that I should not be held accountable for any choices they make out of their free will.

    If and when you reply, please try to state the number&letter of the question, so that I have an easier time checking the list off.

    As this is my first site, please forgive my ignorance, I'm simply trying to learn & improve for next time.

    Maybe other beginners could find this thread one day and find some much needed information, you enver know.

    Regards,
    Daniel

    P.S If my ignorance strikes again, I might have other questions...
    Most of that is tweeks in the actual theme.

    Each one is different so I can't tell you where to look exactly in the code to change some of this stuff.

    It is learned over time.

    Sorry I didn't detail the rest, but try to look at the first few things and you will understand.
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    • Profile picture of the author wanna-succeed
      Originally Posted by avenuegirl View Post

      Archive and links is probably something you can pull from the template. You can edit the template in the back.

      The back?:confused:


      Well, it could go to a page of recommended links.

      As in affiliate links and government health blog I deem important?

      No, blogs button takes you to all the blog posts lined up like a real blog. Home page could be just one single blog post - and could be your squeeze page or what ever. I guess if you are going to use the template this way you could ditch it. Up to you how much stuff you want on that home page.

      I think I'll ditch it for now...Can I restore it later..?


      It is aligned in a way where between the "|" areas you could put in your own links - so yes, it is another menu area and could go to your tos, etc.

      How do I put them in?

      Publish them as pages, and add links going directly to them from that bottom area. You will have to put the links in the theme most likely.

      Where do I edit that bottom area?

      Edit in the actual theme

      ....---> wait...what? That long chapter of code? How do I do that without blowing my blog to shreads?:confused:

      Well, looks like 2 sidebars or 3 column theme - so you should be able to change things up there in the widgets

      And they are? I mean, I know where they are, do I simply change them by typing in a measure of....pixels? Inches?


      Sorry I didn't detail the rest, but try to look at the first few things and you will understand.
      Not at all, you've helped me, a lot. I apologize if my questions are redundant or foolish, I feel like a potatoe asking all this stuff. My self pride is virtually non existant right now.

      Edit: I don't know how to multi-quote...the button simply shines up in red when I click it, so I bolded my responses. How do I multi-quote anyway?
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    5b) Your header image definitely doesn't fit the theme of the site. Try istock photo for a better fit.

    Originally Posted by wanna-succeed View Post

    Good evening warriors,
    I have a few questions I would like to ask everyone and hopefully be guided through a few steps in customizing my blog's pages.

    I'll try to make this post as orderly as possibly (against my nature), so that people who reply to more than one question will be able to follow suit.

    As part of this thread, I would appreciate it if you could visit my site so you could see exactly what I mean. (Don't worry, I'm not ambushing you...).

    Hair Growth Remedies

    Shall we begin?...:rolleyes:

    1) Below my header, there are 6 different headlines (horizontally aligned).
    They are as follows :
    home | about us | archives | links | contact | blogs

    I believe the "about us" , contact" & "home" headlines should stay.

    1A) How might I be able to remove the others?

    1B) Do I need any of them? If you look on my left sidebar, I already have 2 of the pages above, they are the same. Do I need to replicate all of them?

    1C) What do the other categories even mean (I mean the links one in particular)?

    1D) Since this is a simple wordpress blog, isn't the "blogs" button rather useless? I mean, the "home" one takes me to my main blog...what more do I need?

    1E) Why does clicking some of the different buttons produce the same link? Hair Growth Remedies# - Notice the extra # (number sign) at the end of the url.


    2) Look all the way at the bottom of the blog, you will see a search box & 5 small white lines. It seems to be yet another category bar. I am assuming it is for my sitemap, my disclaimer & other stuff...

    2A) How do I load my disclaimer & sitemap (and whatever other pages should go there) into that menu? If they are already completed and saved on my admin area?

    2B) Assuming what I said is correct, what other pages should go there? There is room for 6.

    2C) How can I remove linesspaces which I don't use?

    3) Now I notice there is another menu at the top right with the following categories: Home | Projects | Help! | About blog | Contact
    3A) Do I need all 3 menus? I mean, can't I put all those different technical pages in one menu? (bad idea? ). It just seems to redundant...

    4) When I publish ads, they automatically appear on my left sidebar, above the categories. That is fine with me, however They seem to sometimes overlap the writing of my blog (The "Categories" on the left top).

    4A) How might I avoid this?

    4B) How can I publish ads to both sidebars? I want to create an even look, because I have more than 1 product I wish to promote. It wouldn't look as good if they were on top of each other.

    4C) How can I change the width of the sidebars?

    5) General appearance of my blog - I would like to revise a few things.

    5A) How do I avoid having to scroll down for miles when reading the posts? I mean, I only have 8 posts so far, and I plan on continueing to publish more work. Any way to avoid this? Post in different categories only? I mean, I want people to be able to see all the blog in one place, but it could get rather crazy soon.

    5B) My header image is nice and soothing ( so I was told ), however it is not directly correlated to my website. How can I change the image into something else? Only the image, not the title, not the theme...can it be done?

    6) Where can I find a good disclaimer? Or a disclaimer guide? I'm no lawyer, and I want to let people know that all I offer is advice, and that I should not be held accountable for any choices they make out of their free will.

    If and when you reply, please try to state the number&letter of the question, so that I have an easier time checking the list off.

    As this is my first site, please forgive my ignorance, I'm simply trying to learn & improve for next time.

    Maybe other beginners could find this thread one day and find some much needed information, you enver know.

    Regards,
    Daniel

    P.S If my ignorance strikes again, I might have other questions...
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    How would I upload it though? That is my main problem.
    I have loads of good photos&pictures stored in my computer, I just can't put them in there...
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      Originally Posted by wanna-succeed View Post

      How would I upload it though? That is my main problem.
      I have loads of good photos&pictures stored in my computer, I just can't put them in there...

      You need to look into that theme in the back or from your cpanel. You will see the file size of the banner - which you will need.

      Then you can ftp to replace the file and fit in the right size - or there are ways to do uploads directly from the backend of the host if you have a file manager.
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    Hmm.. this sounds pretty complicated...I might just have a friend of mine do the header part as a favor. I want to avoid outsourcing here, as I am on a tight budget.
    Anyone have any ideas regarding question 6? A strong disclaimer?
    Also, the more information you can provide on the other questions, the better.
    Thank you for your input so far, I appreciate it.
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    Originally Posted by wanna-succeed View Post

    1A) How might I be able to remove the others?
    Use this plugin...

    WordPress › Exclude Pages « WordPress Plugins
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  • Profile picture of the author wanna-succeed
    I have another issue I would like to attend to.
    Where might I find a good place to create a privacy policy & a disclaimer?
    I want to create both those pages (I need them...right?) for my blog.
    Is there some free service that can simply create one for me, to which I can add my own adjustments?

    Edit: These pages don't need to be long contracts right? 1-2 para's each?
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