My Blog ain't blogging (the portfolio isn't showing and the slider isn't sliding

  • After struggling to get my wordpress site to work with my child theme, I’ve thrown it overboard to try to start anew as I have some serious problems and I don’t believe they are plug-in or theme related anymore.

    Details:
    Wordpress is being run locally on MAMP. The version is 4.4
    Former theme: tint from themesforest, but as a child theme
    The site will be bilingual (English, German)
    It is a portfolio site (I am an illustrator)
    I have (temporarily) changed the theme to iFeature free (I will be purchasing a different one: Portfolio from organicthemes.com) to see if the disappearing blog had to do with the theme, but it seems as if it does not.

    Problems
    1. I can write a blog post. It will show once, but not publish on any of my pages. (Nothing Found
    Ready to publish your first post? Get started here.
    Which I do. And it still won’t show)
    2. I had dummy pictures in the slider and the portfolio (tint child theme) that wouldn’t show. (I had added jQuery Updater on recommendation of themeforest, but that didn’t help). The new temporary theme has no slider or portfolio built in)
    3. I can click on the theme index page, but I can not customize it in any way (neither themes).

    I have a feeling that something is wrong, but I don’t know where to look, nor how to fix it. Please help. Thanks.
    Regards,
    Kim

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  • Hi Kimberley Hoffman,

    Try another theme, probably the default twentysixteen theme for us to know where the problem is coming from.

    Thanks.

    Thread Starter Kimberley Hoffman

    (@kimberley-hoffman)

    Hi Ncej

    I guess part of the problem was coming from not ‘putting the plug in’. Because I was able to see my pages without pressing ‘publish’ I assumed that I could do so with the blogs as well. (And I actually am a person who has studied… see what a degree doesn’t help you with). Excuse the wrong (and most embarrassing) assumption, please.

    But that doesn’t explain why the first theme’s slider’s and portfolios didn’t work. I’ve given up on that theme and will purchase the organicthemes one.

    I do need the following information:

    My landing page is to be called home and not the standard wp-index page…it will be a static page. How can I accomplish this? ( I will make a child theme out of the theme to adjust for changes and updates in the original theme). I found this input: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/force-child-theme-to-ignore-parent-theme-home-page-template?replies=8″ but the author of the thread says in the end, it won’t help anybody.

    My ‘blog’ page (menu item) should actually call up what is now the ‘index’ page of the WP. I suppose that I must link it to the original index page, but if my ‘home’ page is to be the index page, and the original index is to be renamed…?how do I structure that?

    Lastly, I have custom WebFonts (DSari). No matter what theme I place them in, DSari ExtraLight just comes up as ‘bold’ or ‘strong’. I cannot override it. (I actually tried to in the first theme, but to no avail). The other DSari font styles work. What is going on here?

    Thanks for your help.
    Regards,
    Kim

    I do need the following information:
    My landing page is to be called home and not the standard wp-index page…it will be a static page. How can I accomplish this?

    You can accomplish this by following the procedure below:

    There are two steps to creating a static front page on your site with WordPress.

    1.Assign the Static Front Page (in this case your HOME page).

    2.Assign the Posts Page (in this case your BLOG page) #This will hold the default wp index and note don’t assign any content in this page, it will be ignored. Only the page title will be used.

    At this stage, i assume you have created and published those pages you want to use.

    Now go to Administration > Settings > Reading panel.

    *. Set Front page displays to a static page

    1. In the drop down menu for Front Page select the static “{front page to use}”

    2. In the drop down menu for Posts page select the new post page “i.e Blog” or the name you created, or leave it blank if you will not feature posts on the site.

    3. Save changes.

    And that’s all.

    Thread Starter Kimberley Hoffman

    (@kimberley-hoffman)

    Thank you. I can’t wait to try it out.
    Have a great Sunday.
    Regars,
    Kim

    Lastly, I have custom WebFonts (DSari). No matter what theme I place them in, DSari ExtraLight just comes up as ‘bold’ or ‘strong’. I cannot override it. (I actually tried to in the first theme, but to no avail). The other DSari font styles work. What is going on here?

    Perharps the font is suppose to be bold as (default) or you are not importing the right font.

    If you have anymore question, i will be waiting.

    Cheers.

    Thread Starter Kimberley Hoffman

    (@kimberley-hoffman)

    I’m fiddling around now, but I do know that I have the right font (I’ve checked it with “WhatFont” in my browser.

    I’ll probably write a bit later or tomorrow as it is getting late here. Thanks for helping me.
    Regards,
    Kim

    Thread Starter Kimberley Hoffman

    (@kimberley-hoffman)

    And in the former theme, I (after making a CSS copy and storing it elsewhere) removed any all bold and all caps from the css.
    I am happy to see the other things beginning to work.
    ??

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