Platform Theme Framework Feedback

  • arpowers

    (@arpowers)


    14 years ago

    Hey Guys,

    Just wanted to start a thread for feedback and suggestions on the Platform Theme by PageLines.

    Please leave any comments about your experience and input for future versions here (it’s hard to know what you want, if you don’t tell us!)

    Thanks!

    Andrew Powers
    Founder, PageLines

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  • Hi Andrew

    I have just downloaded the free version of platform and i cannot find anywhere where i can put pictures into my blogroll, do i need the pro version for this. Also i am having display issues with IE8 but displays fine in safari. the blog is in the build phase at the moment, can you help

    https://www.anglepoise.com/blog

    Amy

    (@onlinecopycat)

    Alright, I am swallowing my pride here…. I am loving the theme options, but unable to find how to change my page order–what come first, etc–in the navigation. Help?

    Thanks!!
    Amy

    Amy

    (@onlinecopycat)

    yup, found it!

    Thread Starter arpowers

    (@arpowers)

    @sdchivers you should be able to enter pictures using any of the standard methods in WordPress. This includes plugins etc..
    The pro version supports some advanced features like a ‘feature slider’ and carousel; but you don’t need it for pics.

    Re: Ie8 – IE has issues when sites don’t validate… so first run a validation using the w3 validator.

    @foodpursued – are you familiar with Hooks in WP? If so, they are the correct way to add code. Also, a child theme is the recommended way to customize the theme.

    @mouchoirs – perhaps a file permissions issue? Or we’ve seen this with: plugin conflicts, & windows servers.

    I’m assuming I can’t use a child theme, to change fonts for instance, if I’m using the free version of Platform? Is that right?

    Thanks.

    Thread Starter arpowers

    (@arpowers)

    Hi Mariannekg,
    You sure can, the only thing is you have to create your own. One value add of the Pro version is we give you one, pre-configured.

    Doc on installing the Pro version “Base” child theme: https://www.pagelines.com/docs/theme-installation

    Here’s the basics of child themes in general:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

    Andrew P

    Hi,

    I’m quite new to WordPress and your platform theme looked pretty flexible so I’ve decided to adopt it. However I cannot quite figure out hot to add customized links in the navigation menu. Have I missed something or is this feature not implemented yet?

    Regards

    Thread Starter arpowers

    (@arpowers)

    Just use the WordPress menus feature:
    https://www.pagelines.com/docs/menus-navigation

    hi,
    i have the free version and am setting up my site with the view to possibly upgrading to the pro version.
    i’m liking it so far, but my main issue is i can’t see how to show whole posts on the main page, it always cuts them off with ‘continue reading’!
    is this something in the free version or am i missing something obvious!
    thanks.

    Amy

    (@onlinecopycat)

    Looking for a way to change the text with typekit? I like the idea, just not able to find the option in the settings to change to my new font after I got set up with typekit and followed the directions on their site.

    Thanks so much… loving the theme! Generally super easy.

    Featured photos dont display well in post exercepts in IE8, they display as 10×158 jpegs insteag of 158 x 158 jpegs. When I went to the platform website I found that I couldnt even look at forum posts to see if that problem had a solution unless I handed over $99 first. Why would I pay almost a hundred bucks just to see if maybe there was a solution to the problem?

    Also, I get a warning at the admin page telling me that the adavanced features arent available for my browser, which it says is IE7. But Im using IE8.

    The thumnbnail problem in ie 8 seems to be related to the way the template.postloop.php calls for the size of the thumbnail. other plugins have had this same problem with IE8 See here

    SOoo, how would i go about altering the template to get thumbnails to display right in IE8?

    OK. Ignore the last post, the problem is with IE8. But I think I solved the thumbnail problem.

    The thumbnails display fine in IE8 when you click on Compatibility View, but how many visitors are going to know that? about zero.

    I edited the Header.php file to include a meta tag after the <head> entry that forces IE8 to load the page in compatibility view in IE8. That solved the thumbnail problem. Other browser ignore this tag, so it should only affect IE8 (and eventually, another tag will need to be added for IE9, probly, because microsoft is what it is).

    BUT, was there a reason this wasnt included in the header file in the first place? Other folks have found that turning on compatibility view with the meta tag actually does not work as well as manually clicking the button, so I was just wondering if I have just opened the door to other unknown bugs. So far everything seems to work super, and the page loads fine in Firefox and Safari, but I havent checked anything else.

    Thread Starter arpowers

    (@arpowers)

    @bacree, thanks for the feedback.. we will look into the issue.

    I like the free version and when m ship comes in I plan to buy it. (I can see the ship on the horizon) ??

    One question. How do I make the blog title in the header clickable. I looked high and low and can not find what I need to do make it clickable.

    Thanks.

    Bruce

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