chad_coleman

Did you install it, or did somebody else?

If you did, and can’t remember the login, you can try a reset password.

Are you able to create them from Manage > Categories?

copy the archives.php from the default theme into your theme directory.

Write a new Page, and select that template from the dropdown list on the side.

you need tips, just like everybody (including me).

Whaoomi, if you would have just said in the beginning “I know how to do it, are you willing to pay this amount?” and not acted cocky by sending me to a link where you say “neener neener neener”, you would have received a much better response. Just a free tip for you.

Root – I completely understand and agree. My perspective was that if I can get some help on here, I don’t mind returning the favor to someone else who needs help on here.

I didn’t even consider that because money was involved, there are new rules.

I understand the analogy, and I have no beef sending out money. Now, had jdembowski hinted at tipping his/her paypal after providing me with the code, I would be completely fine sending them 35 bucks for their trouble. It’s no skin off my back, I pass it on to the client. I’m not a cheap skate. But now I guess that I need to state that I’m making money off your help, and then put that I’m willing to pay.

There are many web support forums, where members don’t mind sharing a bit of help to a pro web designer. This is the last place I expected it. The WP community has helped me learn alot over the past few years, and I’m not past sending out money.

On a side note – because I’ve been helped by people here, I have no problem helping other people on here, and not expecting money from it.

jdembowski – I am more than willing to pay you for you help. please let me know.

root – whats the beef?

ccoupe – i don’t follow.

whooami – “neener neener neener” isn’t patronizing? and you didn’t even know it was a paid gig, until it was all said and done.

I don’t see what the beef is as far as getting paid for the many hours I spend building a client a custom WP theme.

Alright, you can see what I did, by going to this site, and looking at the box of “Today’s Posts”.

The client wanted “Today’s Posts” to show the latest 10 posts, with the first 5 on the left column, etc.

But this was tuff, without being able to add a individual class to each of those titles. I used the code you gave me, added the word “today” in front of the post number, to give me today1, today2 etc.

Then I was able to apply some ALA CSS Swag list tricks, and finally achieve the goal.

So, thanks alot for your help, jdembowski.

And as for whaoomi… maybe you should stick to the site critique forum. Cos if you’re gonna come to the “how-to and help” forum, and patronize folks asking for help, the place is better off without you.

It’s a good thing the folks who made WordPress don’t run in your crowd.

Hey, thanks friend. Actually, all I need is to count on the first page, so this just might do it. I’ll let you know if it works, and show what I was doing.

PHP is a great language. One that I don’t know to extent. I really hate to bother you, but could you provide a reference, or somewhere that I can learn a approach?

It would be helpful and appreciated.

I was able to solve this. Here is the page code I used.

I used this for home.php. It allows me to edit the home page as a WP Page, as well as have a thread of latest posts showing.

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="content">
  <div id="box-left">
    <!-- Begin Home Page -->
    <?php
query_posts('page_id=67');  //retrieves home page only by its id of 67
?>
    <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
    <h1 align="center" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
      <?php the_title(); ?>
    </h1>
    <?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
    <?php edit_post_link('Edit This Page', '<p class="editpost">', '</p>'); ?>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php else : ?>
    <h2 class="center">Not Found</h2>
    <p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>
    <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . "/searchform.php"); ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
    <!-- End Home Page -->
  </div>
  <div id="box-right">
    <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
  </div>  <!-- end box-right -->
</div><!-- end content -->
</div>
</div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Whooami – thanks. But in the end, I didn’t really get any help from you.

yea. i need to use the number in order to style it. so the ID tag is out on this one.

Pat’s tryin to go more mainstream, and appeal to a broader audience. Which is why we went with the new design.