Chrisber

Nothing in the error logs. Uploaded fresh copy of template file and the same problem persists.

It is a custom theme that I created myself and it worked perfectly for several years before it stopped working. I’ve tried everything I can think of to correct it.

<?php
/*
Template Name: Calendar-Page
*/
?>

<?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="content">
<div id="post-content-wide">
<div class="post-wide">
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
 <?php the_content(__('Read more'));?>
 <?php cgm_event_calendar(); ?>

<?php endwhile; else: ?>
  <p><strong>There has been a glitch in the Matrix.</strong><br />
  There is nothing to see here.</p>
  <p>Please try somewhere else.</p>
<?php endif; ?>

</div> <!-- end .post-wide -->
</div> <!-- end #post-content-wide -->

</div> <!-- end #content -->
<?php get_footer(); ?>

This is making me crazy. Why would a page template that worked properly for three years suddenly stop working?

Figured it out.

The widgets are list items in an unordered list. Find the proper sidebar ul element in your style.css file and give it a list-style-type of none. The bullets will go away automagically.

The mystery is getting deeper. It turns out that identical header.php files are generating different code. The live version contains an extra div that does not appear in the development site. That extra div is what is throwing everything off, but I don’t know where it is coming from.

You will need to create a custom page template that calls a custom header.php file.

You are correct. Copy and past the plugin css directly into your main css file and make any modifications you desire.

How are you calling the different sidebars in your page templates?

Your theme is based on the default Twenty-Ten theme. When WP is updated, it automatically updates the default theme. It sounds like you’ve overwritten your custom page templates. If you have back-ups, just reload the theme files and it should go back to normal. This is why you should always rename any custom theme based on the default theme.

This is very easy to accomplish if you have any knowledge of basic html and css. All you have to do is create a UL menu on the main page with links to each of the sub-pages.

I realize that I could easily solve this problem by creating duplicate pages using my different page templates, but that is what I am specifically trying to avoid if possible.

I’m sure there is a probably a solution to this using conditional tags, but my coding skills are not up to the task.

@mandaszewczyk,

I’ve taken your suggestion to heart about the bullet hole rollovers not fitting with the more serious nature of the content. I’ve gotten rid of all but one of them for now, and come up with a new idea that I think works even better. The initial monochromatic impression is probably better suited to my subject matter. I may still change the home link in the header image when I think of a better idea, but for now the fly and bullet hole rollover remains. I’m always open to suggestions if anyone has a great idea.

@mandaszewczyk,

Thanks for the input. I lack the attention span required to concentrate on a focused topic, so my content does tend to be all over the place. If I were doing this for money it would be a dismal failure, but since it is purely for my own enjoyment I don’t worry about it. In spite of that, I do enjoy a decent readership for a personal blog. My recent post on IE6 got over 1100 diggs.

I understand what you are saying about the bullet holes. Sometimes my odd sense of humor gets the best of me. Again, since this is purely for my pleasure I don’t worry too much about it. I do agree with you about the links in the sidebar. Any other shade of gray is going to be a problem, so maybe the answer is a bit of color for the hover state. I will play with it and see how it looks.