cielogrande

Just try running:
“https://localhost/Wordpress” in your browser. (assuming that your blog folder in htdocs is called “WordPress.”) Make sure you have XAMPP/Apache running first!
You’ll probably get a message saying that WP is not yet installed, with a link to click to complete the installation. I’ve installed many a blog using XAMPP and you don’t need Lampp or any other application to get started.
DB~

Are you referring to the dashboard? If so, try the plugin called “Ditch the Dashboard.”
DB~

Just to clarify a bit: My intent is to not let users change their passwords for the site.
Thanks, DB~!

SUCCESS!!! Thanks again groovyKimo— I must have made a silly error the first time around!
DB~

groovyKimo-
I’m pretty sure I already tried what you suggested in your last post, but I’ll try it again. Maybe I missed something?
Thanks… DB~

Well… no luck deleting the “Edit” link. I think I searched through virtually all the pages for the code mentioned in the above response by groovyKimo and deleted what seemed to be the relevant code, but “Edit” still appears on the site.
I wish there were such a thing as “WordPressLight…” a simplified version of WP without all the bells and whistles that just complicate the user experience for folks who want a straightforward, simple blog. Judging from all the Forum questions concerning the elimination/deactivation of various WP components, I get the impression that many frustrated users might find a Light version to be rather APPEALING, to say the least!
Oh well…
DB~

groovyKimo-
Thanks… I suppose I can just delete the code you mentioned. I’ll try it!
Dennis~

An addendum: I see the admin setting where I can make sure I moderate all comments before they are published, but I can’t find a setting that would allow me to moderate all ORIGINAL posts also before allowing them to be published. I have done this before, but now for some mysterious reason, (maybe old age), I seem to be running around in circles!
DB~

Most web designers live by the following rule:
If you don’t want something copied, don’t put it on the web!
DB~

Just out of curiosity, what “two start buttons” are you referring to in XAMPP? I’ve run WP effortlessly many times on my laptop using XAMPP and I just recall one “START” shortcut and nothing like “both lighting up” that you mentioned? Maybe you’re not starting Apache when you think you are???
DB~

Yuk.

You can also edit the default e-mail text in the following file:

w-p/includes/pluggable-functions.php

Look around line number 165.

DB~

There’s a WP Plug-in called “Ditch the Dashboard” which is a very simple way to completely eliminate the tedious dashboard.
DB~

It appears to me that all the excess white space is caused by the link at the top of the page “Mennomail,” being white. If you change the link color in CSS to anything other than white, the link will become visible without hovering over it and the top of the page will look more balanced.
DB~

The light gray is #EEEEEE.
DB~