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Ack! Discovered the problem was actually in my CSS formatting. Not a template/query/loop problem at all. Wishing I could delete this thread!

Oops… forgot to note WP 3.2.1 / Constructor 1.6.2
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Thanks, Anton!
Sincerely appreciated.

Make sure you’re background image is loaded in the Body Image field in the Appearance>Customize>Images window in your WP dashboard.

You then need to make sure your image is scaled correctly to accommodate larger monitors and longer pages. A good way to test is to hit ctrl+ and ctrl- to zoom in and out on your page. This will show you what some browsers and monitor resolution settings might encounter when they visit your page.

You can then set a background color in your body tags in the CSS to handle the areas not covered by your image.

Or… you could set your image in the Background field in the Appearance>Customize>Images window, and add a simple repeater in the Body Image field that will fill all available screen space.

I see the image is scaled across the entire window off the bottom of the normal site boundaries, but I honestly have no idea how you managed to place it there.

Hope that helps, and happy designing!

It’s a function of the theme that I haven’t had much luck with.

Entering all of your custom CSS in the CSS window provided within the Customize panel will save some work after theme updates.

If you really want to avoid re-writing significant portions of your site with every theme update, though, research WordPress Child Themes. They’re a bit more difficult to write than basic HTML and CSS but worth it in the long run.

Unfortunately I’m still getting the same error with 1.5.10 on 3.1.3 in PHP 4.X

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: scandir() in …wp-content/themes/constructor/libs/Constructor/Abstract.php on line 346

Thanks, Anton!
Sincerely appreciated!

Resolved by tech support at host.

Thanksamillion for the helpful suggestion, Joseph. I took a different approach, though. I figured since the offending text was already appearing I should find the actual source (rather than adding a new filter). Ran a quick search of all text in all documents and discovered the offending text in wp-includes/post-template.php. Quick change in the text editor to, “This area is password protected…” and I’m good to go! Cheers!

Upon navigating to Appearances>Widgets in the control panel, imagine my surprise when I discovered my original text widgets waiting patiently for me in the pile of inactive widgets! Drag, drop and we’re back in business! Thanks Anton, and thanks WordPress. You guys are the best!

Still looking for some help here. Any suggestions?

@ipstenu: Thanks so much for the prompt reply! I appreciate your help. I added a new php and customized the style for the Constructor theme. See https://flybrite.com/links/

Nevermind… think I solved it!

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Found the solution to my problem in the default CSS for WordPress. Turns out the default settings for image galleries are not associated with the theme or the plugin. Big thanks to Firebug for helping me figure all of this out!