Jackflash101

Thanks so much for your help, ESMI ! Have a good one….

Alright. I’ll change that. Seems like the WP codex would make that more plain, so one would know in advance. So I guess I should use Windows accessory text editor, such as Notepad or Wordpad? Although they let you change fonts, colors, etc. So not too sure.

Did I use the correct file names? “style.css” for the style sheet. Then saved zip file under the name “child-yoko”

WPYogi — Thanks so much for all of your feedback.

I just tried this again, making the “Y” in Yoko a small letter, not a cap.

Then I think I was saving as the wrong file name. Had been naming it Yoko-child, but from the codex it appears I should use “style.css” which I used, then zipped the file, and named the zipped file “child-yoko.” When I had saved the file, it saved it as a Cascading Style Sheet Document format, which I then zipped.

But now, when uploading the zipped file using the dashboard, I get this error: “The package could not be installed. The style.css stylesheet doesn’t contain a valid theme header.

Theme install failed.”

Some of the text from the style sheet document, which I opened using Notepad:

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Not quite sure what to do next.

WPyogi, thanks for your quick reply. I haven’t tried these changes yet, but will soon.

Hi Paul — I’m having a difficult time understanding what you’re getting at on both points.

It would seem first off that I really DO want the landing page set as the static front page, so that when someone enters my url they go directly there, instead of going to my home page. BUT my site doesn’t give me the option of setting the Landing Page as static front page…even though the landing page is published on my site.

Also, I’m fairly well versed in setting menus and sub menus, but not sure how you say that’s going to solve this landing pages issue.

It appears that the folks who wrote the plugin “Landing Pages” that I’m using sell a $5 plugin to make the landing page my home page. Maybe that’s what I need to install and use. Not at all sure at this point. Thanks again for all your input!

Jack

I don’t understand, why would you build a so-called Landing Page plugin and not have it easily set up as the home page? So now I have to pay money to get this to work right?! You’re kidding, right?

Thanks so much, Paul. I really meant to get back to you sooner.

Your explanation makes pretty good sense. I have set up “B” my Landing Page as the front page, under SETTINGS menu.

You stated, “The link to front page set in custom menu will point to B ( not A), and the url will be shown as C.” Do I need to somehow set up a custom menu, to point it to “B” not “A” ? And how do I go about doing that?

Then when you say “A will be just A, you have to link to it directly, and manually.” Do you simply mean having the reader click on a link to take them from the Landing Page to the Home Page? This part has been relatively easy to set up, using LANDING PAGES plugin. Or, is there some other step I’m missing?

The real problem I’m running into is when you enter in the URL for the main site, it totally bypasses the Landing page.

Hello WPyogi — Thanks for your reply awhile back. Last week I DID in fact try that plugin you mentioned “Landing-Pages” but am now having a different sort of problem. I’ve tried contacting the developer of the plugin, but so far no response. The text of what I asked him is here below:

My web site https://www.jackspetsitting.com/ I have your plugin installed, and have set up and published a landing page, with permalink suffix of “go.” In another browser window (using Firefox), when I enter https://www.jackspetsitting.com/ it goes to my home page instead, not the landing page. Am using the 2012 theme.

When logged into my site, I have set up a CTA and it links directly to my home page just great.

You mentioned on another post using the Home Page plugin, to be able to set up the landing page as the static home page. Can you give me the exact name and author of the plugin? Is this what I need to use to get this all to work?

OK….got it taken care of. Thanks again

Alright, just got the daughter’s dashboard settings for your plugin changed OK, to not allow switching between accounts.

But, can’t figure out where to find the setting to change on Google’s site. As you say “On Google Analytics Tracking set Enable Tracking to Single Domain and for Default Tracking Domain choose the domain assigned to D.

Where in the Google Analytics account can I find these to change them?

Thanks! That fixed it. How did you figure out it was Sharaholic?

Thanks so much, deconf! Will give it a try today.

Dear opajaap — Thanks for your willingness to help. The site’s main page is https://cgphotoanddesign.com/ if you would please take a look, at very bottom of page.