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I’m sorry, but doesn’t the Pro version go against the GPL license of WordPress? You would have nothing to sell if there is no WordPress involved and since this is the basis of Semiologic, it is just derivative work.

ringmaster:
Hehe. I think Chris Pirillo says it best here.

rsbenedict: actually, it doesn’t show up in the post. If you look on https://massform.com , I have the thumbnails dynamically generated by Singapore (which are square), and they do not show up anywhere in the post. If you click on the archives, you only see the thumbs since they are in the excerpt field. By using a random excerpt code somewhere on the front page, you can do what you are asking.

The Exhibit plugin would be ideal for doing something similar to what you want. So you would install WP, create a design for the site according to how you like, drop in the Exhibit plugin and start adding photos and copy.
Ref:
https://wiki.www.ads-software.com/Exhibit

Just put the thumbnail (created by Singapore) in the excerpt field, then use a plugin like random posts/excerpt to create the display of the images. You could also put a direct link to the photo in Singapore or the post that talks about it.

You could create a SQL dump, manually edit the prefix of the tables, then import the new modified SQL dump. Then change wp-config.php to use the new table prefix:
$table_prefix = 'yourNewPrefex_';

These sound about right to achieve what you want. You’ll have to look at them more closely:
Same Cat Posts
Comment and Post plugings
Related Entries
All these can be found on the WordPress Wiki Plugin section (also check the Hack Section).

If I’m understanding your question correctly, go to:
Alex King’s WordPress Hacks/Plugins page
Download WP Style Switcher and install it. Follow the directions and you can switch to your “downgraded” page whenever you want.

Actually, in index.php erase:
<?php get_links_list(); ?> to erase the links.
or everything between the menu div to erase the whole right column:
<div id="menu">
blah blah blah
</div>

Erase any padding (or figure it in with the overall width), in a complient browser, padding + margin are added for overall width. Is that what you are asking?
Put line-height: 1.5; (or whatever line height you want) into the body tag or if you only want to line space the post, put it in the #content or #post CSS tag.
What browser are you using? I thought only IE supports the changing of the scroll bar… and it’s not a supported XHTML tag.

Also take a look at ScriptyGoddess.com’s More Plugin which allows to read more of the post right on the same page (not having to load the actual new page).

Validation issues with XHTML and CSS taken care of on that site. ??

The best way to do it is to do it. ?? What are you looking to try and do? There are some really good resources to work with the WordPress CSS file (wp-default.css) available:
https://www.mfr.f2s.com/graphicalcss/
https://wiki.www.ads-software.com/CSS%20Tips%20and%20Tricks
I think that first link is excellent start in understanding the current WP structure. I’m not a CSS guru and I’m learning it myself (fighting with my footer right now :P); I found by almost erasing the entire CSS file and starting from scratch to be a good “test”. Then start dropping in CSS elements (concentrating on one aspect of the design at a time) to get what you want to achieve. If you are stuck on an element, google it. So, if you are having problems with unordered lists, search: ul (what you want to do) ie ul align right
PHP is a little more tricky, and it would take more time to understand since it’s a programming language. The WP forums are a good resource for a specific issue with PHP that releates to the core script.
So, where to start? What do you want to do first? Create a new design? Create a mockup in an app like Photoshop or even sketch it on paper as far as how you want the elements of the page to look. A lot of times you can find a starting point from an already made template for use/modification:
Current available default templates
Then drop in your design elements and tweak from there. If you get stuck, google it, or ask here. I usually try and answer this type of stuff because it helps myself to learn it a little better. HTH

https://wiki.www.ads-software.com/wp_list_cats
<?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name'); ?>

https://wiki.www.ads-software.com/wp_list_cats
Use the sort column string.