mchelles

It looks like you got a new theme! I think it looks nice – I like it more than the other one!

Un-encrypting a theme is pretty difficult without a good knowledge of html & php – a lot of themes will purposely encrypt parts in the footer that have div classes or php codes that without them will “break” the theme to make it either generate errors or just look strange. Using firebug & viewing the page source can help you see the css/html and then you can use that to build a new theme – but it can be very frustrating!

That sounds like a difficult way to manage a slider! (Most are coded to pull from a certain category)

It seems like the theme is using a basic nivo slider, so I would maybe search for a nivo slider plugin you could use instead that would give you the flexibility to choose exactly what goes in each slide (a lot of the nicer thought out plugins just have a theme options page where you paste the link for the page/post to show up in the slider)

Here’s one example to try:
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/nivo-slider-for-wordpress/

That would be the easy solution – the more difficult solution would be to recode the theme itself so it does that for you. You may be able to go into your homepage template and change how it is coded so it will pull it differently (not using the custom fields but instead based on a category or a tag) – but it would be kind of confusing unless you do a lot of theme development.

Anyways, hope that might help a little!

Well, for starters it appears you are using a WordPress theme that has spammy links in the footer, so it is possible that the whole theme might be encrypted and full of some not so nice stuff, so you may want to read through your theme files and check that out first!

If the theme is encrypted or there are any php codes you don’t recognize as being standard wordpress codes (be especially wary of your functions.php file!) I would suggest to switch to a free theme from www.ads-software.com’s theme library or choose one from a reputable theme provider. (You can install the theme just by going to Appearances -> Themes -> Add New)

To make the “home” page the actual homepage, all you have to do is go to settings -> Reading -> And choose that page from the drop down as the static page.

I figured it out!

To add a bounce (or other easing) effect using the welcomizer plugin, just paste this code in the extra javascript section:

$(this)
                .animate(
                    { left: 100 }, {
                        duration: 'slow',
                        easing: 'easeInBounce'
                    })

Then change “easeInBounce” to whatever easing effect you want. You may need to add the jquery easing plugin to your theme files and call it in your header file.

Hey Mike!

To answer your question, there is a great line in the wordpress codex “You are only limited by your php skill and your imagination”. Just about anything is possible really. I’ve done online stores, membership sites, forums, user submitted photo galleries – all done 100% with WordPress ??

I am working on a new ecommerce site myself right now and spent last week comparing and testing magento vs. opencart vs. xcart vs. zencart vs. joomla vs. drupal vs. etc. etc. – still inclined to stick with WP.

It sounds like you could probably do what you’re thinking to do with a “Classifieds” or “listings” type of plugin/theme and combine it if nec. with a shopping cart plugin/theme. Some of these things are found as separate plugins, others are built into a theme’s functions files. (There are probably 100 different combinations of ways to do what you want to do, would just depend on what you need.

Here is what I like the best about WordPress:

-HUGE community for getting help/advice (millions of users worldwide) – paid plugins/themes also usually include some basic support

-Plugins for everything – want to add a map with directions? social network integration? advertisement management? fancy sliders and photo galleries? A forum? A subscription area? All done with a few mouse clicks and managed in the same dashboard (no switching in between one CMS and another for example) – the hardest part is researching which one will best fit your needs.

-Development is Affordable – If you get stuck, a developer is pretty inexpensive because it’s so widely used and once you learn it can be done rather quickly

Will it take some learning? Absolutely. I’ve been using WordPress for 3 years now, and still feel like I don’t know it all yet. But I’ve 98% of the time been able to google “how to XYZ in WordPress” and get an answer – which is not always true for the others out there ??

Good luck!

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, this is a new record for replies on a www.ads-software.com forum thread for me ??

I tried viper’s video quicktags, for the life of me could not get it to work, also tried converting my videos to SWF and using a few different WP plugin FLV players, still no luck. I don’t know if maybe it is my server settings or if maybe I’m just “user challenged” when it comes to videos.

So, I have resolved this issue by subscribing to a paid video hosting service…not what I wanted to do, but seems like the best solution for me right now.

Yeah, tried that unfortunately – it inserts a link to my video, but doesn’t embed the video itself.

But I do appreciate the response! Most of my questions here go completely unanswered, lol.

I think I need sunglasses to look at your site for more than 4 seconds…so might want to turn down the green just a notch for people like me who wish we could still chug beer like the good ‘ole days.

Looks like a great site – Hope it does well for you!

Okay, I think I fixed it – Went to dashboard – updates – reinstalled wordpress, everything is there ??

Could changing your permalink structure help? (You can find it under settings/permalinks) – perhaps there is a typo if you are using a custom permalink or maybe you just need it setup to something else because of your server configurations possibly.

The other thing you could do is try upgrading WordPress and see if that helps at all…seems unusual!

No unfortunately – and installed a fresh copy of WordPress on a completely different server and running into it again. I tried switching to another theme and back to my original theme, and it seems to be working now…so maybe it is a theme problem? (I am using the same theme for both sites)

If I find a solution/definite cause will update this thread…in the meantime any advice from others is much appreciated!

Found this article here & pasted the lines of code recommended at the bottom in the wp-config file:

https://www.viper007bond.com/2009/05/07/wordpress-how-to-force-direct-filewrites-for-upgrades/

It worked…so hopefully my three hours of searching to find that article will be useful for someone ??

Something is wrong with the code in the theme (perhaps you copied/pasted/cut something into the wrong place for example)…so if you access your site via FTP, just need to replace the page where you changed the code with the original – or you can delete the theme and it will revert back to the default and you’ll be able to get back into wordpress.