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Forum: Your WordPress
In reply to: The Weekend Chef – New & Improved!Erm. Wow. Thanks. I’m still kind of an amateur as far as the code validation, but I sure will look at these errors and attempt to fix them. I certainly can’t show that to my CSS teacher now, can I? ??
As for the static background…that is part of the original identification band theme I tweaked. I just changed the colors.
I really struggled with the colors and the background. It’s very hard to find graphics for a cooking site that don’t cost and arm and a leg — or maybe I just don’t know where to look. I did try to darken up the orange on the side. Maybe I’ll go back to Visibone and try a more red/orange. I did notice at work this morning that the orange seems darker on my work computer and the nifty corners area is more yellow too.
One thing I’ve been considering is just putting the “headlines” on the main page to make it look a little cleaner because it really isn’t exactly a blog.
I do appreciate any advice anyone has to offer. I really have high hopes for this site since I’ve given up my dream of publishing a cookbook. ?? I’d like at some point to get more contributers and have something more like The Skinny Daily or Hungry-Girl.com but focused on cooking and such.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: hallow’s plugins updateOK I figured it out.
in the niftAddLoad.js
The call had to be:
Rounded(“div.recipe”,”all”,”#FFF”,”#FFFFCC”,”smooth”);In my stylesheet:
div.post {
margin: 0 10% 1%;
}
div.post.recipe {
margin: 0 10% 1%;
background-color: #FFFFCC;
}Unfortunately, I couldn’t figure out how to make the curved edges wider to fit the div so I had to make all of the posts “thinner” so the recipes wouldn’t look funky on the page when mixed with others. I wanted them to stand out not look freaky. ??
If anyone knows how to widen the script, I’d love to know. JS is not my bag at all.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: hallow’s plugins updatehmmmm….ok…my initial problem was related to the files not being in the right directory (this was not made clear with the lack of readme file) AND the fact that it needed to be added to the body inline tag:
<body onload=”die_fucking_ie_die(); makeNifty();”>
However…then it was only occuring on the first instance, so I tried changing the div#recipe to div.recipe but that resulted in nothing showing up. I assume because there are two classes associated with that div now.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: hallow’s plugins updateHi! I’ve been trying to implement nifty-corners on my own when I discovered your plugin. I’ve uploaded it, activated it, and altered the niftyAddLoad.js file to look like:
‘code’
function ncAddLoadEvent(func) {
var ncoldonload = window.onload;
if (typeof window.onload != ‘function’) {
window.onload = func;
} else {
window.onload = function() {
ncoldonload();
func();
}
}
}function makeNifty() {
if (NiftyCheck()) {
Rounded(“div#recipe”,”all”,”#FFF”,”transparent”,”small”);
}
}ncAddLoadEvent(makeNifty);
‘code’I have the following defined in my style.css:
‘code’
div#recipe {margin-bottom: 5%;
padding: 2% 2% 0% 2%;
background:#FFCC99;
}
‘code’And because I only want to use this for one category in my main page I have:
‘code’
<?php if ( in_category(‘5’) ) { ?>
<div class=”post” id=”recipe”>
<?php } else { ?>
<div class=”post”>
<?php } ?>
‘code’What am I missing?
BTW, this website is at https://theweekendchef.exit-23.net
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: RSS FeedI’m not sure if this helps, but here’s my thread from last week:
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: ? about template graphicsI have to admit. There are some really nice graphics on that site. I am always in awe of anyone with the talent to make art.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Theme for Recipe Site?Hmmmm…I wonder if I could set up a div or blockquote to look like a recipe card…you know, with a little tab at the top? Hmmmmm…
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Theme for Recipe Site?Jaz – Nice! Did you use blockquote for the recipes to distinguish it or are you using some other form of coding like div?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Post Became Comment Weirdness?BTW, Thanks!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Post Became Comment Weirdness?Ah! Ha!
Now I wonder if that sort of work around can work if I’m linking from one journal to the other…Though I do wonder if it isn’t time to remerge them…hmmmm…
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Theme for Recipe Site?I like your food blog. ?? I must remember to add it to the links on mine when I get it converted and adding links is EASY. ??
I *have* been looking to replace the little chef logo I’ve been using as I got it from some clip art thing when I was selling Pampered Chef and I’ve used it on all my baked good labels but I’d like something more unique. I just haven’t figured out what that is and I am not artistically inclined when it comes to drawing or photoshop. ??
BTW, that Salton yogurt maker is great. I’ve had several people come back and tell me they love the one they bought after reading the review. I have some more product reviews to put up but I’m now waiting until I move everything over now.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Post Became Comment Weirdness?Interesting feature. WordPress is certainly very feature-rich compared to my old journalling tools.
So…is there a way to tell it not to ping itself? ?? Or do I have to turn that option off. I do like to occassionally refer to previous posts, though I don’t have to, I guess.
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Theme for Recipe Site?brainwidth – thanks for pointing me to that pluggin. I will have to give it some serious looking over this weekend. ??
And yup, the Sassy & Slim one was the one I was thinking of. It is perfect so to speak. Ah, well, gives me an opportunity to design my own.
What software do y’all use to test your designs before you upload it to your site?
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: Theme for Recipe Site?Actually, yes I’ve been through them all. Actually, I got real excited about the one with the woman on the scale for my Weight Loss blog but apparently it’s not downloadable. ??
Right now I’m trying to figure out how to make CSS recipe cards for the recipe site and I wonder if I can do recipe cards for just the recipe category and some other design for the tips & tricks, product reviews and food finds.
Forum: Your WordPress
In reply to: Blix in warm summer colours…Nice colors!