Wordpress Discussion
- Started 9 years ago
- Last post 5 months ago
- 171 Responses
- Cosmodrome0
I have been building sites using concrete5 for several years. I think it's great and I would love to keep using it, but I would really like to start farming out more of the development and support and it's very difficult to find help in our typical budget range.
It seems like Wordpress is the logical solution to this dilemma. So, where should I start?
I want to learn to build a site from the ground up and know all the ins and outs. I imagine there will be a lot of similarities between WP and c5 once I get going, but I want to start from the beginning and really "get it".
- it's a long discussion. But mess around with a base theme - see how it works etc.
Wordpress.org also has so much great learning content. Sorry this is a hugefadein11 - discussion really. but find a basic theme and see how it all works, Wordpress is really easy to learn - I am not a developer by trade but picked it up quickly.fadein11
- Still get stumped though - see below lol.fadein11
- Thanks! Are there any kinda framework / skeleton type of themes you use personally that are a good starting point?Cosmodrome
- Yeah I get it's a big discussion, but there are so many Wordpress resourcesout there, I figured I'd just cut through the bullshit and ask someone here.Cosmodrome
- I haven't used this but hear good things:
http://foundation.zu…fadein11 - yep plenty of peeps on here to chat to. Sorry didn't mean to sound rude - just so much stuff to send you and I am against it on a deadline - keep posting herefadein11
- Foundation is exactly what I mean. I use it all the time for c5. Just wondering how you and others start projects.Cosmodrome
- If you start with a basic, responsive theme and tailor it to the client's needs. Wondering if you have a go to theme to get going. No rush. Thanks for anything!Cosmodrome
- Yep - this is one I use as a base theme as it has the responsive stuff ready to go and it's v.easy to customise:
https://wordpress.or…fadein11 - I have also used this as it is so minimal and a great theme to build any site on (and is also Woocommerce ready) - really nice to build sites with this as thefadein11
- elements are all ready to go with minimal styling:
https://themeforest.…fadein11 - p.s. others wiil say this isn't the way to do things and if I had enough budget on a job I would build from scratch but minimal/basic themes save a lot of timefadein11
- Perfect. Thanks! I rarely come across projects that warrant or necessitate building a theme from scratch, so I need a good starting point.Cosmodrome
- I wouldn't trade C5 for Wordpress ever. But knowing its basics is useful, you will find Advaced Custom Fields a must.ESKEMA
- https://wordpress.or…ESKEMA
- Thanks ESKEMA. I don't want to stop using c5, and I'll probably use it for projects that I will build personally.Cosmodrome
- But I have a tough time finding support in the development community. I just want to make sure i'm not too hitched, especially considering WP is dominant.Cosmodrome
- it's a long discussion. But mess around with a base theme - see how it works etc.
- elahon2
Wouldn't you know it, the project I'm working has a page with tabular data that I will have to build an actual TABLE for. Kind of nostalgic...
- i would still use <li> and <span> :DBabySnakes
- That would be wrong as it would fall apart without styling (screen readers) making it unreadable. There is a correct use for tables.spot13
- ********2
paging fadein..
can i gain access to the site?off the top I can't because I need to test the outputs of certain functions, I know the workarounds I just need to test it out.
terminal. pockets @ gmail . com - remove spaces
skype: just.pockets
- noneck3
This is a good article. https://www.smashingmagazine.com…
* Disable The Plugins And Theme Editor *
You don't use it. Clients don't need it.
define( 'DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true );There's a bunch more good stuff in there, but it's more of a case-by-case use.
- Salarrue1
Have any of you used this site before : https://generatewp.com ?
- yuekit1
Useful if you ever lose the login to a WP site and only have access to FTP:
- huh good to know, i had to gain access to a tie recently by insert myself as an admin in the SQL DB, which is harder hahaprophetone
- *access to a siteprophetone
- Yeah pain in the ass bc of all the different tables you need to update.yuekit
- yupprophetone
- its only 2 tables?********
- I recall about 3-4 spots I had to maneuver around to in phpmyadmin... at each turn convinced I was gonna explode the site, this is easier obvsprophetone
- dee-dubs0
Here's one Im stuck on. Trying to use ScrollMagic and GSAP in WP to do a little animation on scrolling... cant get the b@st@rd$ to work.
Am adding the scripts in my functions like:
function my_theme_scripts_function() {
wp_enqueue_script( 'gsap-js', 'http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/aja... array(), false, true );
wp_enqueue_script( 'scrollmagic-js', 'http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/aja... array(), false, true );
wp_enqueue_script( 'myscript', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/scripts.js', array(), false, true);
}then just for testing have tried in my scripts file:
var controller = new ScrollMagic.Controller();
var myTest = new ScrollMagic.Scene({duration: 200})
.triggerElement('#hero1')
.setTween(testTween)
.addIndicators()
.addTo(controller);and i keep getting :
scripts.js?ver=4.5.3:33 Uncaught TypeError: (intermediate value).triggerElement(...).setTw... is not a function
any ideas ? I tried adding 'gsap-js' as a dependency for ScrollMagic and that did nothing.. really stumped on this
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BIN.ArmandoEstrada - Quick stab, remove the http: and https:ArmandoEstrada
- http://pressing-matt…ArmandoEstrada
- No dice, tried removing http no differencedee-dubs
- Check console and make sure that those scripts are in fact being loaded. The "is not a function" error is indication that either they are not linked correctly,yuekit
- or your scripts.js function is executing before they have loaded.yuekit
- scripts are loading, and I have the script.js function firing on window.load so they should all be runningdee-dubs
- It was addIndicators() if you use that you need to be loading scrollMagic debug JS too!dee-dubs
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- SoulFly-3
Excuse my ignorance, but don't all agencies do that? Resell a 10 dollar WP template for 10K with a new skin?
I'm sure they don't make it obvious, but I know some web designers in New York that confirmed to me that they do it.- Becky, like, I would never.ArmandoEstrada
- cool story bro.fadein11
- It's not really THAT difficult to code a theme from scratch. Most commercial themes come with a lot of unnecessary bloat.yuekit
- this crap again?
http://www.qbn.com/r…sted - I'm sure some podunk agencies do, but real agencies have people skilled enough to build from scratch. It's really not as hard as some might think.dbloc
- dee-dubs0
Bumping to see if any UK bods have any idea for my question above
- Drop the url here.sted
- My best guess was that your js loading queue isn't right,but it looks ok.try to execute the custom script with jquery docready eventsted
- and load scrollmagic and gsap in the header. your script is ok in the footersted
- yeah I think I may resort to doing that just to get it workingdee-dubs
- dbloc0
I am using YOAST SEO plugin.
Is there a way to not load yoast for a particular page, so I can add a dynamic title/description for that page only.
- dbloc0
There are various titles and descriptions that need to come from a post type, but I need to override the page SEO.
- I think this might be what you're looking for?
http://wordpress.sta…yuekit - Use the api> https://yoast.com/wo…sted
- Thanks!!dbloc
- I think this might be what you're looking for?
- sted0
Help me puzzle out this sht:
On one certain server environment the wordpress admin breaks, the front-end works fine.- /wp-admin/ blank page,
- saving post blank page(data is saved).
- media library won't load a single fuckin' image.
- logs empty, and no js errors.with the exact same php, mysql versions, and php.ini, tested and working on two other and completely different servers.
wwhaat the fck can do such thing? (don't google wp-admin blank i'm done with all of that)
perhaps I miss something, i'm interested in every single idea.- Have you turned off all plugins and see if it loads?ArmandoEstrada
- is the htaccess correct?dbloc
- also check the root index file, make sure you didn't write over it with a different index.phpdbloc
- i had this issue this morning.. but it was malware because my clients are idiots********
- if you moved it, check database for old addressdbloc
- ^ yea, but you would see it in a redirect first********
- plugin-on-off done,
htaccess is ok,
index.php ok,
db find and replace is oksted - scan for malware? can you get into the backend?********
- and rolled back to the base theme.
i use the exact same method on all 3 locations to install the site.sted - core files + malware? id overwrite core files with the newest version one by one.. start with config and wp-includes********
- yes with the wp-login.php i can login and access the admin.sted
- no malware site is clean.sted
- wp was updated to a new version few days ago, but i can't get that why is it working on the other servers and on my local?%/sted
- i will do clean install with the hosting app installer. and connect that to the dbsted
- ^ great idea sted********
- well it's an older wp and works. fukkme.sted
- ********0
any ideas on how to fix the drop downs on mouse over for this site
same structure over here and it works:
http://www.latinoliteracy.com/not a z index issue...and firebug shows the outline of the dropdowns but they just dont show
- no ideas eh********
- You have some http/https issues as well as a missing .css file; i'd start their brotherman.
; )ideaist - the missing css file is a different issue. i added it back and it didnt help anything. https issues are only on social media icons********
- i got the sub menu to appear on click but i cant get it to float over the body********
- sf-js-enabled class and menu js missing from #menu-main superfish.js not loaded.sted
- no ideas eh
- sted2
bump pockets. superfish plugin :(
sf-js-enabled class is missing and menu mouse actions are different from #menu-main, superfish.js not loaded.- superfish is still a thing?Mattjanz3n
- this is a old site :(********
- thanks sted********
- Hayoth0
Hello.
I am using this theme for a website
http://rnbtheme.com/corporate_fi…I want to change the color of the hamburger menu when the sticker header is activated.
I changed the hamburger menu icon to white but when the page scrolls and the sticky header is activated the icon changes to black.
Is this controlled by CSS? If so, where? I can't find it in the theme options so I figured I could change it in the CSS?
- #header-container.sm... .dfd-top-row .columns .dfd-menu-button .icon-wrap::before{
background: #FA0946;
}sted - fakin truncatested
- check the themes root folder for the .css via ftpmoldero
- http://pastebin.com/…sted
- just add this line to the theme css. replace penis with the proper entitysted
- ^lolHayoth
- and just one thing: at me the stick header hamburger menu is white always....sted
- lol stedmoldero
- I got it figured out. Super janky. In theme it is set to black.Hayoth
- lol... penisPonyBoy
- #header-container.sm... .dfd-top-row .columns .dfd-menu-button .icon-wrap::before{
- ********0
http://www.latinoliteracy.com/bl…
why are the posts uneven? left and right post should be same height...
wasnt like this earlier...wtf have i done..
my brain is turning into mush and firebug isnt helping
- .hentry:first-child {
margin-top: -24px;
}sted - (the position of the elements bellow are calculated by the first item's pos)sted
- sted you are my hero, fixed!********
- Looks even on mobileHayoth
- firebug is your first problemMattjanz3n
- what is there besides firebug********
- .hentry:first-child {
- dbloc0
What's the best/easiest to set up plugin for posting to social media
- Are you talking about automatically making your blog posts publish to Facebook, Twitter, etc...? if so, there's a JetPack extension for that.nocomply
- yeah, but jetpack is too bloated.dbloc
- WPSSO = fucking dopemoldero
- In my experience Jetpack isn't too bad if you only turn on the 1 or 2 features you need, but yes, having all of them = ton of bloat.nocomply
- http://twitterfeed.c… ?********
- you use that pockets?dbloc
- ive used it for over a year********
- What about https://ifttt.com/wo…microkorg
- microkorg1
HELP!
Need some wordpress help here.
Been trying to embed YouTube 360 content
e.g
and it's just not working. Video is playing "unwrapped" with a glitch rectangle top left. Cursor indicates is is a 360 but no.
:(If you've got wordpress please give that link above a demo post if you have a moment to see if it works or if its just my fucking computer :(
It used to work fine on the test Wordpress install I had.
Just tried it on 2 different installs and on different browsers and still no.
Wonder if theres been an update :(
- microkorg1
so i managed to fix the 360 youtube problem, the problem was my settings for the videos were not set at 4K.
it turns out the videos are not displayed correctly and interactive if not set to 4K!
- microkorg1
Looking for the best option for a Forum Plugin that will form part of the site.
Any suggestions for the best forum Plugin?
Also looking to add a Payment Gate to the forum - or maybe just to a few of the categories within the forum so a user has to pay to post. Is this possible?
- bbpress for the forummoldero
- did a lot of looking at this a while ago and yep bbpress is the easy winner. For payments just put the forum in a members area using a membership pluginfadein11
- memberpress is very good and cheap and has payments built in.fadein11
- only problem with bbpress is its default styling is really shit - so a lot of CSS and templating to do to make it look nice.fadein11
- cheers :) have a coder helping me out so he'll be able to blast through the CSS side of thingsmicrokorg
- no probs.fadein11