Comments on: WordPress QuickStart Q & A http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/ Support and additional material related to how-to guides by Maria Langer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-113 Maria Langer Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:37:33 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-113 Ray: Do you have your blog set up to show links? You do this with widgets. Using widgets is covered in the course material. Ray: Do you have your blog set up to show links? You do this with widgets. Using widgets is covered in the course material.

]]> By: Ray Flores http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-112 Ray Flores Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:28:10 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-112 Maria, I am using Wordpress.com 2.7 and subscribe to Lynda.com and followed your tutorial. I am trying to add a link and it shows that the link was added but does not appear on my blog. I don't know what I am doing wrong. My blog site is socalboxing.wordpress.com The link I am trying to add is http://standnfight.com/ I also tried http://www.standnfight.com/ but again it shows that it was added but does not appear on my blog. I didn't see anyone asking this question here, so can you help me out? Maria,

I am using WordPress.com 2.7 and subscribe to Lynda.com and followed your tutorial. I am trying to add a link and it shows that the link was added but does not appear on my blog. I don’t know what I am doing wrong. My blog site is socalboxing.wordpress.com The link I am trying to add is http://standnfight.com/ I also tried http://www.standnfight.com/ but again it shows that it was added but does not appear on my blog. I didn’t see anyone asking this question here, so can you help me out?

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-111 Maria Langer Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:19:08 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-111 The picture you want to use must be sized to fit where you want it to go. You can either size it in your image editing program or include height and width tags in the HTML you use to put it on your site. Make sure the image is on your server in the location you specified using the code on page 190 (for an author photo) or 198 (for a WebCam image or other image). If this doesn't work, check your code. If you make a mistake by even one character, it won't work. This code is correct as presented in the book. I use the Author image instructions and code on two of my WordPress-based blogs and the WebCam/image instructions on several blogs. If it's not working for you, either you've got the wrong path to the image file or the wrong code. Good luck! The picture you want to use must be sized to fit where you want it to go. You can either size it in your image editing program or include height and width tags in the HTML you use to put it on your site.

Make sure the image is on your server in the location you specified using the code on page 190 (for an author photo) or 198 (for a WebCam image or other image).

If this doesn’t work, check your code. If you make a mistake by even one character, it won’t work.

This code is correct as presented in the book. I use the Author image instructions and code on two of my WordPress-based blogs and the WebCam/image instructions on several blogs. If it’s not working for you, either you’ve got the wrong path to the image file or the wrong code.

Good luck!

]]> By: johnny http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-110 johnny Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:09:47 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-110 chapter 8 pg 187-189 then pg 197 199... i have my own server install.... chapter 8 pg 187-189 then pg 197 199… i have my own server install….

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-109 Maria Langer Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:05:34 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-109 Johnny, I'm not sure what directions you're referring to. Please give me a page reference so I can help you. Also, are you using WordPress.com or your own WordPress installation on a server? The instructions for modifying the sidebar do not work on WordPress.com blogs. Johnny, I’m not sure what directions you’re referring to. Please give me a page reference so I can help you. Also, are you using WordPress.com or your own WordPress installation on a server? The instructions for modifying the sidebar do not work on WordPress.com blogs.

]]> By: johnny http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-108 johnny Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:12:07 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-108 bought your wordpress 2 book trying to put a picture in the sidebar.... i have tried via the authour picture directions and webcam directions i get the x and it looks like its trying (storing image in images file on server).... is there a specific way for still images .... and do they need to be turned down for size .... pixal and mb....???? bought your wordpress 2 book trying to put a picture in the sidebar…. i have tried via the authour picture directions and webcam directions i get the x and it looks like its trying (storing image in images file on server)…. is there a specific way for still images …. and do they need to be turned down for size …. pixal and mb….????

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-106 Maria Langer Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:36:23 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-106 Stuart, sorry we weren't clearer. The truth of the matter is, you don't need to include a trackback link in a post. Trackbacks have been pretty much replaced by pingbacks, which work automatically. When you write a post that includes a link to another post on your blog or another blog, a pingback is automatically sent to that other post as a comment. Ditto for other people linking to yours. There's a really good tutorial about it here: http://www.optiniche.com/blog/117/wordpress-trackback-tutorial/ Hope this helps! Stuart, sorry we weren’t clearer. The truth of the matter is, you don’t need to include a trackback link in a post. Trackbacks have been pretty much replaced by pingbacks, which work automatically. When you write a post that includes a link to another post on your blog or another blog, a pingback is automatically sent to that other post as a comment. Ditto for other people linking to yours. There’s a really good tutorial about it here:

http://www.optiniche.com/blog/117/wordpress-trackback-tutorial/

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Stuart Hertzog http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-107 Stuart Hertzog Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:55:19 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-107 Hi Maria, Thanks for your book, it was a great help in getting started with WordPress and setting up my greenpolitics.ca site. I'm not clear about how to use trackbacks as they are not clearly explained in the book. When I go to the Index it quotes the same pages references for trackbacks as for comments, but there is only scant mention of trackbacks on these pages. Where do I find and put a trackback link? Do I copy it from a blog I am reading and then paste it into my own blog? Or, if I am writing a post, do I put a trackback link at the bottom or top of the post? Can I do that with a WordPress php tag in the theme template for a post page? Do explain! Hi Maria,

Thanks for your book, it was a great help in getting started with WordPress and setting up my greenpolitics.ca site.

I’m not clear about how to use trackbacks as they are not clearly explained in the book.

When I go to the Index it quotes the same pages references for trackbacks as for comments, but there is only scant mention of trackbacks on these pages.

Where do I find and put a trackback link? Do I copy it from a blog I am reading and then paste it into my own blog?

Or, if I am writing a post, do I put a trackback link at the bottom or top of the post? Can I do that with a WordPress php tag in the theme template for a post page?

Do explain!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-94 Andrew Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:37:19 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-94 Thank you for your Wordpress guide. It was helpful for me as I am new to this blog technology. I had to install Wordpress myself and configure it. Thank you for your WordPress guide. It was helpful for me as I am new to this blog technology. I had to install WordPress myself and configure it.

]]> By: Peter Lurie http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-99 Peter Lurie Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:14:20 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-99 Maria! Great information, and lovely site (Flying M)!! I will check out the articles. I will keep you posted! Cheers Peter Maria!

Great information, and lovely site (Flying M)!! I will check out the articles.

I will keep you posted!

Cheers

Peter

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-101 Maria Langer Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:53:08 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-101 I've used WordPress as a true CMS for my Flying M Air Web site (http://www.flyingmair.com/). I wrote about it in a long series of articles on this site; just use the search feature (top of sidebar) to search for CMS and you should find them. Unfortunately, I know nothing about shopping carts and rather like it that way. I have no idea if WordPress would support them or if a plugin or other "canned" solution is available to help out. You're on your own there. I also have no experience with specific CMS software packages, so I don't know what they could do for you and can't advise you. Sorry! I know a little about a lot of things, a lot about a few things, and absolutely nothing about the rest. There's only so much that can fit in my brain. Good luck! You have your work cut out for you. I’ve used WordPress as a true CMS for my Flying M Air Web site (http://www.flyingmair.com/). I wrote about it in a long series of articles on this site; just use the search feature (top of sidebar) to search for CMS and you should find them.

Unfortunately, I know nothing about shopping carts and rather like it that way. I have no idea if WordPress would support them or if a plugin or other “canned” solution is available to help out. You’re on your own there.

I also have no experience with specific CMS software packages, so I don’t know what they could do for you and can’t advise you. Sorry!

I know a little about a lot of things, a lot about a few things, and absolutely nothing about the rest. There’s only so much that can fit in my brain.

Good luck! You have your work cut out for you.

]]> By: Peter Lurie http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-102 Peter Lurie Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:38:09 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-102 Maria! Thanks for the follow up... have now started to figure this all out. Had to divert onto other products and now making progress in the templates. I know my next question is not 100% appropriate, but you being the WP Guru, maybe you can give me an opinion... I have been asked to set up a simple CMS site including shopping cart, special category pages plus some static pages. There is much hoo-ha as to whether one can/should use WP2.1 as a CMS, or rather use a CMS-specific application. I have tried a few systems with varying results, and am looking for something intuitive and relatively easy to install & configure. EG. tried TextPattern and was totally underwhelmed, and Joomla, but my host won't unlock PHP Safe Mode so I can't upload or customize templates. Hmm! Forgive the tangent! Many thanks Peter Maria! Thanks for the follow up… have now started to figure this all out. Had to divert onto other products and now making progress in the templates.

I know my next question is not 100% appropriate, but you being the WP Guru, maybe you can give me an opinion… I have been asked to set up a simple CMS site including shopping cart, special category pages plus some static pages. There is much hoo-ha as to whether one can/should use WP2.1 as a CMS, or rather use a CMS-specific application.

I have tried a few systems with varying results, and am looking for something intuitive and relatively easy to install & configure. EG. tried TextPattern and was totally underwhelmed, and Joomla, but my host won’t unlock PHP Safe Mode so I can’t upload or customize templates. Hmm!

Forgive the tangent!

Many thanks

Peter

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-97 Maria Langer Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:29:27 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-97 I'm glad you solved your spelling checker problem, but it still doesn't explain why I can see the button and you can't. I wish I could duplicate the problem! As for what you saw when you clicked the Submit Comment button, I can only guess that it was a captcha. Did it display an image of characters and ask you to type them in a box? If so, that's the captcha that's part of SpamKarma 2. It doesn't appear for me since Spam Karma "knows" me. The purpose of the feature is to prevent automated commenting software from successfully posting a spam comment on this site. Since it requires human intervention -- someone to read the characters in the graphics -- anyone able to complete the little puzzle is not likely to be a piece of software. If you're talking about something else, please describe it. When I click Submit Comment, the comment is simply submitted, so I don't see anything else here. I’m glad you solved your spelling checker problem, but it still doesn’t explain why I can see the button and you can’t. I wish I could duplicate the problem!

As for what you saw when you clicked the Submit Comment button, I can only guess that it was a captcha. Did it display an image of characters and ask you to type them in a box? If so, that’s the captcha that’s part of SpamKarma 2. It doesn’t appear for me since Spam Karma “knows” me. The purpose of the feature is to prevent automated commenting software from successfully posting a spam comment on this site. Since it requires human intervention — someone to read the characters in the graphics — anyone able to complete the little puzzle is not likely to be a piece of software.

If you’re talking about something else, please describe it. When I click Submit Comment, the comment is simply submitted, so I don’t see anything else here.

]]> By: M Lanza http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-93 M Lanza Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:28:15 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-93 thank you for responding to my question regarding the "toggle spell checker button" you asked what browser I am using? Internet Explore. I uploaded Mozilla Firefox and the spell checker button still does not appear; however, Mozilla provides an interactive spell check. Solved. Could you explain the purpose of the page which appears immediately after you click - Submit Comment below, and is this something which is available on Wordpress? thank you for responding to my question regarding the “toggle spell checker button” you asked what browser I am using? Internet Explore. I uploaded Mozilla Firefox and the spell checker button still does not appear; however, Mozilla provides an interactive spell check. Solved.

Could you explain the purpose of the page which appears immediately after you click – Submit Comment below, and is this something which is available on WordPress?

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/01/q-a-5/#comment-100 Maria Langer Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:02:50 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2006/01/q-a-5/#comment-100 I don't understand why you aren't seeing this button. I double-checked this just today on a WordPress 2.1 server installation and the WordPress.com Web site. The button appears, just as it's illustrated in our book. What Web browser are you using? Perhaps that's the problem? I know that some older Web browsers don't support the JavaScript that's used to display the buttons properly. If you don't have the most current version of whatever browser you're using, try upgrading and taking another look. If that doesn't help (or even if it does!) please let me know here. We'll troubleshoot this together; perhaps another user checking in can shed some light on the problem, too. I don’t understand why you aren’t seeing this button. I double-checked this just today on a WordPress 2.1 server installation and the WordPress.com Web site. The button appears, just as it’s illustrated in our book.

What Web browser are you using? Perhaps that’s the problem? I know that some older Web browsers don’t support the JavaScript that’s used to display the buttons properly. If you don’t have the most current version of whatever browser you’re using, try upgrading and taking another look. If that doesn’t help (or even if it does!) please let me know here. We’ll troubleshoot this together; perhaps another user checking in can shed some light on the problem, too.

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