http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Help In Shaping WordPress Themes en Fri, 24 May 2013 04:05:14 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/did-theme-update-change-templates#post-27453 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:02:23 +0000 Devadaru 27453@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Thanks. Re-posted question at:</p> <p><a href="http://thematictheme.com/forums/topic/did-theme-update-change-page-templates/" rel="nofollow">http://thematictheme.com/forums/topic/did-theme-update-change-page-templates/</a></p> <p>D </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/did-theme-update-change-templates#post-27451 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:48:12 +0000 helgatheviking 27451@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>please note that thematic has moved to <a href="http://www.thematictheme.com" rel="nofollow">www.thematictheme.com</a> please post all questions on the new forum </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/did-theme-update-change-templates#post-27452 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:48:12 +0000 helgatheviking 27452@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>please note that thematic has moved to <a href="http://www.thematictheme.com" rel="nofollow">www.thematictheme.com</a> please post all questions on the new forum </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/did-theme-update-change-templates#post-27450 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:27:16 +0000 Devadaru 27450@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>I just noticed our calendar page looks all wrong. Default template was applied to the page (I had assigned a special, "full width" template). I restored the full-width template, but the spacing is wrong. Did the theme update change something or reassign a template? Or has somebody else been mucking around in our back end?</p> <p><a href="http://vedantadc.org/monthly-schedule/calendar" rel="nofollow">http://vedantadc.org/monthly-schedule/calendar</a></p> <p>Thank you!<br /> D </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/problem-page-template-dropdown-not-showing#post-27094 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:47:39 +0000 nervous 27094@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Okay I looked into this and somehow effectively running the thematic-child theme while having Twenty-Eleven chosen as the theme in Dashboard-&gt; Appearance. Not sure how this happened but I suspect it has to do with having multiple Wordpress sites installed (I had Twenty Eleven running on another). </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/problem-page-template-dropdown-not-showing#post-27093 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:19:19 +0000 nervous 27093@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hello I am running a child theme in thematic and try to get a custom page template for a blog page. When a go to create a page (or an old page) there is no dropdown of page templates. </p> <p>I have placed the template file called blog.php in the thematic-child folder with the php: <code>/* Template Name: Blog */</code> above the <code>get_header</code> call. I noticed this conflicted with template-page-fullwidth.php template name but realised I was not seeing any template options when creating a page. Anyone had this problem or know where I can look? </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/creating-new-template-based-on-fullwidth-template#post-25684 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:59:37 +0000 nimmolo 25684@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Helga, you are a goddess. I'm saying it in three places today because that's how many times you've helped me. :))) </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/which-file-is-used-for-the-posts-in-thematic#post-25053 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:49:06 +0000 em hr 25053@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hi sixfootjames,</p> <p>The template-page-blog.php file is being deprecated in Thematic's upcoming 0.9.8 release and will be removed entirely at some point.</p> <p>It's recommended that you either configure your wp-admin/settings/reading : "front page" and "posts page" in which case the index.php will be the template used *or* you could create a home.php template in your child theme.</p> <p>-Gene </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/which-file-is-used-for-the-posts-in-thematic#post-25051 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:59:37 +0000 helgatheviking 25051@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>you don't need to use the blog template to show your latest posts. in fact, just as a heads up, that template is being deprecated. if you are on the blog index then thematic generates that from the thematic_index_loop() function in content-extensions.php. there are other loops like thematic_category_loop(), etc. you can create your own loop using the override functionality.</p> <pre><code>childtheme_override_index_loop(){ echo &quot;i want bacon in my loop&quot;; }</code></pre> <p>usually i copy over the contents of the original function and then hack away in my own functions.php </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/which-file-is-used-for-the-posts-in-thematic#post-25049 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:34:59 +0000 sixfootjames 25049@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Managed to find it....</p> <p>template-page-blog.php</p> <p>thanks! </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/which-file-is-used-for-the-posts-in-thematic#post-25048 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:20:55 +0000 sixfootjames 25048@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>I have switched templates, dumped arb text into files to see if it will show when I hit F5 but still I am not able to find the file responsible to render the posts page.</p> <p>I need to reskin this so that I can use it for a News page, could someone please help and let me know what file this might be?</p> <p>Many thanks! </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-edit-blog-custom-page-template#post-25016 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:16:28 +0000 helgatheviking 25016@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>little is available in template-page-blog.php to be edited manually as thematic does everything by filter and action hooks. if you follow the thematic_indexloop() hook into the extensions folder, you'll see the thematic_index_loop is added to that loop. within that function you'll find thematic_content() which is the function that determines how excerpts and full posts are displayed. this allows for crazy-high levels of granular control, but is also confusing to new people.</p> <p>1. why are you using the blog template? can't you just set your Reading Options? I ask, b/c we're discussing deprecating this template.</p> <p>2. once you've found thematic_content you'll see that you can filter the thumbnails off completely.</p> <pre><code>function kia_kill_thumbnails(){ return FALSE; } add_filter(&#39;thematic_post_thumbs&#39;,&#39;kia_kill_thumbnails&#39;);</code></pre> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-edit-blog-custom-page-template#post-25010 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:30:56 +0000 radiovalerie 25010@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hey there.</p> <p>I'm running Neumatic+ (thematic child theme), and I've created a new page using the custom "Blog" template, but I want to edit the way it displays posts a little. I can't seem to find where the template file for this is?</p> <p>I've opened up "template-page-blog.php", but it doesn't seem to have anything I can edit, mainly to get rid of the post featured image thumbnail.</p> <p>Can anybody help? :) </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/custom-sidebar-template-best-practice#post-24934 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:19:55 +0000 goboygodesign 24934@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Thank you for the suggestions, After some reflection I think that jQuery is going to be the best bet - it's just a minor stylistic addition, so it doesn't warrant a full new sidebar - I'd rather keep the original thematic framework there. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/full-screen-headerbodyfooter-image#post-24920 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:37:35 +0000 helgatheviking 24920@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>sorry, don't follow you. can't you just put 1 large background on the body? or #wrapper? perhaps you could create a diagram or screenshot to better explain. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/full-screen-headerbodyfooter-image#post-24916 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:20:20 +0000 crashprojects 24916@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>I'm building on Thematic, and I'd like to use a background image for my entire site; header, body, and footer. I'd like to utilize all of the screen real estate, and not just the real estate specified in the thematic dimensions.</p> <p>Can anyone tell me:</p> <p>a: what dimensions should I use in the creation of the image?<br /> b: how do I go about implementing use of the image?</p> <p>Also, I'd settle for being able to use 3 separate images for header, body, and footer as long as they used up all the screen real estate and not just that weird center area that gets inhabited when I use a banner in place of the blog title. </p> <p>I hope I'm explaining this correctly. Thank you for reading. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/custom-sidebar-template-best-practice#post-24813 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:39:34 +0000 fwunder 24813@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>You might want to look at Image Widget:</p> <p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-widget/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-widget/</a></p> <p>Very easy to customize and absolutely position - at least in my case. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/custom-sidebar-template-best-practice#post-24807 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:27:06 +0000 helgatheviking 24807@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>well if you are doing something radical that probably is the best bet. no need to over-complicate or reinvent the wheel. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/custom-sidebar-template-best-practice#post-24672 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:22:23 +0000 goboygodesign 24672@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hi, I am trying to make a drastically customized homepage layout and in doing so have created a few new homepage asides - my issue is that I want to add some imagery to the sidebar (an image of a circle that gets absolutely positioned top left) and need to put that image in the sidebar unit. Normally I'd use a sidebar template but I'm convinced that there is a better method, maybe a function that I'm unaware of, to accomplish this feat. Any ideas? </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/comments-template-not-displaying-comments#post-24291 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:41:07 +0000 Civil_777 24291@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hi guys,</p> <p>I am trying to use <code>thematic_comments_template();</code> to display comments in my blog posts. I added a call to the function in my child theme's single.php, but I am still not seeing comments in my blog. Is there anything else I should check? Thanks for your help.</p> <p>Following is a snippet of my single.php file:</p> <pre><code>&lt;div class=&quot;entry-content&quot;&gt; &lt;?php //thematic_content(); ?&gt; &lt;?php the_content(); ?&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- .entry-content --&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- #post --&gt; &lt;?php // calling the widget area &#39;single-insert&#39; get_sidebar(&#39;single-insert&#39;); // calling the comments template thematic_comments_template(); // calling the widget area &#39;single-bottom&#39; get_sidebar(&#39;single-bottom&#39;); ?&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- #content --&gt; &lt;?php thematic_belowcontent(); ?&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- #container --&gt; &lt;?php // action hook for placing content below #container thematic_belowcontainer(); // calling the standard sidebar thematic_sidebar(); // calling footer.php get_footer(); ?&gt;</code></pre> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/hook-php-script-above-postpage-footer-to-hook-addtoany#post-24052 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:49:20 +0000 helgatheviking 24052@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>have you read my introduction to primers and filters?<br /> <a href="http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/need-help-understanding-actions-vs-filters-and-changing-post-meta-and-utility#post-22638" rel="nofollow">http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/need-help-understanding-actions-vs-filters-and-changing-post-meta-and-utility#post-22638</a></p> <p>like i said before, to get it INSIDE of entry-utility, i think you'll need to copy the thematic_postfooter() function completely to your functions.php and rename it childtheme_override_postfooter() and add </p> <p>ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT(array($output_later=TRUE))</p> <p>somewhere in there </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/hook-php-script-above-postpage-footer-to-hook-addtoany#post-24039 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:08:53 +0000 timothyd 24039@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>*floating it right I meant. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/hook-php-script-above-postpage-footer-to-hook-addtoany#post-24038 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:07:50 +0000 timothyd 24038@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>I actually placed it where I wanted by minimizing the width of the entry utility, changing clear:both to left, and changing the width of the Add to Any and floating it left. I can't seem to get a handle on these functions, hooks, etc. Probably a backwards way to go about it, but I find solace in CSS. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/hook-php-script-above-postpage-footer-to-hook-addtoany#post-24037 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:47:53 +0000 helgatheviking 24037@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>i have come a long way in my year since posting my original response... wherein my answer was incorrect. </p> <p>unless this plugin offers a function (or a parameter for the ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT() function) that "returns" a value in lieu of "echoing" a value, you cannot add this to the entry-utility via filter.</p> <p>you're lucky i seem to have too much time on my hands as it turns out that addtoany does have a return parameter. ;)</p> <pre><code>function childtheme_postfooter($postfooter) { if( function_exists(&#39;ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT&#39;) ) { $postfooter = $postfooter . ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT(array($output_later=TRUE)); } return $postfooter; } add_filter (&#39;thematic_postfooter&#39;, &#39;childtheme_postfooter&#39;);</code></pre> <p>this doesn't get it INSIDE post-utility however.... might need to hit another filter OR use an override </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/hook-php-script-above-postpage-footer-to-hook-addtoany#post-24036 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:49:04 +0000 timothyd 24036@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>I am also trying to place the add to any share plugin in my entry utility. Ideas? I don't like it at the bottom of posts because I simply think it would look better if it were in line with my tags, comments etc. Please help! </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-use-singlephp-with-the-template-system#post-23975 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:39:18 +0000 lstelie 23975@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Dear</p> <p>I had a quick look at this text band this seems the way to go</p> <p>I’m currently at my office but tonight or tomorrow I’ll try something like :</p> <pre><code>If the call is for a single post then get the author nickname If a author template exists for this author use the template Else Use the generic single template</code></pre> <p>Or to lower the resource consumption, as my particular authors are only in one category (“guest stars”)</p> <pre><code>If the call is for a single post then Get the category name or ID If the category name or ID is Guest Stars’s one then get the author nickname If a author template exists for this author use the template Else Use the generic single template</code></pre> <p>By the way I thing we may postpone a little bit our wedding.<br /> Been Europeans theses days might be a.. rockn’roll situation let’s say.<br /> Our good ol’ Europe is collapsing, I'm not sure a European passport will be be a dream in a few months/years.... </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-use-singlephp-with-the-template-system#post-23968 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:45:35 +0000 helgatheviking 23968@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>salut luc! si j'avais su que tu étais français, il me faudrait à reconsidérer ta proposition. j'ai toujours voulu une passport european! :)</p> <p>if i understand correctly then you want to load a different single-author.php template for single posts by a specific author? </p> <p><a href="http://www.mihaivalentin.com/wordpress-tutorial-load-the-template-you-want-with-template_redirect/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mihaivalentin.com/wordpress-tutorial-load-the-template-you-want-with-template_redirect/</a></p> <p>specifically check out this section "Use a different layout for a certain post inside a certain category". you'd need to adjust for author but the concept should be the same. </p> <p>it might be better to use locate_template over "include" but i'd have to test that out more to be sure</p> <p>sidenote- what hook are you targeting for adding that image content to the different page templates? the above suggestion may not be neccessary... can you post the code you are using to try to add an image to the single post? </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-use-singlephp-with-the-template-system#post-23965 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:07:04 +0000 lstelie 23965@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Hello</p> <p>I'm looking for an elegant way to link single.php with a author specific template<br /> <strong>The context :</strong></p> <p>My original website (carrington based) : <a href="http://velofun.fr" rel="nofollow">http://velofun.fr</a><br /> My playground to learn Thematic : <a href="http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed" rel="nofollow">http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed</a><br /> WP 3.3b4 / Thematic latest svn</p> <p>My website (about leisure / urban cycling) has two kind of authors :<br /> - a generic one : me (myself and I)<br /> - Invited authors (grouped in the “guest stars” category)</p> <p><strong>What I want to do :</strong></p> <p>Having a specific presentation for some specific authors whatever the entry is : entry by author (ok) entry by category (ok) entry by post title (not ok)</p> <p><strong>Current situation</strong><br /> I have a specific presentation for categories, if i click on « Guest Stars » in my menu :<br /> <a href="http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/category/guest-stars/" rel="nofollow">http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/category/guest-stars/</a><br /> The specific image /introduction text appear. (category-categorynickname.php ) ok so far<br /> If I choose a specific « guest star », same success :<br /> <a href="http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/category/guest-stars/lovely-bike/" rel="nofollow">http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/category/guest-stars/lovely-bike/</a></p> <p>If i click on the author name ; everything is still fine (author-authornickname.php)<br /> <a href="http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/author/lovelybicycle/" rel="nofollow">http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/author/lovelybicycle/</a></p> <p>But if instead, I click on the post title (single.php):<br /> <a href="http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/2011/04/lovelybike-effet-mary-poppins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.saint-elie.com/testbed/2011/04/lovelybike-effet-mary-poppins/</a></p> <p>The specific environment disappears. And that’s normal as the template system cannot determine anything based on the url</p> <p><strong>what I’m failing to do </strong></p> <p>I’m looking for an elegant way to link a post to an author in a way that if the author has a specific template, the post (single.php) get the same presentation.</p> <p>Carrington does that automagically, I’m not clear how to do this with Thematic.</p> <p>Thanks in advance</p> <p>Luc </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/custom-post-type-page-template-not-working#post-23874 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:38:13 +0000 helgatheviking 23874@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>you are so going about this the wrong way. </p> <p>please read the codex on Template Hierarchy... which is geeky wordpress speak for which wordpress template will display what type of content</p> <p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy#Custom_Post_Types_display" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy#Custom_Post_Types_display</a> </p> <p>basically you can copy index.php, rename it archive-wheels.php and it will automagically show all the wheels posts, since it would be following the correct naming structure outlined in the codex</p> <p>or if you insist on doing it the 'page-template' way instead of using the built in approach, then you'd do better to copy from the blog template instead of page.php</p> <p>template-page-blog.php </p> <p>hope that helps! </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/custom-post-type-page-template-not-working#post-23873 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:11:12 +0000 iyamdman 23873@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>I am learning Wordpress and modifying the Themeatic framework, but I am learning as I go.</p> <p>I have a custom post type called 'wheels'.</p> <p>I took the page.php file, and renamed it wheels_page.php</p> <p>I added the page template header.</p> <p>Now I only want it to display posts only for the post type "wheels".</p> <p>I added this line to the new page template (I put it just under the "container"):</p> <pre><code>&lt;div id=&quot;container&quot;&gt; &lt;?php query_posts(array(&#39;post_type&#39;=&gt;&#39;wheels&#39;)); ?&gt; &lt;?php thematic_abovecontent(); ?&gt; &lt;div id=&quot;content&quot;&gt;</code></pre> <p>I then created a page called "Wheels" and used wheels_page as the template.</p> <p>The PROBLEM is that when I open the page, it only shows one post, even though there are 6 post in "wheels".</p> <p>Clearly I am not in the loop, but I have no idea where to find it, let alone how to make it a working page template.</p> <p>Can someone help me? </p>