[wdvltalk-social] timed content php [also to dev-talk]
joseph harris
smilepoet at vfemail.net
Fri Feb 26 22:33:45 GMT 2010
Christina,
Excellent information. Thank you. I'm just concerned the misrouting will still be there.
Anyway, a job for tomorrow.
Joseph
From: "Christina Lannen"
> No uninstall for WP. You have to manually do it. No need to setup a new
> database.
>
> Copy the information from the current wp-config.php file and add/replace the
> information for the new one. It's in the root of WordPress.
>
> You are so making this way too hard on yourself. I had to do a lot of
> manual upgrades back in October.
>
> THIS IS IMPORTANT: Make sure your server has the minimum requirements for
> the current version of WordPress, see:
> http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/
>
> If the above is all okay, then:
>
> 1. Just rename the wp-includes and wp-admin to something else (I usually
> used OLD in front of it. You can leave wp-content alone and just let WP
> overwrite it.
>
> 2. BACKUP your wp-config.php file because you'll need the information in
> there to transfer to the new one.
>
> 3. When you've finished uploading the new files (WP install) browse to:
> http://smilepoet.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php. You should be prompted
> to upgrade the database. Click on the button to do it.
>
>
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> Christina Lannen
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>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk
> [mailto:wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk] On Behalf Of joseph
> harris
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 12:56 PM
> To: Web development and beer
> Subject: Re: [wdvltalk-social] timed content php [also to dev-talk]
>
>
> From: "Christina Lannen"
>> 1. If you can't do it in the WordPress Admin (can't remember at what
>> version you could do that) you'll have to manually upgrade it (FTP).
> Follow
>> the instructions over at wordpress.org.
>>
>> Who are you hosted with? Do they use Fantastico or some other installer
>> system? IMPORTANT: You may not be able to do a manual upgrade depending
> on
>> what they use to do the autoinstaller. If that is the case I would
>> recommend installing WP into a different subdirectory, and then adjust the
>> wp-config.php file to match the autoinstaller (database name, password,
>> user, db host).
>
> Christina,
>
> It is going to be a bit of a problem all round! The installer is Elephante.
> But I won't use it as I can't currently do a real upgrade with it.
>
> I'll follow the FTP route - but to do a full install. First I need to remove
> the current wp install. Now I have looked at the database and I can't see
> the thing to correct my error, and I can't find a file to put back the
> route. But worst of all nothing seems to reveal an uninstall option - at
> risk of giving the program developers a heart attack I would prefer a clean
> uninstall. Otherwise I'll delete all files and tables.
>
> Then I'll put in the new wp and work on it.
>
>>
>> 2 & 3: Okay.
>>
>> 4. I think you did Settings, General and not Settings, Reading.
>
> It is possible. As I can't get in now to check, or find where it records
> that, I'll pass on it - but remember I have full qualifications in silly
> mistakes! ;-)
>
>>
>> 5. You can't do subdomains off of a single WP install and have it work.
>> You'll have to have multiple installs of WP. I'd recommend using Pages
> with
>> Subpages.
>
> No. I'm not thinking of that. The subdomains would be quite separate from
> Wordpress and the main content. There are things that are not part of that
> area that I want to explore and expand. I don't want separate domains for
> them. I might even move the debt control stuff into one. There is an area of
> economic future I want to explore too, with others getting involved I hope.
> But that is not immediate.
>
> First, is there an uninstall that I've missed in searching for it - all I
> can find relates to plugins.
>
> Joseph
>
>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk
>> [mailto:wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk] On Behalf Of
> joseph
>> harris
>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:09 PM
>> To: Web development and beer
>> Subject: Re: [wdvltalk-social] timed content php [also to dev-talk]
>>
>> From: "Christina Lannen"
>>
>> Thanks for the reply and help.
>>
>>> 1. You need to upgrade WordPress. Seriously it needs to be done.
>>
>> Because of the package I can't use their auto system. Any advice on how to
>> do it [yes, I would have expected them to keep scripts updated].
>>
>>> 2. CSS file is in the specific theme folder, e.g., typograph
>>
>> OK, thanks. Still remembering what I knew and getting used to doing this
>> again.
>>
>>> 3. Categories can be excluded from the Archives
>>
>> If you take a look you will see how I've solved it.
>>
>>> 4. Under Settings, Reading for setting the "home" page
>>
>> OOps - that mucked it up ;-). I changed the url and now the browser can't
>> find its way home. Offhand which file has that information to put the
>> address in correctly [as it was!]. - Ease of use is not always helpful!
>>
>>> 5. Is the entire site eventually going to be just "http://smilepoet.com"
>> as
>>> in moving the site to the root?
>>
>> Yes. There will be subdomains for various things, but initially everything
>> will work from here, and the Smile Poet material will all be there.
> -Joseph
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> http://www.lannendesigns.com/
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk
>>> [mailto:wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk] On Behalf Of
>> joseph
>>> harris
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:15 PM
>>> To: Web development and beer; New home for the wdvltalk community
>>> Subject: Re: [wdvltalk-social] timed content php [also to dev-talk]
>>>
>>> Christina,
>>>
>>> You mean have I made it easy for myself? ;-) The answer to that is no!
>>>
>>> And as ususal a simple operation has been jinxed! for some reason I
> cannot
>>> utilise the host's link to Wordpress and so getting the theme into place
>> has
>>> been delayed. I still haven't heard from the host engineers.
>>>
>>> Anyway, here http://smilepoet.com/wordpress/ is what I plan to be the
> home
>>> page. On the right is the box, or set of tabbed boxes. I have renamed
>>> "about" to 'This Day' and it is on this box I want to put the event and
>>> other change of the day.
>>>
>>> Posts would move into the archive, and I don't want that with these
>>> snippets.
>>>
>>> Two further questions; how do I bring the wordpress index [home page] to
>> be
>>> the site home page?.
>>>
>>> And I want to put colour in - either in the name, or in the blog titles,
>>> maybe both. Where would I find the css [I assume].
>>>
>>> Within my overall and some parts of detail thinking Typograph Theme works
>>> well. But it is too colourless and needs a lot of personalisation. Easier
>>> than some of the things I had expected to have to do ;-).
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>> From: "Christina Lannen"
>>>> Are you adding the "daily fact" as a post? If yes, you can schedule
>> them.
>>>> I would add a specific category for the facts.
>>>>
>>>> One example of code would be:
>>>>
>>>> <ul>
>>>> <?php query_posts('cat=5&showposts=3'); ?> // the category is 5 and pull
>>> in
>>>> 3 posts
>>>> <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
>>>> <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post();?>
>>>> <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Read
>>>> More"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
>>>> <?php endwhile; ?>
>>>> <?php endif; ?>
>>>> </ul>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The WordPress codex can be your best friend.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> http://www.lannendesigns.com/
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk
>>>> [mailto:wdvltalk-social-bounces at wdvltalk-social.org.uk] On Behalf Of
>>>> smile-poetry
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:45 AM
>>>> To: Web development and beer
>>>> Subject: [wdvltalk-social] timed content php [also to dev-talk]
>>>>
>>>> Okay, I've settled on Wordpress because it is the simplest option
>>>> technically - and well supported. I have also gone for a rather clunky
>>> theme
>>>> - Typograph.
>>>>
>>>> I want to add a daily fact and there is a convenient tabbed box on the
>>>> right, and I am adapting the 'about' tab. Below is the script for that.
>>>>
>>>> I will need to have a script to pick up the day's info from tables -
> that
>>>> much I remember! But I have no easy recall of how to get from here to
>> what
>>>> I'm aiming for.
>>>>
>>>> I plan a second part to it to pick up a saying or one liner from a table
>>>> too, possibly randomly.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if there might be a chron way to this, or whether I'd need
> a
>>>> chron set up anyway! All advice welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here is the script:
>>>>
>>>> </div>
>>>> <div id="categories" class="content">
>>>> <ul>
>>>> <?php list_cats(); ?>
>>>> </ul>
>>>> </div>
>>>> <div id="about" class="content">
>>>> <h4>today is Typograph wpTheme</h4>
>>>> <p><a
>>>> href="http://blog.pinkandyellow.com/free-wordpress-themes/typograph/"
>>>> title="Typograph theme home">Typograph</a> is a standards compliant
> theme
>>>> with a JQuery powered tabbed sidebar box and an ad under the first post
>> on
>>>> the index page. This theme has no images and is purely based on CSS
>>> elements
>>>> and typography. Ideal for future customization. Typograph was styled
>> "from
>>>> the ground up" on a highly customized version of the <a
>>>> href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/sandbox#post-35">Sandbox
>>>> theme</a>.</p>
>>>> <p>Designed by Morten Rand-Hendriksen - designer, information
>>>> philosopher and author based out of Burnaby, BC.</p>
>>>> <p>And presumable take in thought for th dayYou can change the
>> contents
>>>> of the tabbed box by editing the tabbedBox.php file located in the
>>> Typograph
>>>> theme directory.</p>
>>>> </div>
>>>> <div id="rss" class="content">
>>>> <h1><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/rss" title="Subscribe to the
>>>> <?php bloginfo('name') ?> RSS Feed" rel="rss">Subscribe to my
>>> feed</a></h1>
>>>>
>>>> </div>
>>>> <div id="search" class="content">
>>>>
>>>> And here the change to the box name ['Cats' is a shortening to stop the
>>> tabs
>>>> turning]:
>>>>
>>>> <div id="tabContainer">
>>>> <div id="tabMenu">
>>>> <ul>
>>>> <li><a href="menu" class="active">Menu</a></li>
>>>> <li><a href="categories">Cats</a></li>
>>>> <li><a href="about">This Day</a></li>
>>>> <li><a href="rss">RSS</a></li>
>>>> <li><a href="search">Search</a></li>
>>>> </ul>
>>>> </div>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [soon I'll need to understand RSS! and other feeds]
>>>>
>>>> Joseph Harris
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