Comments on: Is Your WordPress Theme Good Enough? http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/ About Web, Design and the Future of Publishing Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: Katherine Dacey http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9549 Katherine Dacey Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9549 Tried inserting the suggested code into my function.php file, and my entire site disappeared--I had to reload the file via my FTP server in order to get access to the WP Admin panel. I checked the forums for the theme (Arthemia Free) and the creators were unable to answer similar questions about tabbed widgets. (They state they're not big on widgets--not a helpful sign!) Here is the line of code as it appears in the function.php file: register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Top','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '','after_title' => '')); Can I make your code fix work with this theme file? Thanks! Tried inserting the suggested code into my function.php file, and my entire site disappeared–I had to reload the file via my FTP server in order to get access to the WP Admin panel. I checked the forums for the theme (Arthemia Free) and the creators were unable to answer similar questions about tabbed widgets. (They state they’re not big on widgets–not a helpful sign!)

Here is the line of code as it appears in the function.php file:

register_sidebar(array(‘name’ => ‘Sidebar Top’,'before_widget’ => ”,’after_widget’ => ”,’before_title’ => ”,’after_title’ => ”));

Can I make your code fix work with this theme file? Thanks!

]]> By: David http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9531 David Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9531 It seems like the Tabbed Widgets plugin is working everywhere on my site (http://www.complainypants.com) except for on comment pages and other pages that begin with # characters. One those pages, all the tabs are open at once. How can I work around this? Problem page: http://www.complainypants.com/2009/04/i-hate-you-and-everybody-else/#comments It seems like the Tabbed Widgets plugin is working everywhere on my site (http://www.complainypants.com) except for on comment pages and other pages that begin with # characters. One those pages, all the tabs are open at once. How can I work around this?

Problem page:
http://www.complainypants.com/...../#comments

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9482 Kaspars Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9482 <a href="#comment-9480" rel="nofollow">Cristy</a>, it would be interesting to know what the problem and solution was, just in case anyone else encounters the same issue. Thanks. Cristy, it would be interesting to know what the problem and solution was, just in case anyone else encounters the same issue. Thanks.

]]> By: Cristy http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9480 Cristy Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9480 Never mind!!! I figured it out! DUh!!! Great plugin!!! Thanks for your help. Never mind!!! I figured it out! DUh!!! Great plugin!!! Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9479 Kaspars Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9479 <a href="#comment-9478" rel="nofollow">Cristy</a>, did you add the newly created Tabbed Widget to any of the active sidebars? Cristy, did you add the newly created Tabbed Widget to any of the active sidebars?

]]> By: Cristy http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9478 Cristy Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9478 <a href="#comment-9472" rel="nofollow">Kaspars</a>, ok, but I don't see the tabbed effect on the sidebars. I have 2 setup up and can't see them in tabbed nor accordian. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the quick reply! Kaspars, ok, but I don’t see the tabbed effect on the sidebars. I have 2 setup up and can’t see them in tabbed nor accordian. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the quick reply!

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9472 Kaspars Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9472 <a href="#comment-9468" rel="nofollow">Cristy</a>, your theme is using the default settings which already include all the necessary identifiers. This is what I see in your website's HTML output: <code><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-390346671">...</code> So your theme is all good. Cristy, your theme is using the default settings which already include all the necessary identifiers. This is what I see in your website’s HTML output:

<li class="widget widget_text" id="text-390346671">...

So your theme is all good.

]]> By: Cristy http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9468 Cristy Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9468 Excellent explanation! Thank you! I really don't know anything about php, codes, whatever...and I guess the theme I chose sucks because none of the codes you suggest are anywhere to be found. My functions.php has the following: <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebars') ) register_sidebars(2); ?> I can't find any "before" or "after" anywhere. The theme has sidebars.php, sidebar1.php, and sidebar2.php and the identifiers you speak of don't exist there. Any clue? Excellent explanation! Thank you! I really don’t know anything about php, codes, whatever…and I guess the theme I chose sucks because none of the codes you suggest are anywhere to be found. My functions.php has the following:

<?php
if ( function_exists(‘register_sidebars’) )
register_sidebars(2);

?>

I can’t find any “before” or “after” anywhere. The theme has sidebars.php, sidebar1.php, and sidebar2.php and the identifiers you speak of don’t exist there. Any clue?

]]> By: Michael http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9405 Michael Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9405 Thank you very much for your help Kaspars, I really appreciate it. Selecting a title solves the problem that no box showed up, but I still have the problem that no content is displayed. You can see that for yourself on my website now, I´ll let the widget online for a while. I get following error btw: jQuery.easing[jQuery.easing.def] is not a function source: http://www.boystalk.de/wp-content/plugins/tabbed-widgets/js/jquery.easing.js?ver=2.7.1 line: 46 Michael Thank you very much for your help Kaspars, I really appreciate it. Selecting a title solves the problem that no box showed up, but I still have the problem that no content is displayed. You can see that for yourself on my website now, I´ll let the widget online for a while.
I get following error btw: jQuery.easing[jQuery.easing.def] is not a function
source: http://www.boystalk.de/wp-cont.....?ver=2.7.1
line: 46
Michael

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9402 Kaspars Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9402 <a href="#comment-9399" rel="nofollow">Michael</a>, this seems to be a problem on my plugin's as well as your theme's side, which places <code></h3><div class="dbx-content"></code> after the widget title. Notice the final <code><div></code>, which is used for wrapping widget's content. The problem is that my plugin tries to hide the default widget title from being displayed inside a tabbed widget, because it is already displayed in the tab. You should be able to fix the problem by selecting 'Show widget title' next to the widget title under the <em>Tabbed Widgets</em> settings, and adding the following CSS at the end of your theme's <code>style.css</code> to hide the widget title: <code>#sidebar-right .tabbed-widget-item .dbx-handle { display:none; }</code> Michael, this seems to be a problem on my plugin’s as well as your theme’s side, which places </h3><div class="dbx-content"> after the widget title. Notice the final <div>, which is used for wrapping widget’s content.

The problem is that my plugin tries to hide the default widget title from being displayed inside a tabbed widget, because it is already displayed in the tab.

You should be able to fix the problem by selecting ‘Show widget title’ next to the widget title under the Tabbed Widgets settings, and adding the following CSS at the end of your theme’s style.css to hide the widget title:

#sidebar-right .tabbed-widget-item .dbx-handle { display:none; }

]]> By: Michael http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9401 Michael Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9401 Unfortunately, I had to remove the widget due to design problems, do you need to see the widget online? If yes, I´m going to port everything to a test domain, I wanted to do that anyway...someday ;-) Unfortunately, I had to remove the widget due to design problems, do you need to see the widget online? If yes, I´m going to port everything to a test domain, I wanted to do that anyway…someday ;-)

]]> By: Michael http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9399 Michael Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9399 Thanks for your answer Kaspars! My Url would be http://www.boystalk.de I´ll include the widget in the lower part of my right sidebar until I hear from you again, ok? Thanks for your answer Kaspars!
My Url would be http://www.boystalk.de I´ll include the widget in the lower part of my right sidebar until I hear from you again, ok?

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9390 Kaspars Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9390 <a href="#comment-9386" rel="nofollow">Michael</a>, could you please give the URL of your site. Thanks. Michael, could you please give the URL of your site. Thanks.

]]> By: Michael http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-9386 Michael Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-9386 Hi Kaspars, I am facing some trouble with implementing your plugin which I really want to use on my blog running under i3theme with two sidebars. My function.php contains unique identifiers as you can see here: <?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebars') ) register_sidebars(2, array( 'before_widget' => '<!--sidebox start --><div id="%1$s" class="dbx-box %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</div></div><!--sidebox end -->', 'before_title' => '<h3 class="dbx-handle">', 'after_title' => '</h3><div class="dbx-content">', )); But I think there is a problem with the dbx-box and the handling of the left and right sidebar which I cannot figure out properly. I would appreciate any help and also buy you some lunch ;-) if you could help me on that. Thank you very much in advance, Michael Hi Kaspars,
I am facing some trouble with implementing your plugin which I really want to use on my blog running under i3theme with two sidebars. My function.php contains unique identifiers as you can see here:

<?php
if ( function_exists(‘register_sidebars’) )
register_sidebars(2, array(
‘before_widget’ => ‘<!–sidebox start –><div id="%1$s" class="dbx-box %2$s">’,
‘after_widget’ => ‘</div></div><!–sidebox end –>’,
‘before_title’ => ‘<h3 class="dbx-handle">’,
‘after_title’ => ‘</h3><div class="dbx-content">’,
));

But I think there is a problem with the dbx-box and the handling of the left and right sidebar which I cannot figure out properly. I would appreciate any help and also buy you some lunch ;-) if you could help me on that.
Thank you very much in advance,
Michael

]]> By: Ankur Sharma http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-8841 Ankur Sharma Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-8841 Thanks, this is a brilliant plugin. This works fine with the changes you suggested if I choose the accordion option. However when I use the tabs option, it goes for a toss. The site link is: http://culturazzi.org/review/ Thanks, this is a brilliant plugin. This works fine with the changes you suggested if I choose the accordion option. However when I use the tabs option, it goes for a toss.

The site link is:
http://culturazzi.org/review/

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-7694 Kaspars Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-7694 <a href="#comment-7679" rel="nofollow">Bernard</a>, you can leave the li there. I also suggest you read some basic <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=html+tutorial" rel="nofollow">tutorials about HTML</a> and how it works in order to get a better feel why things should be done one or the other way. Bernard, you can leave the li there. I also suggest you read some basic tutorials about HTML and how it works in order to get a better feel why things should be done one or the other way.

]]> By: Bernard Doddema, Jr. http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-7679 Bernard Doddema, Jr. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-7679 This is where I get confused. It mostly reads as you've mentioned but adds the "li" as well as shown below: <code>[Code fragment removed because of incorrect formatting]</code> Is this ok or should I remove the "li"? Thanks! This is where I get confused. It mostly reads as you’ve mentioned but adds the “li” as well as shown below:

[Code fragment removed because of incorrect formatting]

Is this ok or should I remove the “li”?

Thanks!

]]> By: Kaspars http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-7631 Kaspars Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-7631 <a href="#comment-7630" rel="nofollow">Nitin</a>, you should contact the author of that theme and kindly ask him to correct the code that generates the code for the sidebar as described in this article. However, I suggest you try to fix it yourself, first. Nitin, you should contact the author of that theme and kindly ask him to correct the code that generates the code for the sidebar as described in this article. However, I suggest you try to fix it yourself, first.

]]> By: Nitin Srivastava http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-7630 Nitin Srivastava Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-7630 Hi, This looks to be a wonderful plugin but unfortunately it does not work with Rebel Magazine Theme - http://www.wpthemedesigner.com/2008/05/07/rebel-magazine-theme/. Can you please help me to get your plugin working with Rebel Magazine Theme. My running website is - www.bhuspeaks.com Regards, Nitin Hi,

This looks to be a wonderful plugin but unfortunately it does not work with Rebel Magazine Theme – http://www.wpthemedesigner.com.....ine-theme/.

Can you please help me to get your plugin working with Rebel Magazine Theme. My running website is – http://www.bhuspeaks.com

Regards,

Nitin

]]> By: Jeffro2pt0 http://konstruktors.com/blog/wordpress/409-is-your-wordpress-theme-good-enough/#comment-7584 Jeffro2pt0 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://konstruktors.com/blog/?p=409#comment-7584 Glad to see you posted this article Kaspars. I'm getting ready to go through another redesign and if Tabbed widgets doesn't work, I'll be back to this page to implement your suggested fixes. Glad to see you posted this article Kaspars. I’m getting ready to go through another redesign and if Tabbed widgets doesn’t work, I’ll be back to this page to implement your suggested fixes.

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