WordPress.com Forums » Tag: functions - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/functions WordPress.com Forums » Tag: functions - Recent Posts en Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 brettmkenn on "How do I even get to the functions menu?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-even-get-to-the-functions-menu#post-1016606 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:26:08 +0000 brettmkenn 1016606@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey guys, I keep reading about adding to my theme or editing using functions but I have no idea how to even get to the functions menu. I've googled a ton of stuff and still nothing. so could someone explain it like im 5 years old? Thanks
P.S. I have the Blaskan theme

]]> thebirdingbunch on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-971001 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:53:34 +0000 thebirdingbunch 971001@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Timethief, I remember that suggestion about setting the feed to summary. The reason I have not done this is because it carries over to the emails that are sent out to subscribers. I have a few followers who have no interest in coming to the site itself, but like reading my content. They usually email or phone me if they have something to comment about a post. I've been hesitant to switch because of them.

]]> timethief on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-970493 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:51:57 +0000 timethief 970493@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @lizfruitberry
I hear you! The fact that the "like" button and the "sharing" buttons can be clicked in several locations without the person ever visting the blog and creating a page view stat is aggravating. My RSS Feed is set to summary to compel people to click in and read the whole post on my site thereby creating a page view stat. I also disabled the display of the like button and sharing buttons on the front page of my blog. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/07/09/wordpress-followers-likes-and-stats/

Blogging used to be focused on making actual connections, leaving meaningful comments and community building. Roboposting, like and sharing button click-mania appear to be the new face of blogging --- clicky, clicky, clicky. What's not to like if you aren't really a reader? Jump on the clicky, clicky, clicky kiddy bandwagon and don't forget to set up your zombie roboposter, now y'hear?

]]> ardpete on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-970483 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:40:12 +0000 ardpete 970483@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Or maybe they won't read the post and comment, "Like" spammers only do it to try and tempt you into looking at their blog.

Just yesterday I had someone like five posts in a row a minute apart, unless he's a really quick reader that can read 1000 words a minute I doubt he was actually interested in the content I posted. That's not to say I don't want actual readers from liking my post.

And there's a widget called "Posts I Like" which I like having on my blog as it directs my readers to posts I've recently enjoyed.

WP bloggers are very serious writers.

I'm not a very serious writer, if I was, I'd have my own self hosted blog.

It's not a big deal to me because I know it's a feature that they'll never change. A small amount of people against 30 million active blogs isn't going to make a change. The social forums disappearing is proof of this.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/

]]> lizeccentric7 on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-970475 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:31:21 +0000 lizeccentric7 970475@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ WP Bloggers - Perhaps if the "likes" were not on WP, people would have to actually read the post and comment.

I don't know. It is aggravating when people like your post all day, but never comment and just "like." I have noticed this more lately. No comments, just likes. I do not even look at the likes, only comments.

I look at the comments and followers. "Likes" really do not appeal to me at all. A "like" is saying, "hey I stopped here and not reading...bye." Oh, and, "I left you a link to my blog to promote my site, but I didn't read anything."

The "likes" just do not seem to fit with the WP bloggers. WP bloggers are very serious writers. They are not teen bloggers on some of the other sites. The "likes" are fine on Tumblr or FB, but not here.

I love WordPress.com. but not the "likes."

]]> thebirdingbunch on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968890 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:52:00 +0000 thebirdingbunch 968890@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I wish it was oversight, alicedomiczek, but from my earlier posts about this subject and reading what the staff has said, the like option from the Reader and other places is here to stay. If I turned off the option of "like" in one location, my wish would be it was turned off for all.

From what I've learned, internet etiquette requires that you check out their blog for every like, follow, and comment you get and try to reciprocate. Well, I've broke that rule over and over.

]]> alice1441 on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968749 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:47:58 +0000 alice1441 968749@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for the link, Pete. Like griptuk and redsoulnights, I've already disabled the 'like' function as much as possible as described on that page. However, as the others have said if a post comes up on the reader or under a tag, it's still possible to click 'like' and for it to be registered under site stats. That's what I would suggest needs to be changed. It seems to be a simple oversight.

]]> asbadgerseesit on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968460 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:10:36 +0000 asbadgerseesit 968460@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You are correct, even if you have the likes not showing ('show likes per post) people can still 'like' a post from the Reader as the like button is never disabled, it still shows on a post in Reader whatever option you select. The option to disable 'likes' should be there for those of us who hate such faux things

]]> griptruk on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968453 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:59:18 +0000 griptruk 968453@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ thanks pete. I actually do have that "show likes button per post" that only shows a like button when you choose to on an individual post, but I still get Likes occasionally. It was a little cryptic but it kind of seemed like people who were logged in word press users could still "Like" a post from their reader, even if there was no button to click. It seems like that is impossible to block, if I'm not mistaken.

]]> ardpete on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968442 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:50:01 +0000 ardpete 968442@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ See here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/#likes-and-your-site

]]> griptruk on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968439 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:43:27 +0000 griptruk 968439@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I agree strongly. Likes mean nothing to me. I don't want my page to have some statistic that says more people read it than really do. I don't want people to be tricked into linking to my page, I want them to look for it specifically. I've gotten a number of them and while I'm not sure some of them are straight up spam they don't add anything to the conversation, and some of them seem to be just for self promotion, as the original poster stated.

]]> alice1441 on "Disabling 'Like'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disabling-like#post-968303 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:10:19 +0000 alice1441 968303@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi,

I know it's possible to hide the number of 'likes' on each post, but might it be an idea to introduce an option for switching it off entirely? Call me cynical but it seems to me that many WordPress users click 'like' as a form of self promotion to get their name out but don't actually contribute in any meaningful way to posts. Of course this doesn't apply to all users and there are some who use the 'like' button as intended. However, I've recently had users scroll through and mechanically click 'like' on every post of mine without commenting once. To me, a 5 word one off comment is so much more meaningful than 20 'likes'. It's also frustrating as this practice clogs up the notifications area with meaningless stars.

Just an idea as I doubt I am the only one to feel this way about 'like'. I'm not saying get rid of the function but more to make it something that can be opted in or out of (completely).

Cheers.

]]> staticmoment on "Dynamic Post-body-height in WordPress theme Tanzaku" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/dynamic-post-body-height-in-wordpress-theme-tanzaku#post-930035 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:27:44 +0000 staticmoment 930035@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ i am currently developing a music blog in wordpress and used the Tanzaku theme as a base for my concept. i think for my purpose, it is not necessary to have a single post view of the content, i want to show everything directly on the mainpage. But, i still want to enable comments. In order to keep the look and the overview, i managed to hide and collapse the comment section, but i encountered some troubles:

http://interwebz.1x.biz/wordpress/

the height of the posts are kinda fixed and when the comment section collapses it lays under the other posts (check the most bottom posts to see how it should look like). So how do i get the height to change dynamically with the comment section? I think it has to do with the main funtion of the Tanzaku theme but i could not figured it out yet. I hope, that i just missed something and that the problem is solved easily...

Thank you for your help! And btw, the 1x.biz is just a prototype, i just want to make sure that all the main functions work fine before i start really designing it.

thanks, artur

edit: ok, i figured it out that it has to do sth with the theme's functions.php. when you resize the window after opening a comment section, the comment section is visible in the new arrangement of the content. if you hide the section then, it leaves an ugly white space... so, i think, you have to trigger the height mechanism everytime you hit the 'show comments' link. but well.... i have no idea how to do that. any help?

]]> supportbot on "Dynamic Post-body-height in WordPress theme Tanzaku" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/dynamic-post-body-height-in-wordpress-theme-tanzaku#post-930036 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:27:44 +0000 supportbot 930036@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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]]> raincoaster on "Creating a website with a list of businesses ??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-website-with-a-list-of-businesses#post-891391 Tue, 22 May 2012 05:57:16 +0000 raincoaster 891391@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you go to the Code Poet page on WordPress.org, people in that listing can give you estimates. It's all fairly straightforward except for the private area for each company. Expect to pay about $65 an hour for this and up.

]]> thesacredpath on "Creating a website with a list of businesses ??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-website-with-a-list-of-businesses#post-891389 Tue, 22 May 2012 05:55:16 +0000 thesacredpath 891389@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Monthly costs, all things considered, will run you about $10 to $25. It may or may not be that there is a plugin that can be used to limit users to editing certain pages. You would have to research that. If something doesn't already exist, then you would have to hire a developer to build a plugin for you. That can run anywhere from $500 to as much as $5,000 (given what you want to do is more complex, I would expect $2,500 to $5,000). That isn't the end of the cost on the plugin either. Each time wordpress comes out with an upgrade, it might break your plugin, so you would also have some updating and maintenance costs on the plugin.

]]> nicsteele1 on "Creating a website with a list of businesses ??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-website-with-a-list-of-businesses#post-891384 Tue, 22 May 2012 05:44:07 +0000 nicsteele1 891384@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey, thanks for the reply.

Do you have any idea how much this would cost? Or know a link to a page that can tell me?

Thank you

]]> raincoaster on "Creating a website with a list of businesses ??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-website-with-a-list-of-businesses#post-891299 Tue, 22 May 2012 02:19:12 +0000 raincoaster 891299@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, but not WordPress.COM. WordPress.ORG can do this. It will not be cheap.

]]> nicsteele1 on "Creating a website with a list of businesses ??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/creating-a-website-with-a-list-of-businesses#post-891288 Tue, 22 May 2012 01:55:16 +0000 nicsteele1 891288@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I want to create a website with a list of businesses and links from our website to theirs.

Criteria:
1. The ability for each individual business to be able to manage their own listing, update and upload their own information however we receive a notification every time they make a change so we can vet any changes made to the information. (Doesn't matter if we cant)

2. From each business we need a section to put their ABN where the public can't view this.

3. Information to Be Displayed on Screen
 Name of Company
 Logo
 Description
 Ways that companies can showcase and engage with the public (ie. Sponsorship, fundraising, staff engagement programs)
 Link to their website
 Contact details

4. Search Function to look for a certain business listed on the website

Can someone please tell me if WordPress can offer all of some of these functions?

Thank you

]]> iamtakashi on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-724492 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:25:55 +0000 iamtakashi 724492@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @gammlfar

The version you are referring to is WordPress.com version, so if you purchase Fresh News at WordPress.com, your are able to make your site look like the demo.

]]> gammlfar on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-723967 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:01:10 +0000 gammlfar 723967@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Can I basically make it look like this: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/fresh-news/

]]> gammlfar on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-723965 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:57:07 +0000 gammlfar 723965@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes. Here you can see that you have more cool custom widgets, post image slider & dark header image that fits the links at the top which does not show on the WordPress demo site.

]]> michiecat on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-722787 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:54:37 +0000 michiecat 722787@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi gammlfar,

The WordPress.com version of a premium theme may differ slightly from the original version because we adapt it for use in our hosting environment.

You might want to take a look at the demo site for Fresh News on WordPress.com: http://freshnewsdemo.wordpress.com/

Are there any features in particular that you're wondering about?

]]> gammlfar on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-722321 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:47:58 +0000 gammlfar 722321@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ And the theme are there to buy but way much cheaper. This is why I am wondering if I will get ALL the functions.

]]> gammlfar on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-722320 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:47:10 +0000 gammlfar 722320@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well I am using wordpress.com.

]]> timethief on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-722066 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:03:40 +0000 timethief 722066@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

Even though this theme is cheaper on WordPress, will I be able to use all of its functions?

WordPress.com and WordPress.org run on different software. The versions of the themes which are coded to run on our software found in the Themes Showcase typically may not include all of the features that the WordPress.org version of the theme has. I will flag this thread so it is moved to the Themes Forum and in that forum Themes Staff will provide you with more information tomorrow.

Themes » Premium Themes
Themes Showcase - Fresh News

]]> gammlfar on "Buying a theme - what will I get?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/buying-a-theme-what-will-i-get#post-722062 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:49:29 +0000 gammlfar 722062@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello. I want to start off by saying that I really enjoy using WordPress but I have some questions regarding a theme, called "Fresh News". I am interested of buying this theme but I don't know if I will be able to get all settings to kinda make it look like this one: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/01/fresh-news/. Even though this theme is cheaper on WordPress, will I be able to use all of its functions?

Now I do not have WordPress on a own webhotel. Instead I just directed a domain to my current blogg on wordpress.com.

]]> timethief on "Header Images Help (plugin or hard code?)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/header-images-help-plugin-or-hard-code#post-610580 Mon, 23 May 2011 19:41:43 +0000 timethief 610580@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please read the sticky post at the head of this forum > http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-read-me-first-before-posting?replies=1 I’m sorry but that site is not a free blog from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM so we cannot help you with it. WordPress.COM blogs and wordpress.org installs operate on different code. The correct support forum to get support for that blog is here > http://wordpress.ORG/support

]]> auxclass on "Header Images Help (plugin or hard code?)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/header-images-help-plugin-or-hard-code#post-610579 Mon, 23 May 2011 19:40:46 +0000 auxclass 610579@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Your site is not hosted here on WordPress.COM so you should make friends over at WordPress.ORG.

Your site is not hosted on WordPress.COM, this site is for support of sites hosted on WordPress.COM. You should address your questions to WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using: http://wordpress.org/support/

For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

]]> hawkeye126 on "Header Images Help (plugin or hard code?)" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/header-images-help-plugin-or-hard-code#post-610574 Mon, 23 May 2011 19:37:02 +0000 hawkeye126 610574@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've been working on this for a few days but am having a lot of trouble figuring out how to modify this wordpress site. It is currently using the WikiBase theme and I am trying to make some edits.

http://buildingthemiddleclass.org/

How would I go about adding 3 square images in between 'building the middle class' and policies for shared prosperity. They don't have to rotate or even change really, I just need to know how to get them there. I don't know if I should try to hard code it (I already have and couldn't even make it look different in anyway using the editor and adding code), or if there is a good plugin for this. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

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