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designsimply on "Is there any way I can work my page around my background?..."

designsimply — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:11:30 +0000

Using different settings on the Appearance → Background page will help a little. Try setting the position to center, no repeat, and black as the background color.

If you want to add more space below the menu to give the text at the top of your background image a little room, add this to your Appearance → Custom Design → CSS editor:

#menu {
	margin-bottom: 100px;
}

If you want the header graphic to move together with the text, then I suggest removing the text from the background image and add that text using the Appearance → Header instead.

shaunanicole5683 on "Is there any way I can work my page around my background?..."

shaunanicole5683 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:46:21 +0000

I'm WordPress illiterate. I don't have time to sift through youtube videos or read WordPress for Dummies. I'm not sure how involved what I'm asking really is, but I just want one thing: to structure the page around my darn background. Is this possible?

If you go to my site, http://shaunanicoleg.wordpress.com/ , you'll see the problem I'm talking about.

If nothing else, if I could just have the page regard the header area, I'd be happy.

I'd very much appreciate any help.

Thank you!:)

timethief on "Blog site configuration"

timethief — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:06:02 +0000

Your welcome and best wishes with your blog. :)

planarch on "Blog site configuration"

planarch — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:45 +0000

I will surely try these steps. Thanks for taking the time to reply back.

timethief on "Blog site configuration"

timethief — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:41:04 +0000

Also note that I can recommend a comprehensive tutorial. The Learn WordPress.com tutorial is divided into progressive levels and presented as a series: http://learn.wordpress.com/

This is the main link to support documentation http://en.support.wordpress.com and the searchbox there provides results form the documentation and from forum threads too.

timethief on "Blog site configuration"

timethief — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:37:35 +0000

The Front Page has an introduction to the blog site and summaries of the latest posts (2-3)

You can set a static front page by following these directions > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/
In order to do that you will have to create two new pages. One for the static front page and another for the blog posts to appear on.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

If you want summaries of your recent posts to appear on the running page for posts which will be another one that you must create because you are choosing to have static front page, then you gave to edit each existing post and insert "the more tag" and click "upgrade". For all new posts you must insert "the more tag" prior to publishing them see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

The right hand column is a sidebar and it's only use is for widgets. All widget descriptions and installation instructions are found on this support page > http://en.support.wordpress.com/topic/widgets-sidebars/

planarch on "Blog site configuration"

planarch — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:23:50 +0000

Here it is:
http://planarchi.wordpress.com/

timethief on "Blog site configuration"

timethief — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:22:45 +0000

Please post an active link starting with http:// for the blog in question.

planarch on "Blog site configuration"

planarch — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:20:25 +0000

I have rarely used wordpress, but would like to start using it more. I need some help setting it up (using the same theme that I have now, which is Chaotic Soul) such that:
The Front Page has an introduction to the blog site and summaries of the latest posts (2-3);
The right pane menu with Pages, Archives and Categories stay the way they are;
For each Category, when clicked, a introduction (static) is followed by the posts in that category in reverse chronological order).

I appreciate the help.

Thanks,

shnikkidrum on "Making a Home page"

shnikkidrum — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:49:20 +0000

Thanks panaghiotisadam, however i have deleted the page and made a new one and it still makes a new page linked to http://nikkisblogspot.com/home .

Considering you have managed to get this working, i don't know what i could be doing wrong, i'm following your instructions. The only thing i can think of it that the Permalink continues to say "/home" regardless of what i have placed in the Title.

panaghiotisadam on "Making a Home page"

panaghiotisadam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:27 +0000

shnikkidrum, then delete that page and write a new one as suggested. It's not something I'm imagining might work: I did it in my test blog (with your theme) before suggesting it.

raincoaster, thanks for the tip!

shnikkidrum on "Making a Home page"

shnikkidrum — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:39:03 +0000

Thanks panaghiotisadam, but it still creates a new page :(

raincoaster on "Making a Home page"

raincoaster — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:12:30 +0000

FYI: to paste code in the forums, put it between backticks, those little marks on the same key as the ~

panaghiotisadam on "Making a Home page"

panaghiotisadam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:06:31 +0000

Last try! Forget editing the permalink and copy this:

<**a href="http**://nikkisblogspot.com/"**>**home**<**/**a**>

Remove the asterisks and paste it above the permalink, IN THE TITLE BOX.

shnikkidrum on "Making a Home page"

shnikkidrum — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:25:34 +0000

Hmm.. thanks, but it still redirects to the page http://nikkisblogspot.com/home

I noticed under the title section, it says Permalink: http://nikkisblogspot.com/home , i can edit this, however i can't seem to edit it so it just says http://nikkisblogspot.com. If i do it will automatically change to http://nikkisblogspot.com/home

I appreciate the extra help.

panaghiotisadam on "Making a Home page"

panaghiotisadam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:02:54 +0000

Ah, part of the model gone - but you know how links are supposed to be...

panaghiotisadam on "Making a Home page"

panaghiotisadam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:00:46 +0000

shnikkidrum, I just saw what you did, and you are justifiably not very happy with it. But it's not what I suggested! Go to Manage Pages, remove the content of the page you named "home" and put this as its TITLE (minus the first and last spaces - you know, a normal link):

< a href="yourblog'sURL">home

Then the "home" will behave the way dxmaniacy2j told you the header does.

teck07 on "Making a Home page"

teck07 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:23:12 +0000

To see the wp.com themes goto Dashboard » Design

shnikkidrum on "Making a Home page"

shnikkidrum — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:21:44 +0000

dxmaniacy2j: thanks i didn't know that!

panaghiotisadam: thanks for the suggestion of just putting a link to the homepage under a home tab. I guess if it's the only option that works for my current theme then it's better than nothing.

Do you know how often wordpress update their template themes? I haven't noticed any new template designes for ages.

teck07 on "Making a Home page"

teck07 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:21:37 +0000

Some themes have a hard wired home button in the top nav bar
when click it will display your latest post...

I'm using the Digg 3 theme and it has the home button
and when clicked it displays the latest blog post's

Link » Teck~Line

panaghiotisadam on "Making a Home page"

panaghiotisadam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:34:39 +0000

@ teck07: shnikkidrum says she wants something in her top bar that directs traffic to her latest posts (which is exactly what a static front page won't do). I think she's simply asking for a "Home" link because the theme she's using (Redoable Lite) doesn't have a built-in one.

dxmaniacy2j on "Making a Home page"

dxmaniacy2j — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:22:47 +0000

To get to the hompeage of your site, even though it might not be listed in your pages (depending on what theme you have). Click your header. It takes you to the homepage.

teck07 on "Making a Home page"

teck07 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:59:34 +0000

Here you go this link should be helpful to set up a homepage....
Having a static page at the front of the blog

panaghiotisadam on "Making a Home page"

panaghiotisadam — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:45:38 +0000

You can create a page and put the link to your home page (< a href etc.) as its title.
(By the way, blogspot? What a name for a WordPress blog!)

shnikkidrum on "Making a Home page"

shnikkidrum — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:12:28 +0000

Hey, i'm wanting to insert a page heading (within the top toolbar section of my blog) which directs traffic to my home page (www.nikkisblogspot.com). I would like the page tag up next to the 'about' tag.

I want this because if people visit my site through a specific article, they don't have any way of going straight to the home page with the latest articles posted. Not unless they alter the URL anyway.

Appreciate any assistance.