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rachelmcr on "Invalid Markup Validation"

rachelmcr — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:36:57 +0000

@sincerelylori - I replied to your support request here:

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/invalid-html-5-code

If you have further questions about this issue, please reply to that thread and I will be happy to help. Thanks!

timethief on "Invalid Markup Validation"

timethief — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:30:25 +0000

This thread will be moved to the CSS Forum for you.

sincerelylori on "Invalid Markup Validation"

sincerelylori — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:32:45 +0000

When viewing my site from the mobile app, I was given a Certificate Error followed by a prompt to check my site via http://validator.w3.org/

33 Errors came back, mostly in CSS lines I can't edit.

What do I do? I purchased the upgrade, but I am not given the option to "reset" my CSS code back to its original state. And I'm not sure I want to go through the work of recoding since most of my coding was done before they "upgraded" the CSS editor (when we were still able to access the original CSS file).

Thoughts? Ideas?

miladysboudoir on "Photo size varies between two themes"

miladysboudoir — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:45:05 +0000

Thank you all for these helpful comments. I think I worked it out now. But in so doing I now have a Picasa full of photos so what with that and my iPhoto I have rather a lot of duplicated pictures on my laptop. Also I could not find where to optimise photos in Picasa. As you probably guessed I'm not technically minded. I think Picasa may just complicate things for me so I will try to delete it from my machine. Thanks again for all your time and help.

justpi on "Photo size varies between two themes"

justpi — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:15:43 +0000

If I make Quintus into Book Lite the photos stay big. If I make Book Lite into Quintus they stay small.

1. As Jennifer said, this isn't theme dependent: it depends on what option you select when you insert the images and on how wide the originals are. If you select the "full size" option, and the original is wider than the main column of the theme, the inserted version will be as wide as possible (= as wide as the main column).

I'd like the same size photos in both

2. If by "same size" you mean as big as possible, see #1. If you mean exactly the same size, then naturally full-width images cannot be exactly the same when the one theme is narrower than the other: exactly the same would require inserting versions that are narrower than the width of the narrower theme. (I don't think that's what you're looking for, is it?)

I found a very big difference in Quintus between the large and the medium sizes

3. These options aren't immutable: you can, or rather you must, change them.
When you are about to insert an image, you get four size options: thumbnail, medium, large and full size. Full size means original width, if the original is narrower than the maximum the theme allows, or downsized to that maximum, if the original is wider. The defaults for the other three options are set by you in Settings > Media, and they should take into account the width of the theme: for example, the width for the large option could be set to around 3/4 of the main column and the width for the medium option to around 1/2 of the main column. As timethief showed, the width of the main column in Quintus is 750px, so I'd probably set the default widths like this: large around 650, medium around 400, thumbnail around 150 or 200 - or whatever looks better after I try it.

timethief on "Photo size varies between two themes"

timethief — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:54:37 +0000

edit: replace "fir" with "fit"

timethief on "Photo size varies between two themes"

timethief — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:54:09 +0000

I described what to do above here http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/photo-size-varies-between-two-themes?replies=7#post-1298367
Presize and optimize every image to fir the space you are aiming to upload it into, prior to uploading it. I provided a link to a post of mine above. If you click through that posts provides links to both free desktop applications you can use to do that and to free online image editing sites you can use to do that.

miladysboudoir on "Photo size varies between two themes"

miladysboudoir — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:25:51 +0000

Dear timethief,
I appreciate your response and all the help. I'm a bit useless at images, aren't I? I just upload each image as it comes. I hadn't changed the basic image dimensions. I do like the bigger image as my Book Lite pictures are of maps and the place names are indistinguishable. I found a very big difference in Quintus between the large and the medium sizes so that's why I stuck to large mostly. Perhaps you wouldn't mind spelling out step by step what I should do with each photo and when in order to set the optimum dimensions for my pictures whether I post in miladysboudoir or in schiersdelight. Again, much appreciated, Barbara

timethief on "Photo size varies between two themes"

timethief — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:16:07 +0000

Maximum displayed image width (Quintus)
Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels):
The main column max width is 640, with a responsive design.
The header image is 1100 by 250 (width, height).
The main column on the full-width template for pages is 940.

Maximum displayed image width (Book-Lite)
Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels)
The main column width is 750
The footer sidebar widths change depending on the number of active sidebars:
With three sidebars active, the width is 240
With two sidebars active, the width is 240
With one sidebar active, the width is 750

Hope this helps.

timethief on "Photo size varies between two themes"

timethief — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:08:25 +0000

Note that every theme has a maximum displayed image width and that varies form theme to theme. Lately we have experienced bloggers who by analogy expect to be able to fit Mac Truck and semi-trailer unit sized images right out of their cameras into what amounts to Vespa sized parking spaces in their blogs.

http://miladysboudoir.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/p1100133.jpg
size: 1,729.76 KB (1,771,273 bytes) That's HUGE.
dimensions: 1,770px × 1,851px (scaled to 525px × 550px)

Prior to uploading any image into your blog, regardless if it’s a header image, a featured image, an image in a post or page, in a Post format (Gallery or Image), an image for sidebar display in an image widget or a text widget, you can optimize and re-size it in either a desktop image editing software or online image editing software to fit the space you intend to use it in. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/03/26/cropper-or-proper-image-preparation-2/

Doing that means the image quality will not be reduced, you will not waste your media upload space and you will not be troubleshooting images. http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/troubleshooting-images/

timethief on "Photo size varies between two themes"

timethief — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:01:05 +0000

Please provide the URLs for the images you refer to on the two different blogs you refer to.

miladysboudoir on "Photo size varies between two themes"

miladysboudoir — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:58:37 +0000

Thanks Jennifer. The picture sizes are the same for both blogs so I expected them to be the same. I don't want to have to keep changing the size between blogs. Is there any way around this?

justjennifer on "Photo size varies between two themes"

justjennifer — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:44:54 +0000

It really depends on how big (pixel dimensions) the images you uploaded were and at what size you inserted them into your posts.

miladysboudoir on "Photo size varies between two themes"

miladysboudoir — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:37:39 +0000

Hi, I chose different theme for my second blog from my first. First is Quintus and photos come out big. The second is Book Lite which I am very happy with as like my header. If I make Quintus into Book Lite the photos stay big. If I make Book Lite into Quintus they stay small. I'd like the same size photos in both or a suggestion for the second blog in which I could retain the Book Lite header but get bigger photos. Where am I going wrong? Can anyone advise? Thanks

designsimply on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

designsimply — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:02 +0000

Apologies for not posting back sooner. I did do some additional testing in IE10 using both Windows 7 and Windows 8, and I was unable to repeat the problem again. I think I assumed before that IE10 was broken when it was really an issue with the blog I was using (probably because of a different bug test).

So, my conclusion so far is that the customizer should have always been working in IE10 and I've re-tested again and found that's the case. I also haven't seen any other similar reports like this about IE10 specifically.

I'm not sure what might have been the problem in cfnewswire's case. If the customizer isn't loading for someone else reading this thread, please start a new help ticket and include as much detail as possible and I will help test the issue.

designsimply on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

designsimply — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:42:44 +0000

My apologies for not addressing this sooner! I have just tested with IE10, and I was unable to get the Customize feature to load. I see a blank white screen on the left where the live preview should be and the gray bar or blue menu on the right. The problem happens regardless of whether the Custom Design upgrade is added or not. When I first load any live preview in EI10 or if I make a change in the menus on the left, I see the site flash in on the left for about a second and then it disappears. Is that also what you see?

If it is, I'm so sorry that this is causing a poor introduction to WordPress.com, and I will work with you to test and try to verify the bug and report it so it can get fixed.

Note that I used http://www.browserstack.com/ for my initial tests, and I'm not sure how reliable it is for testing script-heavy tools like the Customize feature in WordPress. I will try to get a hold of a better way to test.

I will post back here as soon as I have any new updates. In the mean time, if anyone else has IE10 and can confirm whether live previews work for them at Appearance → Themes, that would be helpful to know!

frischesholz on "Text next to Image - Quintus"

frischesholz — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:45 +0000

OK, by fiddeling wit the text and text styles I finally reaced my goal.

frischesholz on "Text next to Image - Quintus"

frischesholz — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:01:27 +0000

does anyone have an idea?

frischesholz on "Text next to Image - Quintus"

frischesholz — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:29:46 +0000

Hi,
I am trying to have my text displayed next to an image. It does not matter if I select left align or right align. The text always stays below the image when I preview the post.
I am using the theme Quintus

jonathansadowski on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

jonathansadowski — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:20:38 +0000

Hi there,

I see your $99 WordPress.com Premium Upgrade has been successfully applied to your blog at cfnewswire.wordpress.com.

I just wanted to confirm that you're having issues when trying to customize your theme from https://cfnewswire.wordpress.com/wp-admin/customize.php

It looks like http://www.chrysolinnpress.net/ is not mapped to a WordPress.com site.

cfnewswire on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

cfnewswire — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:38:35 +0000

Thanks timethief.

timethief on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

timethief — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:32:35 +0000

I'll tag this thread for Staff assistance. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.

cfnewswire on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

cfnewswire — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:29:34 +0000

My problem with being patient is the time frame allowed to cancel (30 hours is it?) between four hours ago when I purchased the Premium bundle and just when I will be determine if WordPress is functional. My problem is not with CSS. I'm not a novice to HTML and such. I can't even get to that point. When I attempt to customize the page it throws up a blank page (loads for a split second and disappears).

timethief on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

timethief — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:03:52 +0000

I have not yet taken the steps to transfer my existing domain name

As you already have a domain and you want to use it with your WordPress.com site, follow the instructions for mapping an existing domain to your WordPress.com blog. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

After you make the domain mapping purchase here > Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades and do the set up it can take between 24 - 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What's important during that stage is to be patient.

timethief on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

timethief — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:02:52 +0000

To be clear neither raincoaster nor I provide CSS editing support. Please be patient while waiting for another Volunteer or Staff to assist you.

cfnewswire on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

cfnewswire — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:59:26 +0000

Thanks timethief. I appreciate your tips. I am using IE10 (downloaded today); I have third-party cookies enabled; I've cleared my browser's cache; I have chosen Quinta as my theme but would like to customize; I've purchased the $99 Premium plan (this morning); I've attempted even basic editing on my page (should now be http://www.chrysolinnpress.net) though I have not yet taken the steps to transfer my existing domain name. I do hope you will be able to get me passed this rather inauspicious introduction to WordPress.

timethief on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

timethief — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:36:54 +0000

@cfnewswire
I tagged this thread so it will be moved to the CSS editing forum for you. Please read this entire section Custom Design - Frequently Asked Questions
Also note Where is the theme CSS and how do I edit it?

raincoaster on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

raincoaster — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:33:05 +0000

They're beta-testing a more intuitive way to do it, but for now, that's what the Custom Design is. It's infinitely customizable as long as you can write or edit CSS code or wait for staff to do it.

raincoaster on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

raincoaster — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:32:28 +0000

It's quite functional, it's just that the Custom Design bit works with code. Your upgrade comes with paid staff support, so you can just say, for eg, "I want my column to be 894 pixels wide and my excerpt to contain three rows of text" and staff will give you the code. It's not instantaneous, though.

[Update from Staff: Just to clarify, staff doesn't provide design consultation. We often give out CSS code when we can but our purpose is to support the upgrade, make sure it's working, and help users get started with learning CSS when we can. The forums are also a volunteer effort.]

timethief on "Bought the premium upgrade to customize but can't"

timethief — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:30:25 +0000

@cfnewswire
I am using Firefox 20 and not experiencing this issue. Maybe you have a browser related issue. You won't know if you do or not unless you go through this troubleshooting drill below.

If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

Note: If you are using an IE9 browser in compatibility mode that makes it render as IE7 and IE7 is not supported. To disable see > http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1196-internet-explorer-compatibility-view-turn-off.html

If you are running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com please do these four things:

1. Try clearing your browser’s cache: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled: http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/

3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

If it’s still happening, let us know exactly which browser (and version of it) you’re using by checking here if necessary http://www.whatbrowser.org/ and also post any error reports you get.