hello,

I have run into a problem that I can quite fix. And its driving me crazy. But, first what plugin allows visitors to preview you site in different templates? I found one but it only allows the admin to view it.
--Should I just change the user levels? I just thought of that now.

Comments Page

And my comments page never looks like it should. I am not sure what I am asking, but does anyone have any helpful sites? Or places to assist all the code I am working with.


Finally, how in the world, do you know all the elements to control. I installed a few plugins and they each use different controls, how does an average person write enough code to maintain those elements?

Originally Posted by rezzy

I have run into a problem that I can quite fix. And its driving me crazy. But, first what plugin allows visitors to preview you site in different templates? I found one but it only allows the admin to view it.
--Should I just change the user levels? I just thought of that now.

http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/ThemeSwitcher

Originally Posted by rezzy

And my comments page never looks like it should. I am not sure what I am asking, but does anyone have any helpful sites? Or places to assist all the code I am working with.

Not sure what you mean by "Comments Page", as the comment system works with every post you write, pages you write, etc. and is basically "embeded" into it. But referring to the comment template, you'd have to edit your comments.php file and the stylesheet, and you could look at some of these links:
http://5thirtyone.com/archives/774
http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/commentstyling/

Originally Posted by rezzy

Finally, how in the world, do you know all the elements to control. I installed a few plugins and they each use different controls, how does an average person write enough code to maintain those elements?

Wordpress is very customizable, it's up to you to decide what you want to do with everything.

Hey rezzy. Nice to see you here. Are you following me or did you not know I was here too?

I think James answered your first question. I'm also confused by the second one. Your comment area looks fine to me.

For the last question one of the great things about WordPress is you don't need to know any of the code to work with it and add functionality. It's up to you how much you do or don't want to know.

If you want to learn the WordPress Codex is a good place to start. Read through the Design and Layout section. Get to know template_tags since you can control a lot with them.

After that it comes down to how much PHP you know or want to know and how much you want to explore how WP is put together. It takes time to understand it. Start slow by customizing a theme and little by little you get to know the other pieces.

Originally Posted by vangogh

Are you following me or did you not know I was here too?

well, you mentioned webmaster in another forum, so i thought to search for it. and while i was signing up and looking for topics to join, i saw you! if youd like ill leave..

I think James answered your first question. I'm also confused by the second one. Your comment area looks fine to me.

yes, the template im using is not mine. since you gave me the templating thing i will set it up, so you can see what i am stuck with.

The other thing is the sidebar is so troublesome to get controlled. Once I add another plugin, I have to add more css to make it fit the template.

I guess I forgot mentioning this place. I'm glad you decided to follow my forgotten advice. I think you'll like it here and learn quite a bit.

yea, i think this is a better place for what i want/ need.

You won't find quite the same technical discussion on the business forum, but it can still be a good place to ask some questions.

yea, i am a member of several forums and each one offers a different expertise.