Support Forum - Topic: Bottom column confusion

Support Forum - Topic: Bottom column confusion http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion Support Forum - Topic: Bottom column confusion en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.kriesi.at/support/search.php Dude on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-10223 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:18:54 +0000 Dude 10223@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>Hey,<br /> do you have a link for us? So I know exactly what you're referring to. </p> eaglehood on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-10088 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:01:38 +0000 eaglehood 10088@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>GREAT! I had the same issue and James Morrison provided me with the solution. Only a small design-technical issue remains: Now there are 2 fine horizontal lines at the bottom. i reckon they are placeholders for the footer widgets? How can i make them invisible? </p> IanCC on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-9244 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:12:38 +0000 IanCC 9244@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>Thanks for the digwp.com link. It looks like a god resource. So is it an all or nothing learning process? As, in do I need to learn, xhtml, css AND php? Thanks for your suggestions.</p> <p>Back to the topic of this thread. I deleted the code in the footer and widget php files as you sugested, though I think I've found a bug in either the Habitat theme or WP in general. </p> <p>When I add ANY widgets to the footer sections (and then remove them), their content stays on the respective web page instead of disappearing like it should. It doesn't matter if it's the dummy text included in the theme or any widget I add myself. The only way around it is to do what I did above, which is drag everything out of the footer areas and then drag blank text widgets in. </p> Noah Hendrix on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8922 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:19:15 +0000 Noah Hendrix 8922@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>HTML/CSS are two very important parts of WP theming, but you also should have a fairly good understanding of PHP which is the server-side language that powers the backend. Here a good source for WP design information. They have an excellent book, albeit a little pricey.</p> <p><a href="http://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow">http://digwp.com/</a> </p> IanCC on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8815 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:45:04 +0000 IanCC 8815@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>Thanks James. I'm going to try that to see what happens. On a side note, I'm really curious about digging into this theme and tweaking it but I dont know HTML or CSS. What kind of time investment would it be to learn either or both of these skills in order to have more control over WordPress customization? Should I learn both? Any resources you would suggest?</p> <p>Thanks. </p> James Morrison on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8740 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:01:27 +0000 James Morrison 8740@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>Hey,</p> <p>I'm glad you got this figured out with a workaround - the other way to do it is to open up widgets.php, find and remove this code:</p> <pre><code>function dummy_widget($number) { switch($number) { case 1: echo "<div class='widget widget_archive'>"; echo "<h3 class='widgettitle'>Archive</h3>"; echo "<ul>"; wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); echo "</ul>"; echo "</div>"; break; case 2: echo "<div class='widget widget_archive'>"; echo "<h3 class='widgettitle'>Categories</h3>"; echo "<ul>"; wp_list_cats('sort_column=name&optioncount=0&hierarchical=0'); echo "</ul>"; echo "</div>"; break; case 3: echo "<div class='widget widget_pages'>"; echo "<h3 class='widgettitle'>Pages</h3>"; echo "<ul>"; wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=-1' ); echo "</ul>"; echo "</div>"; break; case 5: echo "<h3 class='widgettitle'>Latest News</h3>"; $sbNews = new Kriesi_sidebar_news_Widget(); $sbNews->widget(array(),''); break; case 4: echo '<div class="widget community_news"><h3 class="widgettitle">Features</h3> <div class="entry box_entry"> <p><strong>Absolutley Striking Designs</strong><br/>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, usmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p> </div> <div class="entry box_entry"> <p><strong>Multiple color options</strong><br/>Consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p> </div> <div class="entry box_entry"> <p><strong>Unique Features</strong><br/>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor. Consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p> </div>  </div>'; break; } }</code></pre> <p>Next, open up footer.php and change this code:</p> <p><code>else : dummy_widget($columns); endif; // dummy widgets defined at the bottom of widgets.php</code></p> <p>to this:</p> <p><code>endif;</code></p> <p>James </p> IanCC on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8604 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:34:59 +0000 IanCC 8604@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>I figured it out. Leaving the Footer Column 1, 2, 3, 4 areas empty in the Widget area of Admin will still show the dummy columns even if you uncheck the Dummy Widgets box in Habitat Options.</p> <p>I was able to get them to disappear by dragging four "Text" text Widgets into the Footer1, 2, 3, 4 areas and leaving the text area blank (and then clicking "save"). </p> <p>This seems to be a work around yet I'm curious if it is the only solution. </p> IanCC on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8597 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:05:33 +0000 IanCC 8597@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>Thanks for your reply. I already tried that and it didn't seem to work. Any other suggestions? </p> Noah Hendrix on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8573 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:06:11 +0000 Noah Hendrix 8573@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>You can disable this by going to <strong>Habitat Options</strong> in the <strong>Admin Panel</strong> and selecting <strong>Sidebar & Footer</strong>. Find the option called <strong>Display 'dummy' sidebars widgets</strong> and change it from <em>yes</em> to <em>no</em> </p> IanCC on "Bottom column confusion" http://www.kriesi.at/support/topic/bottom-column-confusion#post-8528 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:34:06 +0000 IanCC 8528@http://www.kriesi.at/support/ <p>Hi there.</p> <p>I have spent some time with the Habitat theme and have a pretty good feel for it so. I really like it, yet I'm having trouble with one area.</p> <p>How do I remove/modify the "columns" information at the bottom of the pages that say. "Archive, Categories, Pages and Features". </p> <p>At the very least, remove the "Features" column (that says "Absolutely Striking Design, Multiple Colour Options etc" since it seems to be a hangover from the Habitat Theme advertising on the test page in Themeforest.net's website.</p> <p>Thanks very much.</p> <p>Ian </p>