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Started 1 year ago by giopark4444
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giopark4444
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Excerpts Editing...
Hello, I did what you told me to swap positions for ''read more'' and ''categories'' in indes.php and archive.php but nothing happens... i would like to ask some questions to customize my excerpt area.
please enter inside http://www.entrecuatros.com just to give you a point of reference, so you know what im talking about.
in the excerpts I already removed the date icon (only left numbers) the comments and author things.
now i just have the date numbers, categories, read more and a sharethis button
1. how can i put the ''read more'' in the right-low corner of the excerpt
2. how can i put the ''categories'' button just on the left side of the Date numbers
2.1 In the date information Dec, 05, 2011... how can i put the whole word of the month? like December, 05, 2011
2.2 About the ''categories'' button... how can i remove the underlined line when i put the mouse cursor un top of the button? and how can i change the color of the buttons please?
3. I have a ''sharethis'' button and i would like to place it in the lower left corner (where normally is the ''read more'' button... how can i do this?
4. Is there any way to remove the margins of the thumbnails photos and make them bigger or more panoramic?
5. how can i add a divider line between the excerpts and how can I make the space between them narrower or closer?
just in case, i would to ask you if you know anyway or plugin i could use to lock some post on the top of the page, even if i put new ones... just leave the selected post on the top until the time i decide to remove them and they will be reorganized in the date order they should be...
this is like the http://www.yankodesign.com fridays giveaway posts... (this posts have a different color in this page... like a transparency color... could you recommend something to be able to do this please.
Thank you for everything I'm really enjoying with this incredible theme!

Posted 1 year ago #
giopark4444
Member

Hello Dude, I've been trying to solve these questions while i wait for answer, I found how to change the size of the thumbnails so you can forget about that one,
please dont forget about this, I'm really looking forward for your response.

Posted 1 year ago #

Dude
Dude

Hey,
In style.css replace:

.more-link, .entry-bottom .categories{
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
-webkit-border-radius:2px;
border-radius:2px;
display: block;
float: left;
padding:5px 7px;
line-height: 1em;
margin-bottom:5px;
}

with:

.more-link, .entry-bottom .categories{
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
-webkit-border-radius:2px;
border-radius:2px;
display: block;
float: right;
padding:5px 7px;
line-height: 1em;
margin-bottom:5px;
}

and in archive/index.php move following line:

<a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" class="more-link"><?php _e('Read more','newscast'); ?></a>

into the entry head div.

2) You can change the time format in index.php/archive.php - search for:

<?php the_time('M d, Y') ?>

and change it. http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

2.2) Use following code - I'd add it to style1/2/3/4.css:

span.categories a, span.categories a:hover{
text-decoration: none !important;
}

span.categories{
    background: #222222;
    border: 1px solid #333333;
}

3) Add your share this button code after:

<div class="entry-bottom">

4) You can use following code in style.css (at the bottom):

.entry-previewimage, .entry-previewimage  a img, .entry-previewimage a {
    height: 180px;
    padding: 0px;
    width: 180px;
    border: none;
}

Change 180px to any size of your choice. In functions.php adjust the thumbnail size too. Then regenerate the thumbs with: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/

Posted 1 year ago #

giopark4444
Member

Dude... I will start to work on this and I will give you some news later!
I'm just writing this time to say THANK YOU for your nice support and wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Posted 1 year ago #
Dude
Dude

I hope it worked :)

Posted 1 year ago #