Monthly Archives: February 2008

Gradient Backgrounds for Body and Header Give a Smooth Appearance to WP

Posted on February 17, 2008 by LizzyFin

The structure of many WordPress themes includes a width definition for the actual blog contents so that there is an empty space on either side of said contents in most modern computer screens. Not many people use 800×600 resolution these … Continue reading →

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Images Not Seen When FTP’d to New Directory in WordPress

Posted on February 14, 2008 by LizzyFin

WordPress is designed to look for images in an uploads folder inside the wordpress install. If called-for images are not there, they don’t show up on your WP pages. Simple as that. Right below the section in WP where you … Continue reading →

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Wrapper Div Not A Full Page with Firefox But Looks Right in IE7

Posted on February 13, 2008 by LizzyFin

Errors inevitably find their way into your files while you’re developing new themes or basically while doing anything with CSS. Once an error is fixed jot down a note as to how you got the look you were going for … Continue reading →

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Easy Install of WordPress on Vista Home Premium for Local Testing

Posted on February 11, 2008 by LizzyFin

WordPress software was easily installed on Windows Vista Home Premium in about 5 minutes after the server (Apache) and database (MySql) software were installed via XAMPP. This easy install of WordPress was modified slightly from directions shared by GeeksAreSexy at … Continue reading →

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