Comments for Brass Blogs Web Design http://brassblogs.com Web Design located in Simsbury (a suburb of Hartford) CT Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Hiding information from the WordPress admin by Shelly http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/hiding-information-from-the-wordpress-admin#comment-453 Shelly Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:55:11 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=260#comment-453 I'm not familiar with the Wasteland theme, but the above should be working okay if placed in your functions.php file. The first steps I would take in trying to troubleshoot this would be the following: 1) Place the code in the functions.php file of the *default* theme. 2) Deactivate your current theme and activate "Default." If the code works, then you'll know it's something in the theme files (probably a function within the functions.php file). 3) If that doesn't work, try deactivating all of your plugins to see if it's a plugin conflict. If it is, you'll know which one is the culprit (deactivate one-by-one to see which one makes it "suddenly work." 4) If that still doesn't work, it *could* possibly be a jQuery conflict. Right after the line that says <code>< script type="text/javascript"></code>, try adding in the following line: <code>$output .= 'var $jHideFields = jQuery.noConflict();' . "\n";</code> and then all the instances of "jQuery"you see after that, replace it with $jHideFields. Those are the only things I can think of off the top of my head. let me know what results you have if you try any of them. I’m not familiar with the Wasteland theme, but the above should be working okay if placed in your functions.php file.

The first steps I would take in trying to troubleshoot this would be the following:

1) Place the code in the functions.php file of the *default* theme.

2) Deactivate your current theme and activate “Default.” If the code works, then you’ll know it’s something in the theme files (probably a function within the functions.php file).

3) If that doesn’t work, try deactivating all of your plugins to see if it’s a plugin conflict. If it is, you’ll know which one is the culprit (deactivate one-by-one to see which one makes it “suddenly work.”

4) If that still doesn’t work, it *could* possibly be a jQuery conflict. Right after the line that says < script type="text/javascript">, try adding in the following line:

$output .= 'var $jHideFields = jQuery.noConflict();' . "\n";

and then all the instances of “jQuery”you see after that, replace it with $jHideFields.

Those are the only things I can think of off the top of my head. let me know what results you have if you try any of them.

]]> Comment on Hiding information from the WordPress admin by Conrad Farlow http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/hiding-information-from-the-wordpress-admin#comment-452 Conrad Farlow Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:34:53 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=260#comment-452 Shelley I really need this to work and if it does it will be a God send. However I have posted the code at the end of my theme functions.php file and unfortunely it doesn't work. I am using WP 3.0.1 and the wasteland theme. I am not experienced with php but I have put the code between the so I haven't made that basic error at least. What could prevent this working, any ideas? I have 8 plugins none of which alter the Dashboard as far as I know. Regards Conrad Shelley I really need this to work and if it does it will be a God send.

However I have posted the code at the end of my theme functions.php file and unfortunely it doesn’t work. I am using WP 3.0.1 and the wasteland theme.

I am not experienced with php but I have put the code between the so I haven’t made that basic error at least.

What could prevent this working, any ideas? I have 8 plugins none of which alter the Dashboard as far as I know.

Regards

Conrad

]]> Comment on Hiding information from the WordPress admin by Jennifer http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/hiding-information-from-the-wordpress-admin#comment-446 Jennifer Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:51:44 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=260#comment-446 Thank you so much! This is JUST what I needed for my client - 50 something Veterans...! Thank you so much! This is JUST what I needed for my client – 50 something Veterans…!

]]> Comment on New Plugin: Back End Instructions by Shelly http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/new-plugin-back-end-instructions#comment-443 Shelly Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:32:43 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=257#comment-443 Actually, I never thought about it! I usually deactivate the dashboard for clients so they never see it. But I'll see what I can do about that - thanks for the suggestion :) Actually, I never thought about it! I usually deactivate the dashboard for clients so they never see it. But I’ll see what I can do about that – thanks for the suggestion :)

]]> Comment on New Plugin: Back End Instructions by Hayley http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/new-plugin-back-end-instructions#comment-442 Hayley Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:54:34 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=257#comment-442 Hey, I"m loving this plugin! Brilliant :-) Is there a way to have instructions appear on the dashboard? When the dashboard page first appears, it ends in /wp-admin/. When you click the dashboard button, it ends in index.php, and that works, and I can get them to show there. Hey, I”m loving this plugin! Brilliant :-) Is there a way to have instructions appear on the dashboard? When the dashboard page first appears, it ends in /wp-admin/. When you click the dashboard button, it ends in index.php, and that works, and I can get them to show there.

]]> Comment on Custom Write Panels for WordPress 3.0 by Shelly http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/custom-write-panels-for-wordpress-3-0#comment-441 Shelly Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:29:03 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=238#comment-441 HI Mario, the tutorial above already places the custom meta box below the editor. If you want it in the sidebar, you'd change "normal" to "side" in the "add_meta_box" section. You can read more about it here: <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_meta_box" rel="nofollow">Function reference: add_meta_box</a> HI Mario,

the tutorial above already places the custom meta box below the editor. If you want it in the sidebar, you’d change “normal” to “side” in the “add_meta_box” section.

You can read more about it here:

Function reference: add_meta_box

]]> Comment on Custom Write Panels for WordPress 3.0 by Mario Claro http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/custom-write-panels-for-wordpress-3-0#comment-440 Mario Claro Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:34:37 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=238#comment-440 Hi, great article How I can I move the meta box to the middle panel, below the editor, for instance? Hi, great article

How I can I move the meta box to the middle panel, below the editor, for instance?

]]> Comment on Custom Write Panels for WordPress 3.0 by Shelly http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/custom-write-panels-for-wordpress-3-0#comment-439 Shelly Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:39:33 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=238#comment-439 HI Luke, If the "back end bits" are showing up fine (meaning, you're seeing the fields you've crated, and the stuff you put into them is saved like it's supposed to be) then you've done it correctly. The code doesn't *display* the stuff, it only creates the extra fields and saves the information. You have to edit your theme to make it show the items you've put into it. So without knowing what you've put into your theme files, i have no way of troubleshooting the issue. Sounds like it's working like it's supposed to, but you've just either used the wrong code in your theme files to display the information, or you haven't done it yet at all. At the end of the post above is a little section on how to pull the info out and display it, see how that compares to what you've got. HI Luke,

If the “back end bits” are showing up fine (meaning, you’re seeing the fields you’ve crated, and the stuff you put into them is saved like it’s supposed to be) then you’ve done it correctly. The code doesn’t *display* the stuff, it only creates the extra fields and saves the information. You have to edit your theme to make it show the items you’ve put into it.

So without knowing what you’ve put into your theme files, i have no way of troubleshooting the issue. Sounds like it’s working like it’s supposed to, but you’ve just either used the wrong code in your theme files to display the information, or you haven’t done it yet at all.

At the end of the post above is a little section on how to pull the info out and display it, see how that compares to what you’ve got.

]]> Comment on Custom Write Panels for WordPress 3.0 by Luke http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/custom-write-panels-for-wordpress-3-0#comment-438 Luke Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:04:06 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=238#comment-438 Hey, i have read your tutorial and others on the same subject and just cannot get it to work, The backend bits show up fine but it will not display on my page, i have checked my code against others and it is exactly the same so i do not understand where i am going wrong for it not to display. Any suggestions would be great. Hey, i have read your tutorial and others on the same subject and just cannot get it to work, The backend bits show up fine but it will not display on my page, i have checked my code against others and it is exactly the same so i do not understand where i am going wrong for it not to display.

Any suggestions would be great.

]]> Comment on Hiding information from the WordPress admin by Nathan Briggs http://brassblogs.com/cms-platforms/wordpress/hiding-information-from-the-wordpress-admin#comment-436 Nathan Briggs Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:08:16 +0000 http://brassblogs.com/?p=260#comment-436 If you might test and output for more than one page in that function, I think I'd probably change it to a switch statement. Just to drive an old OOP tutor crazy :) If you might test and output for more than one page in that function, I think I’d probably change it to a switch statement.

Just to drive an old OOP tutor crazy :)

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