HOWTO: put your image in the header
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Excellent explanation of FTP, JD.
I would add that since becoming a Mac person, I've used Fetch, but I find it a bit hard to use compared to what I used before I saw the light and was still using a Windows PC. Back then I used Cute FTP, which has a more intuitive interface than most of the others, in my opinion. It now comes in a Mac version, so I am a happy kid. I also sometimes use the free FireFTP add-on for Firefox. Cute FTP can be found at http://globalscape.com/products/ftp_clients.aspx, and you can download a free trial. |
I use it mainly because I've been using it for about 10 years and it's like second nature to me. As I said, there are many many FTP programs, some good, some bad, but it's really a personal choice, ie which one do you like.
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This should be made sticky as this question seems to get asked every day
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In a related closed thread "[SOLVED] Images for the header" Brad Brown wrote "Many of those [creative commons images] can be used for free with attribution". Is there a way put an attribution in (or associate an attribution with) a header image? Without using the Editor?
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all the images are jpg's, png's or gif's etc and neithor Atahualpa or Wordpress do anything to the actual image atributes. You can add a title to an image in WordPress.
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Yes, thanks, but (1) I mean identifying the copyright owner and license, not the tech specs of the image file, and (2) the "Add New" function in the WordPress Media tab uploads files to wp-content/uploads/2010/... not the theme image subfile. I suppose I could use my FTP program to move the image file, but would the title come with it? And -- this may be beyond the subject of this forum -- does embedding a title with copyright and license info satisfy the Creative Commons license?
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as far as I am aware the file type determines what meta data it may contain. If you look at the structure of a jpg for example (ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG#Syntax_and_structure), there is room for application specifid data and comment - but that is put there by the applicaton that creates the jpg.
If you have the right tools, you could put info in there, but Wordpress just works WITH the image, it doesn't work ON the image |
Thanks juggledad.
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I have a Problem with WPmu.. I need differnt Sets of Header-images. I tried out to create multiple theme-dirs (theme1, theme2).. But this dosenīt work.. There was somewhere a Posting with differnt directories, but i doesent understand it. Is there somewhere a German Helpfile..? Mybe its possible, to define myself the source-directories of the header-images for every WPmu Site..? Thank You! Helmut --- |
good thing i got hold of these forums. i've been wanting to change my headers and just don;t know how to do it.
thanks for these info |
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Hi Guys,
If anyone is picking this up could do with some help. Am just starting today with this theme. I have uploaded a header image (.GIF) to the header/images folder but when i go back to my blog and hit refresh it does not show. I have set the header at FLUID and the actual header size is 800px. Have i done something wrong here. Cheers Richard |
OK I have worked it out. I did not add my actual header name to the header configuration section.
Found it in one of the other threads. Cheers Richardjes |
Thank you for the instructions for adding an image to the header. I added a banner.
I know there is a setting to make the image clickable but it only lets you click to the homepage. How do I make the header image clickable to any link? |
If you want to make the header image clickable to another address you will have to change the code. Feel free to dig in.
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Thank you. I expected to have to change the code BUT where do I go to change it and what code do I use?
I know html but I do not know php. thanks, Diana |
crby4Him - Why not just put up a link to the other site in the sidebar. The expected behavior of a header image on sites is to go to the home page and, in my opinion, would be confusing to most.
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there is a HOWTO in the gold forum tuturials forum titled
HOWTO: Set different header images clickable (linked) to a different location http://forum.bytesforall.com/showthread.php?t=6538 |
@Larry, I agree.
Also, keep in mind that in the new Wordpress 3.0, you'll be able to fashion menus which mix pages, categories, outside links and custom post types. |
I'm unable to view that thread. Something about privileges.
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the gold forums are avaliable to members who have donated $20 or more
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I have been reading posts in your forum all morning. I have to tell you that I am really enjoying them! Their is a wealth of good user information here.
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Hello, how can I please get rid of the big black "home" that appears on my home page? ourpowerback.com
thank you so much! |
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