Check if you have the correct configuration in the plugin’s options, but most probably whatever you change in the options, the problem with the verification image remains.

Here is what worked for me. Open the file wp-content/plugins/dd-formmailer/dd-formmailer.php using whichever editor you prefer (I use Dreamweaver).

Go to line 1125 or search for the line:

/wp-content/plugins/dd-formmailer/dd-formmailer.php?v=1 

Does your current permalinks structure include the /index.php/ part in the path? Then add this to the line above, so it looks like this:

/index.php/wp-content/plugins/dd-formmailer/dd-formmailer.php?v=1

Hey presto you verification image (hopefully) appears. Remember and Ctrl+F5

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Normally Id reply by email with some prices off the top of my head, but most times by the time I got back to them they had already advertised elsewhere that day and they’d keep me in mind for the future. I could see a potential market here but the process wasnt working for me or my potential advertising customers! Everything done by email then Id have to manually add their banner etc! Mmmmm nae chance, my time is valuable and its just not worth it.

There must be a better way, I thought. After a quick search I found exactly what I was looking for: OIO Publisher

OIO offers everything I needed to completely manage and automate how visitors advertise on my sites. In fact it offers even more!

Here is a quick run down of OIO’s features:

• Fully automated sales – once setup the advertisers do the rest!
• Run 3rd party ad networks alongside your own ads – Google, Commision Junction etc
• Install as a WP plugin or a standalone application
• Sell banner ads, text ads and even paid reviews/posts
• Display ads using PHP or Javascript code
• Show default ads until the slots are purchased – no blank ad spaces
• Convert visitors into sales staff with OIO’s inbuilt affiliate program
• Create custom purchases allowing you to sell digital products i.e. graphics, themes, sounds, video etc
• Multiple payment gateways supported – including Amazon, Google, Paypal and Alertpay
• Create unlimited “zones” or areas on your website where different ad sizes can be displayed
• Setup your ads to be purchase per day, per click or per impression
• Click and impression tracking, plus weekly ad reports emailed to advertisers
• OIO even have their own marketplace similar to Buysellads

Well as you can see that is a wealth of functionality and I’ve probably missed some!

I think one of the key features of this is that its not just A WP plugin, its a standalone program where just one install could run and manage the advertising on multiple websites. So install OIO once and have it manage and display ads on any number of websites! That really is a useful function if you dont want or need to have a single install managing a single website.

The other stand out feature of OIO is being able to place multiple ad sizes/types anywhere on your website (just setup a zone in OIO admin and add either the PHP or JS code in your website code to display the ads in that zone) and keep displaying your third party affiliate ads and Google ads.

If you want to trully monetise your website then OIO is a tool you just cant live without.

So how much would you expect to pay for this? £100? £300? WRONG its just $47!! You could make your money back easily in a day if you have a popular enough website!

Thats not all! Use the discount code below and get $10 off that purchase! It is truly amazing value for money!

Get OIO Publisher here!

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OK so I used a technique I found here: http://www.problogdesign.com/wordpress/advanced-wordpress-comment-styles-and-tricks/ to setup advanced, nested comments for effutio.

It all works fantastically untill I used the same technique on another site which used more Pages than Posts. There are two parts to the problem that happened on this site.

Firstly the “Reply” link (allowing you to reply to a specific user comment) didnt work and once the first comment was made on the page the comment form would disappear!

The fix to these bugs are as foloows:

1. In your comments.php theme file replace:

with this

2. In wp-includes/comment-template.php at line 1012 change:

$comment = get_comment($comment);
$post = get_post($post);

to:

$comment = get_comment($comment);
$post = get_post($comment->comment_post_ID);

Upload the updated files and hey presto the comment form shows on pages with a comment and you can now use the “Reply” link to respond to specific comments. Ahhhhhh the world has been put right once again. Incase you are wondering no1 above fixes the comment form disappearance and no2 fixes the Reply link bug!! Enjoy!

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Right OK if you are diving into WP you will undoubtably want to try some wonderful things with the loop, if like me to display posts from a certain category on a page. Well its pretty easy to do but doing so breaks any pagination you may have i.e. WP-Pagenavi or posts_nav_link(). Whatever you are using it will not work if using a custom loop containing a query_posts() or $wp_query() function.

A lot of people will tell you it cant be done and just to use showposts to display all your posts or there is a few blogs out there sporting fixes which dont work….I dont know if they ever have or if its using a different version or if I had missed something (as others said it worked for them but I tried lots of variations on the theme). Anyhoo I finally picked up on a couple of comments, I combined two ideas and hey presto it worked….I couldnt believe it.

So here it is, this is what your loop should look like:

query('cat=20&paged='.$paged); ?>

....loop content


....alternative content

This line is key and a few other fixes out there use it with query posts like this:
$paged = (get_query_var(‘paged’)) ? get_query_var(‘paged’) : 1; query_posts(‘cat=3&showposts=12&paged=’.$paged);

That didnt work for me and I picked up on a comment suggesting that wp_reset_query() wouldnt work with query_posts(), then I found another comment posting a different solution utlising wp_query->query(). Well it was 1am and I thought ‘ah well nothing to lose’ and it worked. Well Im very relieved to have found a solution that works for me and I hope it save you time and works for you too.

Oh yeh and remember if you have adapted loops on other pages, always include wp_reset_query(); at the end of the loop on each page.

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Luckily there is a simple and effective fix (provided by www.Wejn.org) and here it is:

Download this file

Put it in your WordPress ROOT folder so the one with wp-config.php and wp-settings.php (DO NOT put it in your theme root folder!). Upload file to your server.

Then add this line to the index.php in WordPress ROOT folder so it looks like this:

Upload the updated index.php file and you now have a working RSS…..Awesome!

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A lot of WordPress website owners either need or want a forum. After all they can add another social interaction tool, its another place to put your content and place ads. So we are agreed that a forum is cool and adds extra dimensions to your WP site but there are a few options out there but one for me stands out head and shoulders above the rest: SimplePress Forum (SPF).

SPF was born in 2006 after creator Andy Staines found existing forum plugins to be sub-standard and set about creating a simple yet effective forum plugin for his website. People started asking about it and for it and it was released as a plugin, from then on its gone from strength to strength with more features being added by request of SPF users.

I personally have been using SPF since 2008 and for me it is the most complete and feature rich forum plugin available today and Andy and Steve should be congratulated for all their hard work and unrivalled support (remember and donate too)!

SPF seemlessly integrates with WordPress, meaning users need only log in once to the website. You can also write posts in the usual way in WP admin and create Forum topics using said post. Even the comments on the WP Post and SPF Topic can be integrated. Users can build a comprehensive profile with an Avatar (although for a small minority of people this could become an issue…Ive explained more below) and expect all the features that the dedicated Forum scripts deliver like phpBB and vBulletin.

Well all in all SPF for me is THE best forum plugin for WP and has unrivalled functionality and support; Andy, Steve and helpers really do a fantastic job. However as mentioned above Avatars could cause a slow down issue for a minority of SPF users. I discovered this when I changed servers for one of my sites running SPF. I asked in the SPF Support forum and both Andy and Steve have been extremely helpful in trying to solve this problem (the full support thread is here). I also asked my server support guys and they said that the site is making loopback requests that are being blocked by the firewall???? Doi?

Andy eventually got me to try switching of the forums Avatar display. This resulted in my 10+ post topics to load in 4-5secs compared with the 35secs they were taking!! Of course I was thrilled to have a quick forum again but I had lost functionality which I like and users like; its a personal identifier which can portray a little about you or simply puts a face to a name.

So I kept annoying Steve and Andy over on the SPF support forum and they have been very patient and keen to solve the issue even if it is for a small minority of users!! So we tested varying sequences of Avatar calls and for me the tests revealed that the SPF Default Avatars and ther Uploaded Avatars seemed to be causing the slow down for some reason (which is still a mystery).

Andy then directed me to here: /library/sf-common-display/php and the function is sf_render_avatar() which is where the Avatar code is. I noticed the two case statements which seemed to be causing my slow down shared this variable: SFAVATARURL. After a number of bumbling tests I actually found something that worked!! It now displays the offending Avatars and does it quickly….so here it is; in Case 2 I changed line 257 from this:

$url = SFAVATARURL.$avfile;

to this:

$url = "www.mywebsite.com/wp-content/forum-avatars/".$avfile;

And in Case 3 I changed line 284 from this:

$url = SFAVATARURL.$image;

to this:

$url = "www.mywebsite.com/wp-content/forum-avatars/".$image;

Im still trying to work out exactly why this works for me and so are Andy and Steve, if we can determine why this is working then Im sure they will release a bug fix with this included. However I would be really interested in knowing if this fix works for others suffering a topic load slow down!! Then Steve, Andy and I will know its not just me and my server being weird!!

So I hope this helps the few SPF users which may be experiencing slow topic loading and hopefully a bug fix can be intergrated into the next release of SPF. Please if this does help you report back here and let me know as it will be a big help!!

Below are my forum avatar settings just incase you need these too:

My forums avatar settings found in Forum->Profiles->Avatars

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Well if you have designed a CMS for a client using wordpress and added extra things even its its simple things like changing the admin images or the memory usage. All will be wiped when the client upgrades and their precious site suddenly looks different or doesnt work at all.

Taking the top update nag isnt the only way to update via the admin panel of course buts its the most obvious one.

So lets get rid of it:

First open: wp-admin/includes/update.php

Scroll to line 135 (if file is in original condition)

Find this line:

add_action( 'admin_notices', 'update_nag', 3 );

And simply comment it out like thus:

/* add_action( 'admin_notices', 'update_nag', 3 ); */

or

// add_action( 'admin_notices', 'update_nag', 3 );

Both will work, once uploaded hey presto no more top update nag. Nag nag nag…your not my Mum WordPress!!

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Is Rubbish

So having just spent $249.90 I was eager to get started. The email arrived from Steve (the owner) with the script and plugins etc, it also contained a link to a video guide for installation.

I watched the installation and carried it out without to much bother. So I had a WordPress installation with a Noah installation in a sub folder. I then initialised the premium widgets/plugins and the bridge. I then set about getting used to Noah (as Im pretty good with WordPress I thought I would leave that until last), this I found was no easy feat. The admin is poorly laid out, illogical and clunky. The code is also not the best Ive seen, a lot of use of tables and inline styling. It also feels like it hasnt been built from scratch, more like its been adapted from something else.

Anyway having fiddled around with it a bit I decided to make a start on my WordPress theme. Upon trying to log into the WordPress admin area I found I couldnt. It threw an error and gave me no access. I asked Steve for help and he couldnt understand my problem and why I was having difficulties and told me to simply start again. Install WordPress then Noah then initialise the bridge. I did this and it seemed to work until I tested out the functionality of the bridge and widgets.

The bridge hardly functioned at all; I created an account in WordPress and tried to login to Noah with those details….it didnt work. I also found out from another Noah user that the bridge only works one way! So it only works if users register through WordPress…well it didnt even do that for me, but even so releasing the bridge in this state seems like its only half done.

So obviously I looked to Steve for support and found none, he simply replied “nobody else seems to have these problems”. Which is obviously a lie as there is numerous people unhappy with the software and Steve’s lack of support, he replies to your emails quick enough if you are interested in buying Noah but as soon as you hit any problems you will be lucky to get a reply!

After countless attempts to get it working, contacting Steve (to get no reply) and visits to the ‘cleverly’ called Norum which is the owners forum (which also uses a horrible forum script, thats slow, clanky and looks rubbish) that is rather sparsely populated and you will need to wait for a reply if you get one at all. Steve also doesnt support his product through the forum, he lets other Noah customers do the work for him.

It got to the point where I was so annoyed with everything I asked for a refund, to which Steve replied with an email basically saying that nobody else had any of my issues and that other noobs to the software manage fine and so its my fault. Doing his usual and not addressing the issue raised. I pushed the matter further and now receive no feedback whatsoever.

I thought I would check the terms and conditions on the Noah website and found these two lines:

“REFUNDS: Payments made to Noahsclassifieds.org are final and shall NOT be refunded under any circumstance.”

“REFUNDS: Payments made to Noahsclassifieds.org are final and shall NOT be refunded under any circumstance. Unless you elect for a 30-day Money Back Trial Period.”

I dont remember an option for a 30-day money back trial period when I made the purchase….funny that!

I suppose its my own fault. If you look at the Noah website, the checkout system, the forum. Non are particularly good and well designed so why would the classifieds script be any different. I hope by writing this review that people looking to purchase a classified script will avoid Noah like the plague and realise the lack of support should you run in to difficulties.

Im currently looking into other options and think I found a good alternative which I will write a review on when I have tested it. Still Im angry that I have wasted over £150 on rubbish that I no longer want to use and have no hope of getting a refund for.

UPDATE: I have found a really good out of the box classifieds software called ikiclassifieds. Its very easy to setup and has excellent admin customisation options. It also boasts excellent adsense and banner ad integration. You can set top ads (featured ads) and homepage placement ads payable via Paypal. Overall the site is excellent with phpBB included. I havent customised the code too much as I havent felt the need to, everything is almost perfect straight out the box…a highly recommended bit of software. Support is slightly slow (think the time difference effects it) but so far so good, they have answered all my comments etc. I also think its quite new so cant wait for updates!

UPDATE: Please read all the comment before purchasing iki. There may be a better option for you like using WordPress and a custom theme like Classipress or Classifieds Theme.

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Its actually really easy to do in WordPress and because you will be utilising files that should already exist in your template, it doesnt take long at all.

I guess most people will want to change the sidebar first, implementing new menus i.e. floating it left or right to create different page styles etc, so I will focus on sidebars but applying the principles will work for every template file mentioned above.

OK lets get started.

First create a new template file called called ‘sidebar2.php’ or similar and open ‘the original ‘sidebar.php’. Copy the code from sidebar.php and paste it into sidebar2.php. Now you have a new sidebar! Obviously you will want to make changes to the structure using CSS etc but I will leave that up to you.

Now that we have the new sidebar2.php file how to we get WordPress to display it? Just replace this line:

with this one:

You would use this line to include all your new files i.e.

or

However getting the new comment template to display is slightly different. You must replace this line:

with this one:

Well there you have it, you can now create as many different template files as you want and implement them on your WordPress site. Sweet!

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Aside from being able to use page templates to create different page designs they are very useful when using WordPress plugins such as NextGen Gallery and SimplePress Forum.

These two plugins benefit greatly from using a full width page template i.e. no sidebar. So I will not go into the full intricacies of page templates and their many uses and implementations. Instead I will just show a simple example of how to create a full width page template with no sidebar. Ideally used for galleries and forums.

First of all open the directory containing all your WordPress template files, normally found here: your-root/wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/

Look for the file entitled ‘page.php’ open it in your favourite code editor. Next create a new file called ‘page_fullwidth.php’ or similar in the same folder as page.php.

Next copy all the code from page.php and paste it into page_fullwidth.php, you can now close page.php as you no longer need it.

You must tell WordPress that this file is a page template, to do this we must add the following code right at the top of the code:

You can call the template whatever you want, instead of ‘Page Full Width’ you could use ‘Forum’ or ‘Gallery’. This is the name that will be displayed (and can be set) in the ‘Attributes’ section on the right hand side under ‘Template’ in the add/edit page screen.

OK, now you are ready to make the changes to the structure of the page. In this case we want to remove the sidebar. so look for the following line and remove it:

Now you have to add some CSS. Namely adding divs that are the correct width for the new page. SO your CSS will probably have a container for the content called ‘container’ or ‘contentwrapper’ etc and will probably look something like this:

#contentwrapper {
	float:left;
	width: 620px;
	margin: 0 0 15px 10px;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: left;
  }

Obviously the width is to small to allow content to flow right across your new page template so me must change it to match the width of the containg div (if your theme is full screen and all widths are in percentages dont worry about doing this, most are fixed width these days though). Anyway create a new contentwrapper just for this page template. It should look something like this:

#contentwrapper2 {
	float:left;
	width: 910px;
	margin: 0 10px 15px 10px;
	padding:0;
	text-align: left;
  }

Remember and change the div declaration name in your page_fullwidth.php: