Easel (theme) 3.3 Changelog
Basically it removes an extra loop which wasn’t needed.
content-aside.php content.php content-comic.php content-page.php basically each ‘content type’ has their own php file (which is basically html), this will allow you to modify those ‘post areas’ display look and feel how you want them to in your child theme… basically copy the content- type file over to the child theme and hack away. You can also create other ‘content’ types which are commented out in the functions.php like for images and video’s etc if you want specific looks for your post areas for whatever content type you want.
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IN the post info area, to the left of the title, the thumbnail will now display all mini like, instead of above everything, looks keen.
in the default style I added some ‘look’ to the post info (the header of each post) to denote it’s difference from the rest of the post.
opengraph = facebook – google, etc.
This one is very important to CSS skinners, #column no longer exists and it is now #content, so find-replace inside of your CSS file if you used it. This also paved the way to allow the use of Jetpack’s Infinite scrolling. Which allows people to keep scrolling down the page and new posts will pop up. (along with the post formats change)
NOTE edit the style.css, search for .post-image
.post-content .post-image { float: left; display: inline-block; padding: 3px 3px 0; border: solid 1px #ccc; margin: 4px; } .post-content .post-image img { width: 100px; height: auto; }
Fixes the issue with 3.3 with the post image in the title
IF you have layout-head.php in your child theme, make sure to change the id=”column” to id=”content” inside of that .php file
Will updating overwrite the mods I’ve made? Mainly graphic swap outs and a few minor header content additions? http://gamegenuis.com/
When updating it wipes out the previous installation ‘completely’, so if you edited any of the files in the wp-content/themes/easel directory, yes it will wipe those away.
However, if you did things like add a header with appearance -> header in the wp-admin; things done that are stored in the database, those will not be lost.
wish I had known this before hitting update in my dashboard 🙁 3 weeks of coding work, as well as all the images I uploaded, were wiped. *cry*
now I’m paying $15 to my hosting service to restore my site. I’ll get most of my work back. I guess I’ve learned my lesson … that in the future I should keep a local copy of all the css and php files I’ve edited.
Is there a way others can be warned more prominently, in the dashboard, that updating is really a wipe/reinstall?
Use a “Child Theme” google it “WordPress Child Theme how to create” sort of thing.
Basically it’s another theme directory in your wp-content/ folder that “reads” the main themes files but inside of it, it holds the ‘look and modifications’ that you want. That way when the theme updates, you don’t lose any of your changes.
Thanks Philip!
Hi!
I have huge problem. After updating my Easel Theme to 3.3 my page reshape in a way that I have no idea how to edit it. My posts apears in left sidebar instead in center. I’m not profesional developer so I dont know how to fix it. Can you see page and tell me how I can fix that?
Looks fine to me? your browser is probably cache’d.
Hi, sorry to..bug you here, but umm..did the update (totally should have done a backup first) and it wiped my layout and I can’t get it back. I run the theme without any real customizations as I always just liked it plain. I had the three column sidebars on rightand now it won’t accept this setup and just keeps sticking things at the bottom. I’ve tried redoing my widgets and changing the layout and everything still ends up on the bottom.
I’m rather noob when it comes to this so I apologize in advance. (basically none of the “custom layouts)
Soo, that’s what I see on your site, you got it to accept?
Hey Philip. I got a quick question. After I did the update my page changed a bit but I was able to fix most of it except for the comic navigation. Is easel no longer supporting the nav images that you already had in there, cuz they just disappeared and also now the comic navigation bar is off center. I use the easel widget for this so I’m not sure how to correct it.
Any help will be appreciated.
go to comic -> config and just click save once
Cool it worked. Well of course it did. lol Anyway thanks a lot.
Annnnnd now I think I fixed it.
I went into Comic-Easel Config, and there (under General) I unchecked “Enable Comic Sidebar Locations.” Saved, checked the site, looked fine (but I was missing my ads in the “Above Comic” sidebar).
Just to see, I went back and re-checked it again, and, lo’, the site looks fine, the sidebars (or the ones I used at least) are back, and all looks well.
As usual, this site is invaluable and I appreciate all the information and insights here. Even if I managed to fix this one myself (for once).
Thanks!
just clicking ‘save’ in the comic -> config fixed it, there’s a new variable disable_style_sheet that was introduced that didn’t have a flag true or false on
Hi. I just updated to 3.3 and I seem to have the same problem that Davor had on Apr 12. Maybe it is just on my iPad mini… But everything appears to be in the left hand column. Hope you can help. James
nothing wrong with your site, hit control-F5 (or control-R in your browser) to reload the stylesheet
.. it basically hasn’t expired in your cache in your browser so it needs to reload.
Sending great <3 <3 <3 for nice, clear patch notes!
Updated one of my sites today to the new Easel and was horrified that the side bar suddenly dropped below the blog. Was tearing my hair out trying to track down what changed via going line by line of my child-theme. Then I remembered Frumph wrote the theme and checked here for patch notes. Low and behold, one quick skim of the notes told me my answer: #column was changed to #content. A quick find and replace and, WHOOHOO, back in business!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post your notes on changes with such diligence. I wish other coders out there did. ^.^
Hi Phillip after the update none of my drop down menus are there anymore and also the image slider on my front page nom longer works, is this something that is easy to fix for me? thanks in advance,
Easel hasn’t updated in quite awhile, however you should just be able to go to appearance -> menu’s and I have no idea what slider you’re using – check the documentation on it for installing it to see if you needed to do something.