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06-05-2012, 18:24
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Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
Hi All,
We're just about to embark on the first part of our cruise and I am trying to set up a blog with Wordpress. Does anyone know of any good themes? Maybe with a map widget?
TIA
Tony
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06-05-2012, 19:24
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
I'm also using wordpress. But I'm not at all artsy so I just use the plain jane theme. heck I don't even remember what they called it.
Have a look!
sabredancing
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06-05-2012, 19:40
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
We use Wordpress and one of their boiler plate themes, although we modified it with a pic of our boat as the header
www.sailingcamelot.us
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Punta Gorda, Florida
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06-05-2012, 21:09
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Surf City
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Your "blue" photo goes well with the blue frame - overall, nice looking!
Don
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06-05-2012, 21:51
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Registered User
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt.Don
Your "blue" photo goes well with the blue frame - overall, nice looking!
Don
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Thank you!
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07-05-2012, 05:28
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Registered User
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Location: East Coast US
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
Well, I think I'll do the same and use one of the standard themes. I'll post it here when I get it up.
Many thanks,
Tony
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04-06-2012, 20:11
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
I've been working on just this using Wordpress. I have played with a bunch of available map plugins and luck with Fleximap but have settled on 'WP Geo' for the moment. I'm messing about with layouts and stuff at the moment and I'm using the Responsive theme.
I've been working on a system so that I can post via email from Sailmail and so far so good.
Here is the link Tweed's World ignore most of the content I'm just messing around but if you click onto the position page you can see a map. Cheers Chris
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05-06-2012, 03:39
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
Hi Chris,
I ended up using the travelmap plugin. Working ok so far. I coundn't find a link to fleximaps plugin after googling.
Best
Tony
On Delay | A bit of an adventure
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06-06-2012, 07:24
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Registered User
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
We haven't found a good mapping program or widget
So we use Google Earth with past anchoring sites and the current position of the boat. Unfortunately you can't update it by Sailmail, so you have to wait for a good Wifi signal.
I then link it to the web site.
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?clie...02213,0.006174
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Punta Gorda, Florida
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06-06-2012, 23:47
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
Regarding map plugins, perhaps you should consider Joomla instead of WordPress. The Joomla map plugins are generally far more advanced than that of WordPress.
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07-06-2012, 01:25
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
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Originally Posted by MooseMoney
Regarding map plugins, perhaps you should consider Joomla instead of WordPress. The Joomla map plugins are generally far more advanced than that of WordPress.
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Both Joomla and Drupal have a significantly higher learning curve than Wordpress does, and unless one has need for a sophisticated, multi-editor platform, Wordpress has more bells and whistles than most need.
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07-06-2012, 11:12
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
I ended up using twothousandeleven theme. I have been having some luck with the TravelMap plugin.
Check it out On Delay | A bit of an adventure
Best
Tony
On Delay
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08-06-2012, 15:41
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
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Originally Posted by avb3
Both Joomla and Drupal have a significantly higher learning curve than Wordpress does, and unless one has need for a sophisticated, multi-editor platform, Wordpress has more bells and whistles than most need.
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Hmmmm - I'm not to sure about that.
Knowing nothing about Joomla, it took me 30 minutes to install Joomla and a whole lot of plugins. Three days later, I had a fully operational website (with content) and a seperate fully functional ecommerce website. But it obviously depends on experience/knowledge.
The Joomla map plugins can do so much more than that of WordPress.
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08-06-2012, 16:13
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
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Re: Ideas for Wordpress Theme for a Blog?
there3 were many wordpress sites hacked --including mine--by some tunisian group of hakkers.:
"This Site Has Been HacKeD By Th3 Untr@ceāble HaCkeRs TeaM
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#OpFreePalestine:engaged
#OpPayBack:engaged
#OpKillYouTV:engaged
We Are Tunisian Hackers
We Are Tunisian Anonymous
Hacking Is Our Job
Hacking Is Our Life
Message For You :
You Have No Message *******
Just Remember This Name Th3 Untr@ceāble HaCkeRs TeaM (TUHT) "
there are programmers working on the problem. i hope not many of you have experienced this problem. the site anti spy and antivirus etc program was compromised and isnot functional at present. good luck with your sites at this point.
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