Help with a zigzagpress child theme

[PerryG]

I was told by Studiopress support to get help from zigzagpress support for the Megalithe theme which Studiopress sells as a community theme.  Zigzagpress has not responded to my request for support.

I need to know how to manage the navigation in the footer.  Here is my site http://pacgr.com/

The demo site has only three items in the navigation in the footer, like I want.  http://demo.zigzagpress.com/?theme=megalithe

AND email Social Icons Settings > Email setting does not work.  Doesn't work on the demo either.  Check it on my site too.  Click the link which I have set to = [email protected].  It goes to URL =http://pacgr.com/[email protected], not bring up a email client and put the email address into the From in an email.

[SoZo]

All community theme support is now handled by the theme's developers.

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John “Nicolas Flamel” Wright | SoZo’s design| John Wright Photography

[kimmer]

Hi Perry,
I can't help you with the social icons, but the footer can be manipulated as follows:
1. Go to Appearance > Themes > Customize
2. Under the Navigation dropdown on the left, you'll see Footer Navigation Menu. Select the menu you would like to display in the footer. If you want to change the menu items or create a new menu for the footer, go back to Appearance > Menus in the main WP menu and you'll see all the menus.

I am still looking for how to modify the copyright info on the righthand side of the footer.

Hope this helps.

[PerryG]

Kimmer,

You rock.  For the navigation on the right hand side go to Genesis > Megalithe Settings > Footer Settings and put something like this in the Footer Text Field:

Copyright  | <a href='http://Google.com'>Site by Perry </a>  |  <a href = "http://pacgr.com/wp-adhttp://www.studiopress.community/topic/help-with-a-zigzagpress-child-theme/#post-817min"> Login</a><br>

This is unique to this theme.  Normally I use the Genesis Simple Edit plugin to edit that area.  Once installed, the Simple Edit is available under Genesis > Simple Edits.

Thanks again for the help.

--Perry

[PerryG]

Ha, under Appearance > Menus there is a tab and field for Footer Menu.  I was tired last night ; )

[kimmer]

I know that feeling! Glad you found it. 🙂

 

[kimmer]

Thanks Perry. Appreciate your help on the righthand footer area. Guess I was tired on that one!

[PageH]

Also not getting a response from the developer--the logo keeps getting cut off when I upload it via their megalithe appearance settings.  Another person on their forum had the same problem and said this:

"I guess this has something to do with the Genesis parent .header-image  class. I commented out the float:left and height attributes, and changed the fixed width to 30%.

It would be nice not to have to change this, but I guess it's a Genesis thang."

I don't work a lot with code, so would appreciate any insight into what their talking about and where I would find this in Genesis to change it.  Thanks!

[PerryG]

Hi Page,

Go Here to register with ZigZagPress Support:

http://zigzagpress.com/support/

As for the image, not sure what the other person was referencing, but here is what I did for http://pacgr.com to make the header image fit.

While logged into the WP Admin Panel

* Go to Appearance > Editor.  By default the editor opens in the style.css, which is where you need to be.

* Locate the following lines of code and edit the "min-height:" to the appropriate size and then save.

 

/* Header
------------------------------------------------------------ */

#header {
background-color: white;
margin: 0 auto;
min-height: 92px;
width: 100%;

Hope that helps!

PerryG

 

[PageH]

Thanks Perry--I wish it solved my problem, but changing the size doesn't change what I see live.  It just stays the same regardless of how high I make it.

I already posted a request in the megalithe forum on zigzag, which is where I found the first response.

[PageH]

Ok, update.  Just heard back from the developer.  Here's their snippet

http://snippi.com/s/e7n31uc

It worked, but I had to also adjust the height and play with the width percentage.  Hopefully this will help if others run into the same problem.  Thanks again Perry.

 

[PerryG]

Shoot me a link to your site.  I'd like to give it a look.

And glad I could help.

--PerryG

[PageH]

Site before modifications:

http://test.tiscareno.net/

I have another test site that mimics this one, and have succeeded in getting the entire length to show, but the width still won't cooperate even at 120px.

 

[PerryG]

I TOTALLY lied to you.  This is the portion you need to edit in the style.css;     height: 122px;

* Go to Appearance > Editor.  By default the editor opens in the style.css, which is where you need to be.

* Locate the following lines of code and edit the “height: ” to the appropriate size and then save.

/* Image Header - Partial Width
------------------------------------------------------------ */

.header-image #title-area,
.header-image #title,
.header-image #title a {
display: block;
float: left;
    height: 122px;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0;
text-indent: -9999px;
width: 469px;
}

 

Sorry!  That should do it for you.

--Perry

[PageH]

We are getting there, but I still can't get the height to respond--its cutting off just below the text in the image.

[PerryG]

Try reloading your image now that you have altered the image height in the style.css.

[ChrissyMorin]

What is the size that this theme wants for the header? I only see a 92 px minimum but no preferred size?

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Chrissy Morin – Your Web Chick – Denver CO

[notfarnow]

Perry & Page - Does the sort gallery and featured posts slider on the bottom of the homepage come built into the Megalithe theme?
Or do you have to install plugins?

To fix your header image, follow Perry's instructions and try the following to fit your logo image:

.header-image #title-area,
.header-image #title,
.header-image #title a {

min-height: 150px !important;
min-width: 469px !important;
}

Since you are using a larger logo image, you'll need to edit the following
so it doesn't push down your search bar:

#header .widget-area {
min-width: 300px;
}

Keep in mind, your logo may not fit in mobile browsers. You may want to fitting it into responsive css rules if you need.

[kimmer]

NotFarNow,
To show the latest blog posts on the bottom of the page, go to Genesis > Megalithe Settings > Portfolio Settings. Scroll down to 'Homepage Latest Blog Settings' and select 'true' in the dropdown. You can also change the title and add verbiage there. If you want to add any of the shortcodes, that is done in Appearance > Widgets > Feature Bottom. Add a text widget and insert the shortcode.

Hope this helps!

[notfarnow]

That answers it! Thanks Kimmer.

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