Need Help With Photo Website

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June 8, 2015 at 7:47 am #155358

photoadele72
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Hello!
New to this forum and Genesis but not to WordPress.
I purchased my theme from a designer and I didn't have the Genesis license until now. I have a few issues and I could use some help.

http://www.dryanphoto.com

How do I make it so that I don't have to re-size images in Photoshop before adding them into a slider? Is there a way to just add them to a theme and it re-sizes itself?

Also I already have a Genesis theme and WP won't let me install it. Does this mean I must start from scratch? I'm not a designer really, I'm just trying to get my site to work the way I want it to work.

Thanks!

June 8, 2015 at 9:28 am #155377

MoodyRiviera
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I see that in the setup instructions for your theme, the designer shows you how to use the slider, and also shows that the maximum image width should be 1144 pixels and the maximum height should be 496 pixels. She also *suggests* that that's the size you should set your images to...even though it's possible that the slider will resize your images to fit, why not just avoid problems by following those instructions?

Your second question: You say you have a Genesis theme but WP won't let you install it. I don't know what that means...but you know...you have to first install the Genesis framework, and then install a Genesis child theme.

*MoodyRiviera*

June 9, 2015 at 11:27 pm #155674

Maadi
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Hi,
Don't worry about image resize, there are some powerful plugin which automatically resize your images.

Follow the simple step to jump start:
1: Create a development server
2: Install WordPress first & then Install genesis .
3: Install you theme.. If you haven't purchase then install Genesis child theme.

After all the above step done... paste the development URL here .. I'll guide you how to move further than..

Thanks

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June 10, 2015 at 8:57 am #155724

photoadele72
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Thank you Maadi!
I already have everything installed. However I don't know what the development URL is...I'm sorry 🙁 I'm not a designer LOL

June 10, 2015 at 9:02 am #155726

Maadi
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My Pleasure photoadele72.

can you take a screenshot of your browser where you all installed & paste URL here? Then I'll guide you.. No need to sad, we guys are here to help you.

Thanks,

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June 10, 2015 at 10:17 am #155734

photoadele72
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http://www.dryanphoto.com is my website
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June 10, 2015 at 10:20 am #155739

photoadele72
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Thank you 🙂

June 10, 2015 at 12:17 pm #155754

Maadi
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Hi photoadele72,
Install below mention plugin to your WordPress dashboard.
After that set the image size in Media setting page ,
then click Tools > reg.thumbnail option to regenerate your images without Photoshop 🙂

Plugin URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/screenshots/

Regards,

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June 11, 2015 at 12:49 pm #155883

William
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Perhaps you can, but I wouldn't recommend doing it. If you're uploading photos larger than you display them, it still takes time to download the photo at the original resolution and then display it the size you want. That's slowing down your site, and people leave slow sites.

Sliders use the same dimensions for each photo, so give it what it wants. If you want the visitor to see a larger view of the photo when someone clicks, send them to another URL with the larger version of the photo. That way you eliminate delay for most of your visitors and it won't take so much time to load just one larger image.

–William
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