[Dan]

Add another name to the list of sharing this issue... was able to resolve with the info in killahfunkadelic's link. Thank you!

ddyow - when you say it didn't work for you - if you've commented out the #header div styling, leave that in as its default:


#header {
background: #090909 url(images/header.png) center repeat-y;
margin: 0 auto;
min-height: 120px;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
}


...and then add the code mentioned in the link.

[Dan]

Hey hanuman,

This is the standard fix from the official code snippets (add to functions.php in the child theme)


/** Modify the length of post excerpts */
add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length' );
function custom_excerpt_length($length) {
return 50; // pull first 50 words
}


I guess you'd have to play with the number of words to get it spot on.

Does that help?

[Dan]

Gotta love people doing stuff away from the norm! Great layout and very useful functionality.

[Dan]

Agree with Susan's comments on the use of the two different blues, and I also like the uncluttered layout. One suggestion I might have is to have a play with the width of the content column - for mine it "feels" a bit cramped, making the post intros hard to read (even though I can't actually read them!)

HTH!

[Dan]

Hi Kate,

Thanks for the feedback and the heads up! The images have been optimised (via Smush It), but clearly some extra work needs doing. Was considering putting the site through CloudFlare once it was bedded in - guess that seals the deal!

Thanks again!

[Dan]

Thank you Cheryl! The local competition for tourism based businesses can be a bit rough in this area, so we wanted to lift the game a little!

For your own home page, I'd maybe suggest breaking the block of text up into a couple of paragraphs, it'll make it easier to read...

Something else I'm considering more at the moment too is the use of image galleries - Peep Laja on ConversionXL  had an interesting post on this a couple of months back, is worth a read (but of course, your mileage may vary!)

http://conversionxl.com/dont-use-automatic-image-sliders-or-carousels-ignore-the-fad/

HTH, and thanks for the feedback!

[Dan]

Thanks Kellie!

Glad you like it - I was stuck for ages on how to draw attention to it as I did want to do something subtle, the rest of the site not really lending to anything over the top. Looks like job done then! 🙂

 

[Dan]

Thanks Cynthia!

Used a widget for the video, so no featured image. Found the code to make it responsive online somewhere (CSS tricks maybe? Can't recall)

[Dan]

Thanks Katrina!

Will check that out.

🙂

[Dan]

Thanks Anitac! 🙂

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