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I'm new to WordPress and installing themes, and don't much about php. I'm trying to install a blog using the Simplex theme and (so far) have encountered a number of issues. Any help would be appreciated.

1. Header. I gather that I basically have to design my own logo and upload it. I assumed that there would be a default to simply but in the WordPress Blog Title and Tagline.

2. Page Types. The description of the template says that it has a full width page. I don't find this in the drop-down menu (only default, archives, and sitemap).

3. Automatic Image Resizer. I can't get this to work. The image in my posting doesn't seemed to be resized to fit in the Featured Articles section. I've seen other posts referring to this issue and have made sure that the cache file has 777 permission and that I've selected 'first image' rather than 'custom image'.

4. The theme features states that a single post can split into different web pages. How does this work?

5. Remove Module. I want to remove the Twitter/Current module. How do I do this (without messing everything up)? I've tried commenting out some of the code, using /* and */ but that doesn't seem to have any effect (other than appearing as text).

6. Use of PSD. Having purchased the PSD option, how do I make use of it? If I change the psd in Photoshop and then upload it, does that change the look and feel of the site. Exactly how would I go about that?

Thanks for any help. The site I am working on can be found at www.betterbridge.com/blog.

1) you can upload your own logo to /images/logo and then set your logo in the Theme options.
2) seems that you don't have permissions to set 777 to the folders and filese. Check your cache folder. If there are no files there - contact your hosting support and ask them to allow 777.
3) read wordpress help
4) in your index.php you can remove this line:

Code:

<?php 
if (function_exists('lifestream'))  {
$events = $lifestream->get_events(array('limit' => 1));
foreach ($events as $result) {
echo '<li>';
echo $result->render($_);
echo '</li>';
}
} else {
echo '<li>Install the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lifestream/">Lifestream plugin</a></li>'; 
} ?>

5) PSD lets You make any graphic changes. Then you can implement all the changes to your site.

Thanks for the response. However, I'm still left with some questions (I think you misnumbered your answers).

1. I understand about uploading a logo graphic for the header (which I've done but will need to figure out how to adjust to so that it is spaced correctly, and doesn't interfere with the page links), but is there no defeault/option to simply include the basic WordPress Blog Title and Tagline?

2. I think you missed this in your response. Is there supposed to be a template for a full page (as stated in the description), or are the only pages the default (a page that fits in the right-hand side of the template), archives, and sitemap?

3. I can't seem to get the image resizing to work, despite making sure the permissions are correct. This is a major issue (and, I gather, has been a issue for others), so I'll adress it further in a separate post.

4. OK. I guess this isn't something particular to this theme. I'll read the WordPress documentation. I'm guessing it means using the 'more' functionality.

5. I'll experiment with the suggested change. But one issue I have (being unfamiliar with php) is why I have to delete lines of code. I would prefer to comment them out so that I can revert to the original if necessary (without having to re-upload the original file). I also prefer being able to insert comments about what changes I have made in case the theme gets updated, since I would (presumably) have to redo the changes.

6. I've made this a separate topic in the general forum. What I really need is advice on how to make the changes and implement them into the theme.

Thanks

Hello, please contact our support dept. support@nattywp.com with your blog url
They'll hlelp you with thumbnails and full width page.

Thanks