FCG Not Working...Tried Everything I Know

[dwaned]

Thank you I found it!

I've tried placing the code in several different places in the gallery.php but it is still not working. Anything else I can do?

[dwaned]

Hi again,

I still can't get this working properly. Is there anything else I can do to resolve the problem.

Thank you

[dwaned]

I think I've fixed this.
Seem's I put the initial code in the wrong place.
<?php include (ABSPATH . '/wp-content/plugins/featured-content-gallery/gallery.php'); ?>

Hopefully thats it for now

dwaned

[fcg2211]

Hello Generous support group and moderators,
I have skimmed through this very thick forum for some minor issue that cropped up when I tried to get this plugin to work properly.
-----problem solved-----

Thank you admin, this forum gave me a good start to dig up some answers and after a few good hours, i got them. cheers!

[admin]

looks like working now

[fcg2211]

Solution for FCG to work with WPREMIX3 Wordpress theme.

"Done everything right, texts are showing, but the image box theres a loading bar and no images show up... wtf?" <--- If your FCG having this symptom with your WPREMIX3 theme, then below is the workaround for it.

In a nutshell, with the default way of trying to implement FCG in wpremix theme (ie. going thru the regular setup), FCG plugin will not work properly (means no image) due to some coding diferences (which I am not in position to dwell deeper.)

Problem: there isnt a way to call the FCG (<?php include (ABSPATH . '/wp-content/plugins/featured-content-gallery/gallery.php'); ?>) into the post or page via the wpremix theme.

Solution: Goodnews is, there IS a way to GET AROUND it and make it work! But not without a bit of fuss

1. Copy the template desired (ie home10.php), Make customisation and call FCG (ABSPATH . '/wp-content/plugins/featured-content-gallery/gallery.php'); ?>) into the area where you want it to appear. Save the notepad as home10copy.php (or whatever non conflicting filename against the template that are already on the wpremix theme).

Layman's term, open the tpl_home10.php file and "save-as" tpl_home10copy.php. Add the line (ABSPATH . '/wp-content/plugins/featured-content-gallery/gallery.php'); ?>) where you want FCG to appear and save it again.

If you want the layout differently (since there is a good 20 layouts in wpremix3), then choose that layout and save-as yourowntemplatename.php

C.gif

Then upload that template php file into the wpremix theme folder inside your wordpress.

2. Create a new page, do not post anything in the "content". On the bottom or the right side (depending on how your dashboard is configured), select instead the template that you have just made from the "page attribute" block.

a.gif

B.gif

3. Now go to wordpress and set that page as your home (most likely FCG will appear on your home yea?).

4. Lastly, if your menu consists of drop downs, most likely they will appear behind the FCG images. You will need to add the following code to your style.css in navigation section. The style.css file should be in the root of the wpremix theme folder. The code basically adds a z-index to tell the menu to show up a layer above the FCG plugin.

Code: Select all

/* Root = Horizontal, Secondary = Vertical ------------------------------------------------ */

#nav {
width:840px;
height:28px;
position:relative;
z-index:10;
margin:0 auto 5px;
}
#nav .rss {
font:bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
padding-left:18px;
position:absolute;
z-index:10;
top:7px;
right:8px;
}


Ta-da!

FCG + WPREMIX3 Theme, problem and solution sources (citing):
http://wpremix.com/support/topic.php?id=61 (its mostly about a different plugin but dig deep and found the similar way)
http://wpremix.com/support/topic.php?id=1625 (the detail abobut popping the menu infront of the fcg display)