page 2 when using an alternate home page

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page 2 when using an alternate home page

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Started 1 year ago by malady
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malady
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Im attempting to use the photoblog for my homepage but when I go to page 2 it takes from the photoblog page template to the regular blog format. How can I make sure that its taking me to page 2 using the same page template.

When I change my settings so my homepage is not a static page with the photoblog page activated and go to the page template and hit page 2 it takes me to the next page in the same template.

Im assuming because I have that set as the static homepage but that seems to be the only way to make it default to that page as the front page, when I set both static front page and blog posts to that page template nothing shows up at all.

So I created a Blog page and set it in the photoblog format and set my static homepage to the Home page I created using the photoblog format and Blog posts to the Blog page I created using the photoblog format and page 2 from the index still takes me a page of regularly formatted blog posts not page 2 of the photoblog template.

Posted 1 year ago #
malady
Member

Also I did watch the video about front pages, that doesn't solve my issue.

I really don't want to change core theme files if i dont have to.

Posted 1 year ago #
vfxdude
admin

hmmm did not know about this issue, will look into it.

Posted 1 year ago #
malady
Member

well from looking at the code Im assuming its because of $isPaged = is_paged(); } else $isPaged = $pageNum=='1'?false:true;

in the index.php

is there a setting i can change that to rather than attempting to reformat the entire index.php with the code from the photoblog page.

I really need to get this worked out asap, Ive spent an entire development day trying to find a work around.

Posted 1 year ago #
malady
Member

Do you only check and respond on this forum once per day?

Posted 1 year ago #
vfxdude
admin

yes, I have responded on the forum one time a day these last weeks, since I have been very busy.

I don't think it's that variable that is causing it. this works well when it's not static. It does not go to the 2. page of the page template, but to page 2 of the blog. It seems like this is a wordpress problem...

the only fix that I can think of is to show all posts in one page by adding the showposts custom field with a value of -1.

Posted 1 year ago #
malady
Member

I see, well that is very difficult on your customers. It should not take me days to get a question answered.

What would i need to do then in order to modify index.php to be formatted like the photoblog rather than blog posts.

Posted 1 year ago #
vfxdude
admin

I have been answering many times a day for over a half a year, sometimes within minutes (even on sundays). When I get comments like this it makes me think that I probably should start to charge for support...

rename photoblog.php to index.php (and remove the header comment and the first loop).

Posted 1 year ago #
malady
Member

Thank You. And that wasn't to be snarky but it is what it is. I'd be more than happy to pay for support if it was offered, I just run a business no different than you do and development day losses suck.

Posted 1 year ago #
marmot
Member

A bit off-topic, but I'd like to remind you one small thing malady : this Wordpress template is a Themeforest product and therefore, the author does not have to provide the extensive (and excellent) support he's providing here.

You may disagree but this is the counterpart of buying affordable templates (and that's how Envato Marketplaces work), especially when you're using a theme that nears 2000 sales.
He probably has more than 1000 customers and obvioulsy can't answer all the questions he's been asked in a timely manner.

This : http://wiki.envato.com/buying/support-buying/getting-support-modifications-and-upgrades/
And this :

What should I do if the author of the Item I purchased is not answering my questions?
Items accepted to the Envato Marketplaces are intended to work without author support. Reviewers check each file for quality standards and thorough description so buyers do not need to contact the author to make the file work. While we encourage authors to provide free support, authors are not required to do so. This allows the marketplaces to keep item prices low, as otherwise the cost of a file would need to cover the time of the author to offer free support after sale. If you have purchased an item and it does not work as described or is faulty, please contact support and tell them which file you purchased and exactly what the problem has been with the item. The item will be investigated, and if it is found to be faulty or not working as described it will either be fixed or a refund will be offered.

Posted 1 year ago #

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