The”parse” error I can look into further. My test WordPress install appeared to work correctly but it may not match your site exactly …

PS: I’ve sent you a modified version of the “header.php” file. I believe it will work “as is” in your installation of the Desk Mess Mirrored theme. EAC

I updated to the new version tonight. I still see a header-home.php file. Should that be gone? I tried the code in the header.php file and got a “parse” error on line 42. I copied and pasted from what you sent me. Oh well, it’s all good. I love the theme. I even put my iPhone picture in there.

Paige
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Fortunately the good people that approve themes are very efficient; I would expect the approval to be live in a day … two at the most. You will see the update available in your dashboard’s Themes page (under Appearance) once it has been approved and released at WordPress.org

But I really appreciate your help. That you offer your theme, and you help, for free is amazing. And that you thought it took so long to respond? I thought it would take you days. I will wait for the new update and then add your solutions.

Thanks again for the help!
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If you wait for version 1.1.1 to go live and update your theme you will only need to edit one file and the style sheet; if you wish to wait you will need to modify two files and the style sheet.

The files to edit are header.php and header-home.php (header-home.php will be redundant with version 1.1.1). Around line 43 you will find this code:

<div id="cup"></div>

Add inside the “cup” <div> your linking details, along the lines of this:

<div id="cup"><a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ? rel="nofollow">" title="<?php _e('Add this blog to any reader', 'desk-mess-mirrored'); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/rsscup.png" border="0" /></a></div>

You should also add to the bottom of the style.css the following:
#cup {background: none; }

I like what you did with the cup to personalize the theme, but I will have to look into how best to make the area “clickable” for your RSS feeds. The image itself is actually a “background”.

One of the easiest ways to “get rid” of the Meta is to take the bottom widget you placed in “Sidebar 1″ and place it in “Sidebar 2″ (You may have to click on the tiny triangle on the right side of the Sidebar 2 widget title to open the placement area.)

I am a complete Newbie when it comes to setting up a website, so I have a couple of questions. If they are too complicated, no worries.

If you look at my site I changed the ‘cup’ png to add an RSS logo. I changed the name to rsscup. Do you know how I can make that image clickable to my RSS feed? I know there is a line of code I can add, I just don’t know where to add it.

Also, I have it checked in WordPress to show summaries of posts, yet in this theme it isn’t doing that. Is there something in the code that needs to be changed?

Thank you so much for any help you can offer!

Paige

I also agree there is a much higher chance of a “snafu” if a user starts modifying the theme files. I have noticed a few installations of my themes that do not appear to display correctly, and most, as far as I can tell, are from user modifications. (Those that are not I try to get into the very next update I release.)

My idea is to place the code (as described above) into the page.php file with an explicit code comment explaining to remove the code line, ONLY, if the user chooses not to use the Pages | Edit options when writing a new page or editing an existing page.

As a theme user, I suggest not having people modifiy the page.php code, no matter how easy it is! Too much potential for snafu’s.
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