Represent your attention the special Article Directory theme for using with my Article Directory plugin.
Worth noting that the ideological inspirer for realization article directory on WordPress engine is the ArticleDashBoard.com. Therefore, while creating Article Directory theme I was orientated to this directory.
Demo
You can see the demo here – Articlesss.com/demo/.
Theme features
- The Article Directory theme is intended to work with WordPress 2.9 – 3.0.4.
- Statistics on the total number of published articles and the number of registered authors.
- The home page displays a list of the most recent articles. By default it’s a 30 titles. The number can be changed in the template file index.php.
- Each author has a page with info about him and list of his articles. Info about the author is also displaying on a single article page.
- Breadcrumbs on the archives by date, author archives, categories and search results pages.
- The category page displays a list of subcategories (or sibling subcategories) and list of this category articles.
- The possibility of sorting a list of articles on the current category (title, newest, oldest). A similar possibility exists on the author page.
- Single article page contains a list of other articles from the same category.
- Pagination without a plugin.
- List of top authors.
- Widgets support.
- Localization support.
Attention! The Article Directory plugin is obligatory for working the article directory at full capacity .
Download
Version: 1.7.1 | Last updated: 2010-09-12
Donation
If you enjoy this theme, you can thank me and leave a small donation.
FAQ about Article Directory Theme and Plugin
How can I have the outside background (grey stripes) and the border like on this site? How to add a logo in the header before the site title? How can I change the width of the sidebars? How to place a banner in header? Etc.
Sorry, I can't help you with such a questions. Please read and study CSS manuals or find a freelancer that make this things for you.
I have installed your theme "Article Directory", but I don't see the "Register" link on my site.
You need to activate the "Membership (Anyone can register)" option on the "General Settings" page of admin area.
Is there a simple way to quickly add the categories (instead of adding it one by one)?
Yes. You can use the Post Corrector plugin for this.
Is there a version of Article Directory theme just for a regular blog?
Yes. You can get it here - ADSimple WordPress theme.
What should I enter in the "ID of author panel page" in the plugin options? What should that look like?
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Go to the "Pages" in admin menu. Hover the mouse cursor on the title of the author panel page you have created. Now look at the status bar of your browser. You'll see something like this:
The number after
post=is the ID of author panel page. Is there a way let users edit their posts not in WordPress admin area?
Sorry, but that's not possible.
How do I allow authors to upload images?
Unfortunately, it's impossible in the author panel. But they can upload an image on the free image hosting (for example imageshack.us) and then paste a link on it.
Can you share or sell theme like on your site articless.com?
No, this theme is not for share or sale.
Version history
Version 1.7.1 (2010-09-12)
- Added CSS styles for the TinyMCE editor and HTML editor in the author panel.
- The authorization form is made as a function that connects from the “Article Directory” plugin.
Version 1.7 (2010-09-06)
- Many different changes in the design.
- Added widgets “Top Authors” and “Recent Articles with the excerpts”.
- Pagination without a plugin.
- Info about the author on a single article page.
- Displaying an avatar of the author, if it’s configured in the Gravatar service.
- Added localization support.
Version 1.6.1 (01.10.10)
- If WP-PageNavi plugin is not installed, default paged navigation now displays.
- Fixed error with wrong displaying of the
No articles in this categorymessage.
Version 1.6 (09.27.09)
- Subcategory page now displays a list of other subcategories from the same category.
Version 1.5 (12.20.08)
- Changes for WordPress 2.7.
Version 1.4.1 (11.29.08) – downloads: 308
- Changed the method of reading WordPress version.
- Small minor corrections.
Version 1.4 (07.19.08) – downloads: 1112
- Solved the problem with incorrect displaying the message “No categories” with the heading “Subcategories” on categories archive pages.
- Small minor corrections.
Version 1.35 (05.22.08) – downloads: 172
- If the user is authorized, in authorization block displayed links to the admin interface for user of corresponding status.
Version 1.3 (04.11.08) – downloads: 145
- Added a page template to display a list of categories with links to their RSS feeds (rssfeeds.php file).
- Made some changes in code of recent articles in sidebar, because the excerpt was displayed incorrectly.
Version 1.2 (02.29.08)
- Added widgets support.
- Now, if a parent category does not contain subcategories when it is viewed not shown headline “Subcategories” with the message “No categories.”
Version 1.1 (01.19.08)
- Fixed counting of the total number of articles for WordPress Version 2.3+. Earlier this amount included and the number of published pages.
- Added user registration form.
- Other minor corrections.
Version 1.0 (01.09.08)
- First release.
Hi
I downloaded the theme and directory and use it.
It had no issues and I think is a great theme that you offer.
Thank you so much.
Sherif, you’re welcome. I’m glad ;)
Thanks for the great themes and plugin.
I’ve been waiting for some one to make such plugin plus you give the theme too.
I ‘ve one question, how to put an images on every parent category on the main page?
can category icon plugins do the job?
Hi Dimox,
I noticed Google adsense is not showing, when I use it with your theme. Did you try using or testing adsense before?
Thanks.
article digger, you’re welcome.
It can be done by editing #categories li style in categories.css file.
Hi. May be you do something incorrectly. I don’t use Google Adsense anywhere. The reason is hardly in my theme.
“It can be done by editing #categories li style in categories.css file.”
OK, I got the idea.. but how if I want to get unique icon for each parent category?
what is the code should I can use?
Hi. I’m a newbie. I like your theme and plugins and have downloaded them. But when I used the theme, there’s an error note: “Fatal error: Call to undefined function: article_directory() in /home/articl09/public_html/wp-content/themes/article-directory/index.php on line 8″. I didn’t do anything. I copied the theme into the directory and that note appears. Could you please tell me what did I miss here?
adhi, most likely you do not have activated the plugin in WordPress admin panel.
You’re right. :-) I forgot the plugin. Now I have it perfectly. Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work.
Hi,
Is it possible for this article directory themes to show just few child-categories on the front page?
for example I wanted to have only 5 child-categories to show-up for every parent-category.
can this be done?
thanks
This is not possible yet.
khairul, you can download new version of plugin – this feature is added.
Great theme and plugin.
Just started playing around with it and noticed the following:
“# Added widgets support.”
I added a couple of test widgets (text box and calendar) and the “Recent Articles” disappeared, is this normal behavior on this theme?
Also, when clicking a parent category on your site, we get to see a list of child categories whereas on my test installation, I get the posts from all the categories under the parent.
BTW, I’m running WP 2.51 and the Kinderlose plugin isn’t compatible with the new WP version.
Cheers and keep up with the fantastic work.
Gene
Thanks for the update Dimox.
Gene, thanks for response.
Yes, this is normal. If you want to show simultaneously the widgets and “Recent Articles”, do following. Find this code:
<?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end #l-sidebar -->
and move <?php endif; ?> to the place before this:
<h2>Recent Articles</h2>Can you show me the working example?
Download my version of “Kinderlose”. See the link in this article.
Thanks for the quick response.
“Yes, this is normal. If you want to show simultaneously the widgets and “Recent Articles”, do following. Find this code:”
Did as instructed and works like a charm.
“whereas on my test installation, I get the posts from all the categories under the parent.”
Couldn’t get rid of this problem, see the blog at:
http://matesjunction.com/altmedpress/
“Download my version of “Kinderlose”. See the link in this article.”
Downloaded and activated it but when I click on the parent category, I get a 404 error.
Cheers,
Gene
Unfortunately, the reason is not clear for me :(
Strange, I don’t understand why so. On this site it works fine. There is only one suggestion – may be it conflicts with other plugins. Try to deactivate third-party plugins.
Hi Dimoz,
Me neither, I’m really baffled over this issue.
I already tried that and just tried it again, leaving only Article Directory and Kinderlose on and I still got a 404 error. Could it be that my WP install is in a sub-folder or using “pretty” permalinks?
BTW, there is a small bug in the Author page, when clicking on the Author’s link, it returns the username, not the nickname, for example, my Nick on that blog is Gene but it shows “Author Nik: admin”
Thanks,
Gene
Also, how do you insert a logo like you have before your site titlte?
Thanks,
Gene
Gene, I have found the reason of the first problem (list of child categories in parent category page). Very sorry, my mistake. I make this theme on two languages and forgot to edit some code in this version.
Do following. Find following code in category.php file:
if (is_category($cat) && !empty($categories)) { ?>and replace it to this:
if (is_category($cat)) { ?>This is not bug. I deliberately did so. In the “Author Nik” field puts user login. But there is provided the “Name” field in author profile for his name. Do you think it is not safe to do so?
You need to edit #logo {...} in style.css.