Article Directory WordPress Theme

11.02.2008 | Author: Dimox | Posted in Blogging

Represent your attention 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.

Features

Statistics on the total number of published articles and the number of registered authors.
Each author has a page with his profile and list of his articles.
The home page displays a list of the most recent articles. By default, 30 titles. The numbers can be changed in the template file index.php.
Lists of “pages” are available at two locations in header of page. To mutual exclusion repeated pages you must find in two places of the header.php file the code like this:
<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&include=2,3'); ?>

and specify in the include option comma-separated list identifiers pages you wish to include into the list.
On the categories pages displayed so-called “bread crumbs.”
The category page displays a list of subcategories and list of this category articles. That pages don’t contain articles from subcategories. Such articles are displayed on the subcategories pages.
The possibility of sorting a list of articles on the current category (title, newest, oldest). A similar possibility exists on the author page.
A page of a particular article contains a list of other articles from the same category.
The Article Directory theme is intended to work with WordPress version 2.3+. Working with earlier versions is not assured.

Supplement

For working the article directory at full capacity the following plugins are obligatory:

Article Directory – plugin, that displays the structured list of categories.
Role Manager – allows you to define and manage multiple subscriber profiles – called Roles and their Capabilities.

Download

Article Directory WordPress Theme

Version: 1.6.1 | Downloads: 8015 | Last updated: 2010-01-10

Donation

If you enjoy this theme, you can thank me and leave a small donation.

Donation

FAQ related to 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.
When I make a page it does not show up in the menu where the “Home” link is located.: You need to specify the ID’s of these pages in the header.php file. Instruction about this written on the Article Directory theme page.
Is there a way we can place all submitted articles under moderation instead of being published straight away?: You need to install the Role Manager plugin. You can see a capabilities that are enabled on this site – look at the screenshot.
Is there a simple way to quickly add the categories (instead of adding it one by one)?: You can use the Post Corrector plugin for this.
How do I get my recent article posts to display like you have your “Recent Articles” in your first Sidebar?: If widgets are not used in this sidebar, the “Recent Articles” will be shown.
Is there a version of Article Directory theme just for a regular blog?: Yes, you can get it here – ADSimple WordPress theme.

Version history

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 category message.

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.

394 Responses to “Article Directory WordPress Theme”

Dimox [October 21, 2009 at 12:23 am]

ow can i delete the vertical column lines ?

Remove this row from style.css file:

background: url(i/dots.gif) 550px 0 repeat-y;
Tim [October 21, 2009 at 4:00 am]

hi dimox,

but i just want to remove these lines for just 1 page, not for the whole theme… the idea is to have a plain page without the columns… i copied the default template and modified it (took out the get_sidebar and get_footer) but i can’t delete the sidebar empty columns with the lines…

Tim

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Dimox [October 21, 2009 at 5:07 am]

Tim, you need to find a web developer who do this for you, or learn the CSS technology.
Tim [October 21, 2009 at 7:16 am]

hi dimox,

can’t you do it for me ? i will pay for your work of course, since you know better your own script than anybody else. And i am sure there is very small thing to do, but as i am not developer at all…

Regards
Tim

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Work from Home MLM [October 22, 2009 at 7:07 am]

CSS is quite easy to learn, Tim. I would love to do it for you but unfortunately I don’t really have time to do so. Nice theme by the way, Dimox.
Dboy [October 22, 2009 at 8:28 pm]

How do I add menu to the theme. Like: “About”, “contact” and the likes. I created pages but they ain’t showing on the menu.
Dimox [October 22, 2009 at 11:27 pm]

Dboy, read carefully an article above.
Dboy [October 23, 2009 at 2:35 am]

I’ve edited the theme as instructed above, but nothing seems to be happening.
TodayArticles [October 23, 2009 at 3:59 am]

Hi Dimox, I have starter my own articles directory site using your theme and Article Directory plugin, but I don’t know how to put banner on the header like yours? I try to put but it will mass up the header. Can you guide me where tp put the code in? Thank you.
Dboy [October 23, 2009 at 2:56 pm]

Why would anybody not want to help me here?
Dboy [October 24, 2009 at 1:12 am]

Thanks for the help & silence. Fixed it, I had to remove the include tag, and just left it to display all pages.

I actually have another question, but the support here is nothing to write home about, so I’ll start messing with the codes myself.

Thanks though for a great theme and plugin.
michael [November 1, 2009 at 11:08 pm]

Got any ideas how I can export all my current articles from the AD site and import into WP?

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Raminda [November 15, 2009 at 8:05 am]

Hi Dimox,

can I add custom logo to article directory theme Please help..

Thanks.

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Tim [November 20, 2009 at 5:32 pm]

hi dimox,

how can i have the outside background (grey stripes) as yours ? i would also change to different other colors too..

Regards
Tim

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Daryl Lau [November 22, 2009 at 7:52 am]

Hi Dimox,

I would also like to humbly ask how you manged to place a banner in your header and move the search bar & button down.

Thanks in advance!

Daryl Lau
Tim [November 22, 2009 at 8:04 pm]

hi dimox,

another question also is, how can i just display for example a limited number of categories on the hompage. Because i have sites with alot of categories and i want only show the most active ones where there are latest posts in it.

Thanks
Tim

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Dimox [November 23, 2009 at 12:45 am]

how can i just display for example a limited number of categories on the hompage

Also use an option “Comma separated IDs of categories, which should be excluded”. Only way.
David [November 24, 2009 at 3:59 pm]

I also do not have the “register option” showing up on my install. I notice that this blog does not have the register option under the login – only “Lost Your Password?” How do I get new people to register and add articles?
Dimox [November 25, 2009 at 1:26 am]

David, activate the ‘Membership’ option on ‘General Settings’ page.
NicheVolumes [November 25, 2009 at 1:16 pm]

Great theme and plugin. I too would like to know how to move the search bar down in the navi bar as it is on this site.

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