Article Directory WordPress Theme
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.
FAQ related to Article Directory theme and plugin
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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.
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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.
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I have installed your theme “Article Directory”, but I don’t see the “Register” link on my site.
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You need to activate the “Membership (Anyone can register)” option on the “General Settings” page of admin area.
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When I make a page it does not show up in the menu where the “Home” link is located.
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You need to specify the ID’s of these pages in the
header.phpfile. 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?
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You need to install the Role Manager plugin. You can see a capabilities that are enabled on this site – look at the screenshot.
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Is there a simple way to quickly add the categories (instead of adding it one by one)?
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You can use the Post Corrector plugin for this.
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How do I get my recent article posts to display like you have your “Recent Articles” in your first Sidebar?
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If widgets are not used in this sidebar, the “Recent Articles” will be shown.
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Is there a version of Article Directory theme just for a regular blog?
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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 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 Dimox,
I needed help with making changes to the color scheme of your most amazing theme. I will leave the credits and linkback to dimox.name as I always have, but I’d like to have a change in the color scheme. Needed some guidance on where I could change this. Couldn’t make out much from the stylesheet. Please advice.
-Anup
@Anup , you need to learn CSS for this. There are many of CSS manuals. I don’t give such an advice.
Dimox,
Yup, I’m on my way to getting closer to CSS. But all I’m looking for is for tips on where I could make adjustments to the current stylesheet for the bg, font and links color. I’ve adjusted themes before but I’m not proficient enough to edit the stylesheet you’ve made. I thought you’d help cause I saw you help out someone who wanted a logo placed in their header. Its cool :) I’ll manage. Thanks though and totally love your theme.
-Anup
Hare Krishna Anup,
You may use a wordpress plugin called Theme Tweaker, you can change colors etc.
If everyting doesnt work out, you may email the author and have have him tweak the Theme Tweaker. He is very helpful.
Adsense Plugin:
The same author has a plugin called Easy Adsenser and it works great.
I personally, dont use a plugin for adsense, instead use adsense code directly, in the page, single.php
once before the
Content()
and after
that way it will not interfear with any of the other plugins.
Blog > Wp Content > Theme > single.php
I uploaded the theme and keep getting the message that the style sheet is missing. I uploaded it through a cpanel and unzipped it.
I am using the latest wp.
Thanks
Julie
Hi Dimox
First of all thank you for such a nice plugin.
I was playing around with it and i found that siddenly the extreme right column became blank:
exampe in this site th e”RSS links” and the “archive is on the extreme left column. But in my site, the “rss” is displaying on the bottom on the column, below the “authorisation” and the “recent articles” colum is
I even tried deleting the templates and uploading it but it is still the same.
please advise.
I want the RSS, archive and the Blogroll strictly on the extreme right column permanently.
rgds
jason
@Jason, there are wrong markup in your source code. You need to add
</div>before<h2>Popular Posts</h2>.Hi Dimox
Im not sure if i am understanding you right. Now i have removed all widgets except 2 on my page:
i think i have to edit the page: sidebar.php. Im not able to understand where i should add this code in the sidebar.php file to make everything below the RSS move move to the extreme right: Can you please elaborate:
example this is the code in that area:
RSS <a href=”">RSS
Articles
Find in sidebar.php
Free for Signing up!</b></div>and insert after it this:</div>.Thank you Dimox, it is now resolved.
I would like to move the left sidebar to the first colum, the content to the second colum, and leave the right sidebar where it is, how can i do this?
Thanks.
It seem like in “theme” folder some code is missing in header.php files :(
can you please fix it and email it ?
That will be very thankful you too!!!
Dear all
I’ve uploaded a copy of WordPress 2.7 on my site, install without any problems but when i add Article Directory Plugin & Theme .
But when the division of sub-menus and did not show me the lists on the home page
Business:-
-Advertising
-Article Marketing
-Careers
-Customer Service
==================
Internet Marketing:-
-Affiliate Programs
-Article Marketing
-Blogging
-eBooks
-eCommerce
-Email Marketing
=================
Communications :-
-Broadband Internet
-GPS
-Mobile Phones
-Satellite Radio
-Satellite TV
-Video Conferencing
-VOIP
How do I show this as my home page Rhymes is here at the site
http://articlesss.com/
* How can i add Privacy Policy in my site ?
* How can i add Terms of Service ?
Please email me amr2fathey@gmail.com
I don’t understand what is the reason of that. It must be shown.
Pages → Add Newin admin area.awww dimox you dint replied mine one :(
please check this… am using your theme
http://bohora.com/whyhow/5-reasons-domain-flipping-89625/
see i am getting only titles there is no whole articles ???
whats going on ? whats the issue there ?
@sagbee, try to deactivate one by one all the plugins you have installed and check the result after each deactivation.
Thank you for a terrific theme and plugin -
I am having the same issue as another person with the sidebar and everything else getting pushed to the bottom of the page (I am on 2.7.1). The odd thing is it only happens if you actually click on a direct article to read all the text, it happens no where else in the theme. I have been trying to figure out why this is happening but cannot.
Here is an example of it working right:
http://my-article-directory.com/category/arts/arts-humor/
If I click on a story listed there, then it is not right:
http://my-article-directory.com/2009/04/25/how-to-get-that-gorgeous-winning-smile-for-cosmetic-dentistry/
I am sure it is something simple, but I cannot tell what is causing the sidebars to be pushed down.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks
Chris
@Chris – there is a wrong structure of a
<div>’s in your single.php. Compare it with single.php from my original theme and you’ll see a difference.Ah, I found it. Thanks for the help, I copied that code from another theme I had and inserted it in there and messed it up. I just got the single.php original and then put the adsense php stuff back in correctly and it works now.
Thanks again for a great theme and the help,
Chris
Hi,
Thanks for the plugin and theme. You will see it in action on my Redding Businesses listing site. I have a question, though. I can’t seem to figure out how to get my pages in the Header NAV BAR, above the categories page (ie. HOME PRIVACY POLICY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES TERMS OF SERVICE). Can you help me? Thanks!