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30th January 2011
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I have made a static page, called it home, and applied it under Settings, Reading.
I then had two home pages. On further investigation various sites suggest making the static home page a sub-page of any other page to hide it. Andreas09 allows for sub-menus so that did not help. I still had a second home page in the sub-menu position.
I then tried various plugins to hide the static home page from the sub-menu but all that did was hide all my menus (except the default home page link).
I am guessing the next step would be to go into the header code and hide the default home page link. This may affect everyone using that theme though.
I have made a static page, called it home, and applied it under Settings, Reading.
I then had two home pages. On further investigation various sites suggest making the static home page a sub-page of any other page to hide it. Andreas09 allows for sub-menus so that did not help. I still had a second home page in the sub-menu position.
I then tried various plugins to hide the static home page from the sub-menu but all that did was hide all my menus (except the default home page link).
I am guessing the next step would be to go into the header code and hide the default home page link. This may affect everyone using that theme though.
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Keeper of the Dark Chocolate
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30th January 2011
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When you bring up the Page for editing, there should be a privacy setting at the upper right. Take a look at the Publish block for the Visibility: Public. It's a drop down menu that includes an option for Private.
Please give that a try and let us know how it goes.
-drmike
edit: Forgot to add. You never want to try hiding the hardcoded home link. Usually theme designers hardcode in the beginning of the wp_list_pages output in there and you'll wind up with a bigger mess if you do.
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Keeper of the Dark Chocolate
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Any attempt to hide the static home page results
Just to clarify, what method(s) of hiding are you trying?
I of course left my external hard drives home today so I don't have a copy of the theme and downloading the 133 pack isn't going to happen over this wireless network.
I hate to ask but can you do me a favor and zip up the theme and email me a copy of it to theapparatus at gmail dot com please? I'll take a look at it to see if I see something. I;m going to dinner shortly but I'll be around later tonight. (edit: Or at least a snack.)
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Keeper of the Dark Chocolate — 30th January 2011 #
When you bring up the Page for editing, there should be a privacy setting at the upper right. Take a look at the Publish block for the Visibility: Public. It's a drop down menu that includes an option for Private.
Please give that a try and let us know how it goes.
-drmike
edit: Forgot to add. You never want to try hiding the hardcoded home link. Usually theme designers hardcode in the beginning of the wp_list_pages output in there and you'll wind up with a bigger mess if you do.
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Thanks for your reply drmike.
Any attempt to hide the static home page results in all the menu items disappearing and only the default home button remaining.
I tried hiding the page both as a parent and sub-page.
Keeper of the Dark Chocolate — 30th January 2011 #
Just to clarify, what method(s) of hiding are you trying?
I of course left my external hard drives home today so I don't have a copy of the theme and downloading the 133 pack isn't going to happen over this wireless network.
I hate to ask but can you do me a favor and zip up the theme and email me a copy of it to theapparatus at gmail dot com please? I'll take a look at it to see if I see something. I;m going to dinner shortly but I'll be around later tonight. (edit: Or at least a snack.)
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