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Topic: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Since I'm concentrating on building a Child Theme I needed to look for a way of inserting extra featured categories without editting files in Arras Theme itself (since updates of the theme overwrite the edits). I had two options, via a Child Theme (which I will use on my own blog) and a plugin. After some consideration I decided to do via a plugin.

The plugin inserts a maximum of three extra featured categories and inserts an option screen which is placed in the Arras Theme Options named EFCA options.

You at least need Arras Theme 1.4.3

Go get it: http://www.nullcore.nl/5/efca-plugin/

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Don't forget to send it to me! smile

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Incoming smile

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

i will play?

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Then send me a mail through the forum and I'll hook you up with the stuff.

Remember: it's for 1.4.3+ only.

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Could you explain why you prefer doing that with a plugin ? smile

Wouldn't it be better to just have the arrastheme to allow some change like that (or a least look  in a config file for that Or execute a .phph file where we can put that ? big_smile)

I could test too wink (But no result untile June 18th - i'll be off for computex.)

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

It's the least obstrusive, it doesn't need rewriting of any file in Arras or a Child Theme.

Remember, Zy is the Theme Author©, I'm not involved with the development of this theme. I want to 'offer' this plugin so people can quickly add three extra categories without the need to edit anything. It should work straight out of the box (of course you need to give it categories and stuff). I think it's a useful plugin for sites who review (or sell) lots of different stuff. You can simply add more to the frontpage.

If this works for others I'll provide a second version for (Child Theme) developers which will have seperate div ID's for the extra categories so they can style every category in their own liking, now it simply takes the look of the #index-featured which is already present. If you take a look at my Anime Blog you'll see a little example what I mean with that. That one is build this way:

[ slideshow ]
[ featured #1 ]
[ featured #2 ] [ featured #3 ] [ featured #4 ] (yes, they are on one line)
[ featured #5 ]
[ latest headlines ]

The featured all have their own backgrounds and I've put three seperate categories on one line without making the page 'longer'.

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Good morning Extatix,
I will be more then happy to help.
I will buy the new gamer classic on the weekend,
and then you you can provide the plugin you need tested.

Please let me know if there is any specific writing formats or specific areas you need constructive feedback on.

Respectfully yours,

Amado
www.cec.fiu.edu

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

I've skipped the beta-phase, it works on NullCore so I guess it works just fine smile

Up for grabs at: http://www.nullcore.nl/5/efca-plugin/

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Basic Edition 0.2 is up for grabs, as well as the Advanced Edition 0.2.

http://www.nullcore.nl/5/efca-plugin/

The only change between Basic Edition 0.1 & 0.2 is the removal of the offset parts from the code. They were redundant, people who are going to use this plugin won't show multiple post-sections with the same category.

Advanced Edition has three seperate div ID's for the extra post sections.

#efca
#efca-two
#efca-three
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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

extatix, how do you put [ featured #2 ] [ featured #3 ] [ featured #4 ] together on one line?

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

In case of the advanced version of the plugin it's #efca, #efca-two, #efca-three wink

This should do it:
#efca { float: left; }
#efca-two { float: left; }
#efca-three { float: left; }
#index-news { clear: both; }

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

There's a version 0.3 now, that one should also work for Arras Theme 1.4.4beta1 (and WP 3.0).

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

works for me and it's great, but if 1 post is in 2 or more different categories, the extra categories show up on the left of the post title. is it normal?

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Do you have an example?

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

extatix wrote:

Do you have an example?

http://it.tazzing.net/
scroll down , and you'll find three extra categories ("FBML", "Applicazioni iPad", "Giochi iPad")

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Oh, that. That's not the plugin doing it., it's Arras Theme itself. If you add this to user.css the category will go:

.posts-line .entry-cat { display: none; }
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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

extatix wrote:

Oh, that. That's not the plugin doing it., it's Arras Theme itself. If you add this to user.css the category will go:

.posts-line .entry-cat { display: none; }

great, thank you.

why is not doing it in the arras featured category ("applicazioni iphone") then?

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

No clue actually. But the plugin doesn't do anything else but adding a post section to the front page, Arras still handles the display of the section.

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

im getting this error sad

   
Fatal error: Call to undefined function arras_form_dropdown() in /home2/lyricscr/public_html/instrumentania/Theme/wp-content/plugins/arras-extra/arras-extra-featured-categories.php on line 134

Last edited by Lapara (2010-06-19 22:24:07)

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

Which version of Arras? Which version of WP? Which version of the plugin?

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

extatix wrote:

Which version of Arras? Which version of WP? Which version of the plugin?

Arras Theme 1.4.3
WordPress (Version 3.0)
and i try all the versions of ur plugin sad

Last edited by Lapara (2010-06-20 13:16:16)

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

It works just fine on my installs so I don't have a clue where it goes wrong.

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Re: Plugin for Arras Theme 1.4.3.1: Extra Featured Categories

extatix wrote:

It works just fine on my installs so I don't have a clue where it goes wrong.

:S wao

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