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Hi,
completely new to concrete.
been usung wp with nextgen galleries, b ut wp is just getting so overweilding.
am\nyway very impressed how clean and straightforward concrete looks, im just running it on a dummy test site to get familiar with it.
Problem 1) i found is when I connect to community from my pack admin page i get a small
frame so that i cannot see what I am doing, I cant seem to find a way to easily resize this frame. So I guess I will have to browse marketplace separately and hand install any extras.
But surely there is an easy fix for this that dumbo here cant see.
Screenshot attached so you know what I mean.
(using a laptop with chrome browser. do i need to usea bigger screen? )
hope someone can advise

thanks
stuart

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JohntheFish replied on at Permalink Reply
JohntheFish
if you connect your site to the community, then you can shop for addons/themes on concrete5.org (this site) and assign then to your connected 'project' from within your concrete5.org account pages.

They will then appear at the bottom of the Extend page on your site.
stuartb08 replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi John,
Thanks for reply.
The problem is that when I connect my site to the community portal, the frame to view the portal is only one line in depth, making it impossible for me to navigate and use the portal, as per screenshot I attached.
I'm sure there is a simple reason for this but I could not resolve it.
Thanks
Stuart
JohntheFish replied on at Permalink Reply
JohntheFish
Yes, but you don't have to do the 'shopping' through the frame on your site. Once you have made the initial connection you can 'shop' directly by browsing concrete5.org, using the alternate method I described above.

Or is the problem that you cannot connect?

i.e. Have you been past this stage of connecting?https://www.webpagescreenshot.info/#v2=GtAH9xgaF...
stuartb08 replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi John,
Thanks, sorry I didn't quite understand the first explanation.
Yes I can browse the community site separately as a member,
And my concrete installation is connected.
So if I shop on portal those purchases will automatically become visible within my admin panel for installation.
That will be amazingly easier.
Thank you for the clarification.
Cheers
Stuart
JohntheFish replied on at Permalink Reply
JohntheFish
The part that connects the two together on concrete5.org is the 'Projects' section of your account page.
stuartb08 replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi John....
Thanks I've think I've got it sorted now.
I (purchased) a free theme from the marketplace then attached the license to my project ,( installation) .
It's amazing how simple things are when they work!

Cheers and thanks for your inputs,
Has helped me feel a lot more comfortable with concrete5.
Stuart
JohntheFish replied on at Permalink Reply
JohntheFish
concrete5 is far from perfect, especially when it comes to documentation (docs are a problem with many open source projects). Nevertheless, a lot of us stick with it because all things concerned, concrete5 is pretty good.

These forums and slack will usually provide help. We all started out where you are at one point.