Content doesn't show up
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I am close to giving up using Concrete 5. I am frustrated with having to ask so many questions and I feel guilty taking up other people's time. But I'll try one more because I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if there is a glitch on Concrete 5's end. I added a block and then chose content. I put some text in the editable area and clicked save. The text doesn't show up in Preview mode and doesn't show up if I approve changes. The process seems simple enough and I added text to the home page yesterday, but today nothing is showing up. Any ideas as to what I could be doing wrong.http://www.getoutsidenyc.com/hvn2/index.php?cID=137...
If this is me being bone-headed I will find another solution to getting my website built and stop inundating the forum with questions. I am not overly tech savvy and certainly not a programmer but was hoping Concrete 5 would have a simple enough interface for me to use. Thanks.
Steve
If this is me being bone-headed I will find another solution to getting my website built and stop inundating the forum with questions. I am not overly tech savvy and certainly not a programmer but was hoping Concrete 5 would have a simple enough interface for me to use. Thanks.
Steve
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On line 2 of your typography css file you have set the text color to the same as the body color, it is therefore hidden!
Try changing it to #000000 instead
color: #d5dba8;
Try changing it to #000000 instead
Thank you for finding that. I make the change to #000000 and the text immediately shows up but when I preview or publish it it reverts back to the background color code and is invisible. Also, when I inspect the element with Firebug on the home page ext block the color code on line two of the typography css file also reads #d5dba8 yet the text shows up as black on the home page.
Steve
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Subject: Content doesn't show up : Editing with concrete5
Steve
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Subject: Content doesn't show up : Editing with concrete5
You should try clearing your cache from the system & settings page.
I am assuming that you have edited the typography.css file and not just changed the customize-able font color in your themes config page
I am assuming that you have edited the typography.css file and not just changed the customize-able font color in your themes config page
Hi Weyboat,
I just cleared the cache, changed the font color in the css (I am accessing that through Firebug if that matters)and tried to edit the text block. It shows up in edit mode but when I save it, nothing shows up and I go back into Firebug and the text font code has changed back to the same as the code for the background.
Is it okay that I am making the changes directly in Firebug or should I be accessing the css files another way?
Thank you for your response- I really appreciate that people take the time to help someone that they have never met.
Steve
I just cleared the cache, changed the font color in the css (I am accessing that through Firebug if that matters)and tried to edit the text block. It shows up in edit mode but when I save it, nothing shows up and I go back into Firebug and the text font code has changed back to the same as the code for the background.
Is it okay that I am making the changes directly in Firebug or should I be accessing the css files another way?
Thank you for your response- I really appreciate that people take the time to help someone that they have never met.
Steve
Hi ferruginous,
Firebug and other similar browser tools are for diagnostics only. They will show a change in you browser - at that time - so you can visually see the visual effect before actually doing it. This is a temporary override in your browser only.
To activate the changes in your site, the changes must be done either in Dashboard > Pages & Themes > Themes > Customize area (handy override area for quick and dirty fixes) or you must edit the files directly in your theme folder (usually found in the "Packages" folder of your C5 file installation in the server).
Have you tried either of those spots for editing?
Adrian
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http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting............
Firebug and other similar browser tools are for diagnostics only. They will show a change in you browser - at that time - so you can visually see the visual effect before actually doing it. This is a temporary override in your browser only.
To activate the changes in your site, the changes must be done either in Dashboard > Pages & Themes > Themes > Customize area (handy override area for quick and dirty fixes) or you must edit the files directly in your theme folder (usually found in the "Packages" folder of your C5 file installation in the server).
Have you tried either of those spots for editing?
Adrian
Arvixe Web Hosting / Concrete5 Community Liaison |
http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting............
Thank you taking the time to respond and for clarifying that for me, Adrian. I was not aware of that but began to have suspicions that that might be the case. The only thing that doesn't make sense is that,as far as I remember, I originally changed the background and font color in Firebug. I didn't know how to access the code in the two ways you describe. I will try to access the code in one of the ways you suggest and fix the problem.
Thanks again. I really appreciate the education. As you can tell I am ignorant of some pretty basic stuff.
Steve
Thanks again. I really appreciate the education. As you can tell I am ignorant of some pretty basic stuff.
Steve
No problem Steve. If it helps, editing text color is similar to customizing colors from the dashboard. I posted a short blog that might be helpful to you at http://blog.arvixe.com/customizing-color-on-concrete5/...
I hope this helps you out :)
Adrian
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http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting.............
I hope this helps you out :)
Adrian
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http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting.............
Hi Adrian,
I was able to fix the font color issue doing as you suggested- via the customize theme option.
Another issue that I can't figure out is that now when I add a content block the font is smaller than on pages on which I had already added text yesterday(larger font: Home page and Nature Awareness pages which I had added previously. Smaller font Nature As Meditation and Home Schooling pages which I just added). I haven't done anything except change the "body" color using the theme customization option. Any ideas what could be causing this. All the content blocks on all four pages are set to "paragraph".
Thanks again!
Steve
ps I don't intend to leave the text underlined- that is just my way of indicating that I still have a lot of work to do on that text.
I was able to fix the font color issue doing as you suggested- via the customize theme option.
Another issue that I can't figure out is that now when I add a content block the font is smaller than on pages on which I had already added text yesterday(larger font: Home page and Nature Awareness pages which I had added previously. Smaller font Nature As Meditation and Home Schooling pages which I just added). I haven't done anything except change the "body" color using the theme customization option. Any ideas what could be causing this. All the content blocks on all four pages are set to "paragraph".
Thanks again!
Steve
ps I don't intend to leave the text underlined- that is just my way of indicating that I still have a lot of work to do on that text.
Good morning Steve,
It appears your original font used was a san-serif like Calibri or Verdona and the recent font is a serif like Times New Roman.
Are you using the "Advanced" or "Office" setting for your editor so you can manually select the font? (when you open the text editor, there's a link to "customize tool bar" in the upper right)
Adrian
Arvixe Web Hosting / Concrete5 Community Liaison |
http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting.............
It appears your original font used was a san-serif like Calibri or Verdona and the recent font is a serif like Times New Roman.
Are you using the "Advanced" or "Office" setting for your editor so you can manually select the font? (when you open the text editor, there's a link to "customize tool bar" in the upper right)
Adrian
Arvixe Web Hosting / Concrete5 Community Liaison |
http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting.............
This is what is driving me crazy about Concrete 5. Why, suddenly, would the text be in a different font? I didn't select anything. I didn't know about the customize option but I just tried it and it either doesn't work or as usual I am doing something wrong. When I try the "Advanced" or "Office" radio buttons a Preview area opens up with what looks like a place to edit font size, font family, etc. etc but it is not functional. Nothing happens when I click on the font drop down menu or on anything else.
Steve
Steve
I also tried to change font size and font style in the block edit option. Those drop down menus work and I make the changes and save but nothing happens. I tried clearing the cache as well.
Select/highlight the text you want to modify... Then change with drop-downs.
Adrian
Arvixe Web Hosting / Concrete5 Community Liaison |
http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting............
Adrian
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http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting............
Thanks for your patience and all your help, Adrian. As usual it was my ignorance causing the problem. I am getting there and will do as much as I can on my own and then hire someone to clean it up and fix anything I can't figure out.
Steve
Steve
Keep up the "good fight" Steve!
We've all been there... trust me, it gets easier :)
Adrian
Arvixe Web Hosting / Concrete5 Community Liaison |
http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting.............
We've all been there... trust me, it gets easier :)
Adrian
Arvixe Web Hosting / Concrete5 Community Liaison |
http://www.arvixe.com/concrete5_hosting.............
