page view misleading
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It’s because I’ve made so many adjustments in both visual (WYSIWYG) and text (html), I’m sure … but in working on one of my two Pages (Media), the visual area looks nothing like what I see when I either preview changes or update and view online.
If it’s possible, I would VERY MUCH like a workaround for this. I realise it’s not an earth-stopping problem, but it doesn’t make it any easier me for, an ancient old fart trying to re-learn WordPress.
Thank-you in anticipation …
M.R.The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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What would you like it to look like?
If the draft looks like you want it to, then a screenshot would be useful.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/make-a-screenshot/
(upload it to your media library and provide a link here in the forums)There are offline editors which you might find useful. I’ve never used one, but I understand that they can be set up to match your theme so you have a tailored WYSIWYG screen—another volunteer can correct me it that’s not true. They function more like familiar word processors and keep all your content (safely) on your computer / back-up.
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http://margaretrosestringer.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/view-area.jpg
:-)
Never thought of so logical a way of letting you see.
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Sorry: should’ve added that if you compare that screengrab with the actual Media page, you’ll see what I mean.
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Ah, so you are bothered by the way the visual editor displays content, rather than the way the preview or published page looks?
Keep in mind that the visual editor is not WYSIWYG editor. It is used for all themes and all screen sizes and resolutions. Many themes add styling as well; for example, the padding between your badges is determined by your theme’s CSS so it won’t display in the general visual editor.
If you are trying to display text and images precisely, then keep in mind that with online content there are many variables: browsers don’t render everything the same way, your theme adds styling, and what device / screen resolution you use will always make your content look a bit different.
Online media are not the same as print / publishing media. There are always things you won’t have complete control over.
For me, I use the text editor and rely on previews to see what will appear online, but you don’t have to use html if you don’t want to. Just remember that the visual editor is not a precise rendering of your content. I usually have a browser tab for the text editor and a browser tab for the preview. That way I can edit and update in one tab then simply refresh the preview tab to get an idea of what it will look like.
Does this help?
Also, if you are up for a bit of advice about your media page, I’d be happy to share with you.
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So share already! [grin]
But privately?And yes, it helps. It makes me realise I’m expecting far too much, for starters.
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Nothing bad, and the reason so many folks volunteer here is that people read these forums to learn about using this platform thus public discussion helps more than just one at a time.
Here is a link with an annotated picture:
http://1tess.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/wordpress-help.jpgYou have used heading tags properly, but be careful when using them because the h tags mean something different to search engines than just the size of the font. h1 is very very important, while the lower h4 and h3 are less important, sort of like the way an outline is built. Many folks think that they can write whole posts using those tags to change how big or small the text looks. You can also add inline styling (such as color) to make them stand out visually.
Or you can use the text editor to make some text bigger. Here is an article about how to go about it:
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/formatting-text-pt-5/
IMNSHO: I’d do that in most cases. Though I think what you have done with the h tags is fine.You may not have noticed, but the nice little images you’ve added to bring attention to the various topics are linked. Do you really want them to open? Better to edit them so if someone clicks on them they won’t be confused by suddenly seeing orange/blue “line” or the green-grey stitched “line” by mistake. A small thing, but it could be confusing to a person not used to looking at things online.
And below is just my personal opinion about how the page looks. With the sidebar on the right and “REVIEWS” and “RADIO” being centered in the content container, the actual details (the badges and labels) look as if they are unrelated visually. You could put them into divs so they’d all be centered in the content container. It’s just me, but I fell “out of balance” seeing it on the left. I’d also put the green-grey stitched line images under the words “REVIEWS” and “RADIO” rather than under the sections. It would make those main labels stand out more, make the content separation more recognizable.
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I say, I say, I SAY!
This is terrific grist to my mill, 1tess! – I had no idea you guys are so willing to provide this kind of helpful input – not responding directly to a query, I mean!
I do like the idea of the coloured headings rather than the actual ones; and I can’t imagine why I left the links in those little doohickeys.
Sighh … so much to learn (and re-learn).
So little – what’s that word again? (70-y-os tend to forget it). :-) -
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