Unable to Configure WordPress Page
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Hello, I’ve been trying for a few days now to configure my wordpress site. I’m not able to connect to my instagram account when trying to add widgets to the sidebar, none of my social media sites are linking up, and I’m unable to change the design of the page like the bubbles at the top. Please let me know how I can fix these issues, or please point me in the right direction for help in configuring new pages. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Kirsten
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Your detailed theme description page with set up instructions is at https://wordpress.com/themes/adelle/ and it the live demo site is here https://adelledemo.wordpress.com/
re: the front page error message found on every new .wordpress.com blog
There is nothing wrong with your blog.
By default, the front page of the blog is the only page that will display all published posts on it. As soon as you publish a post, not a page, the error message will be gone. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/
For creating a post see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#publish-a-new-post
For creating a page see here
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/#create-a-new-pageFor editing see:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/edit-pages-screen/On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/
See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/
The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.
A blog is a website. The difference between blog and website is simply structure and semantics.
A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.
What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one-way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.
Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
See also:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-website-setup/
and my post at https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/ -
See here for Instagram set up and support guides https://en.support.wordpress.com/search/instagram/
See here for adding sharing icons https://en.support.wordpress.com/search/instagram/
See here for auto-posting to social networks via publicize https://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/
Social media icons can be displayed on your site in different ways.
Add a Social Links Menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/social-links-menu/Add Social Media Buttons to Your Sidebar or Footer https://en.support.wordpress.com/add-social-media-buttons-to-your-sidebar-or-footer/
The Social Media Icons Widget lets you add icons for the most popular social networks to your sidebar or other widget area. https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/social-media-icons-widget/
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I’m unable to change the design of the page like the bubbles at the top.
You can remove them with CSS editing https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/removing-the-background-image-bubbles-from-adelle-theme?replies=4#post-1420620
See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing: Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/Note that once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.
You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.
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Thanks for your reply timethief! I’m going through some of the links you provided now and managed to connect my social media accounts :))
Is there a way to change the appearance of the icons to make them large black boxes as shown in the Adelle demo rather than small pink circles?
Also, can I create an about me image and paragraph on the right hand column, without it being through about.me? I just want it to link to another page within the blog that I’ll create.
Thanks!!
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Is there a way to change the appearance of the icons to make them large black boxes as shown in the Adelle demo rather than small pink circles?
That requires an upgrade and CSS editing. See here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-configure-wordpress-page?replies=5#post-2539294
Also, can I create an about me image and paragraph on the right hand column, without it being through about.me? I just want it to link to another page within the blog that I’ll create.
See here https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/about-me/
Please allow me to be blunt. Forget the fiddling and widdling with widgets and publish some posts and pages first, so you have content to work with.
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