[Resolved] Why does the edit page NOT look like the view page when I check my design?

[Tom]

Are you using Chrome?

[Tom]

If you’d like me to take a look, feel free to email temporary admin login details: https://generatepress.com/contact/

[yeswolf]

Yes, please. Sorry again, but I am confused where I send you the temporary admin login info?

I am using Microsoft Edge. But I tried it on Chrome and on Firefox, too, and the Widgets were the same.

I figured out how to use the Content Aware Sidebars but cannot get any of the copy in the text box I put on one of my pages to go bold, italic, or to underline — and I cannot move it down to the place I’d like it to start.

[Tom]

You can send it through the contact form: https://generatepress.com/contact/

Currently the text widget requires HTML to add elements like that, but in WordPress 4.8 (currently in beta), the text widget has an editor just like your pages/posts.

[yeswolf]

OK, sorry again for my confusion — do I click on “Contact” and then on “Account Issue” or “Support Question” or what? I’m not sure how to send you private info.

Got the italics/underline/bold in the sidebar right finally — thanks so much for the help. Still can’t figure out how to move the article down a bit. When I put empty lines at the top, they disappear when published.

[yeswolf]

OK, I think I sent it all to you correctly. I used the Contact Form and clicked on “Account Issue”, then filled out the form. Thank you VERY much for your kind help.

[Tom]

It looks like you’re using “Accessibility mode”, which disables drag and drop and requires you to click the “Add” buttons.

You can disable this by clicking “Screen Options” at the top right, and click the disable link: https://www.screencast.com/t/je4Etc8UZ8M

Hope this helps 🙂

[yeswolf]

Thank you, Tom. Got it — but you did not tell me how to move the right sidebar down two or three lines.

[yeswolf]

Is there a way to make all the Footer Widgets automatically move up closer to where ever the main body of each page ends?

[yeswolf]

How do I add a video to a page? Would prefer not to use YouTube or Vimeo, etc. Guess that means I need to “embed” it?

[Tom]

1. You could use CSS:

#right-sidebar {
margin-top: 10px;
}

2. Typically it will start whenever your content ends. You could try reducing the bottom container padding (Customize > Layout > Container).

3. You can use the video shortcode: https://codex.wordpress.org/Video_Shortcode

[yeswolf]

How do I “backup” my website in case of hacking, etc.?

[Leo]

This should help: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/how-to-backup-generatepress-site/#post-117239

[yeswolf]

Hi again. OK, so I managed to get my video on my HOME page (using the https://codex.wordpress.org/Video_Shortcode
you sent me above) but it’s not wide enough and I can’t figure out how to make it wider. I see the notes about adding in “Options” but don’t know how to write code and cannot seem to figure out how to put the height and/or width option into the code. Can you help me with that, please? (I think if we make the video taller, it will automatically get wider — right? I want it to be the width of the entire page — i.e., same with as the banner at the top of the website.)

Also, I got the video “Poster” to appear before the video is played but I want it to go back to the video “Poster” when it finishes playing and can’t seem to get that to happen either. Please help me with that, too.

Thank you for your help. You have been extremely kind.

[Tom]

You should just have to do this:

[ video src="video-source.mp4" width="xx" height="xx" ]

Without the spacing before/after the square brackets, and with your desired height/width.

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