how do you do this on wordpress

tony20

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Hi guys

When i make a post on wordpress that has images on it. When i click on those images, the larger version opens up a window with white background.

How do i make it so that the larger version of that thumbnail opens up on the same blog theme? So that i get that page impression?

Like this:

First thumbnail in the categorie: http://www.uncoached.com/2011/06/01/elsa-pa****/

Click on any of the thumbnails in that post and it opens up in anther page of the site.

Sounds simple but i am a wordpress noob! lol

Thanks in advance

 

Last edited: Jun 2, 2011

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0_inspiration

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Go to the site editor on your dashboard and change the background in the css. Personally though I'd just install the Shadowbox plugin and use that .

I'd imagine someone will give you a full rundown on how to edit the CSS, it's really easy once you know what you're looking for. If not, I'll take a look while I'm at work (bit late for me to do it tonight) and tell you in more detail.

 

tony20

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Thanks mate!

I had a look at shadowbox but that kinda opens up a ajax type of thing which is not what i am looking for. I want it exactly like it is on that site that i made referance too.
Its mainly too get extra clicks on ads/more page imprestion etc

But yeah, if you could give me a run through on what i have to do in the css that would be great!

Also, if theres another plugin that would be better as i'm lazy lol

many thanks

 

futurestic06

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i also just know that system. i think 0_inspiration is gonna update us with his knowledge today.

 

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0_inspiration

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Ah I see what you mean Well that might require a little more thought, and I really need to go to sleep, got work in the morning.

Possibly a feature of the theme (it says return to gallery at the bottom of the post), if it is a plugin I'd be quite interested to know which one too lol

 

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0_inspiration

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Ok had a quick look around, had assumed it was a feature of the theme, but a quick look at the seashore theme confirmed that wasn't the case.

A brief look on Google however revealed that this is the most likely method he used to achieve it:

<?php $gallery_shortcode = '[gallery id="' . intval( $post->post_parent ) . '"]'; print apply_filters( 'the_content', $gallery_shortcode ); ?>

 

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0_inspiration

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Is that enough? Or do you need a bit more help? (Probably going to do something simmilar on mine, although I am a HUGE fan of Shadowbox - it displays external websites and videos, which is really useful for the sort of sites Im managing at the moment )

 

tony20

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Thanks mate! Unfortunatly that code doesn't mean much too me as i have no coding experiance what so ever! lol I wouldn't know what to do with it...

But I will get my web designer to have a look and see what he can do for me.

I'm also from the UK by the way. I'm up in Edinburgh.

Thanks
Tony

 

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Gotta admit I'm not the best at PHP either
I'd just go through the editor and search for 'gallery' till I found where I was meant to put it (making sure I made backups before hand just in case I kill the site lol), I'm guessing it just needs to replace the existing gallery code.