Build a Fake Tube Site with Wordpress Tutorial

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#81

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Okay I am not sure what you mean. When you build the post, it isn’t just adding the embed code, you make a regular post to go along with each video, that is below… that should have a brief description, and a link and/or banner as well.

Keep in mind, what is on my ‘test site’ is not a finished product, but more of a display of the various stages of building the entire fake tube site.

In a finished version, there should be the video, the various categories, and some means of further enticing the viewer to click through to the sponsor site. either by the video itself, or the details below.

This particular example might better show it.

#82

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oh, thanks :slight_smile:

#83

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Ok, I wasn’t going to make a tube site using wp, but I decided to see how it would work out anyway.

I didn’t use the theme that was suggested in this thread. I used an old one from 1.5 and had to hack it a bit. So mine looks different.

So far I got wp installed, plugins installed, theme working, and 200 some videos loaded. Still need to play with the css colors, layout, add some banners, more pages and stuff. But otherwise it is fully functional.

I spend about 4 hours on it so far(not including the logo).

http://www.ilovehotboys.com

I think it is coming out nicely so far and look forward to what more we can do to it.

Anyone got any comments and questions for me?

Jimmy

#84

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So I guess everyone gave up on this project?

Anyway, I worked a bit more on mine. Got to setup my categories still, some more css, fix the tag links.

One problem I noticed, I’m not sure if the other theme handles this, but when a user goes to comment on a video, if they are not registered already, they are taken to the wp dashboard after registering. I haven’t looked at the code yet for that.

Jimmy

#85

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[quote=Nicedreams;25870]So I guess everyone gave up on this project?

Anyway, I worked a bit more on mine. Got to setup my categories still, some more css, fix the tag links.

One problem I noticed, I’m not sure if the other theme handles this, but when a user goes to comment on a video, if they are not registered already, they are taken to the wp dashboard after registering. I haven’t looked at the code yet for that.

Jimmy[/quote]

Nope still plugging away on it. In fact it is today’s job, populating my real site for it.

WP Dashboard? as in the admin dashboard? If the settings are set that requires registration it should go to a register page.

#86

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After the registration is complete it goes to the admin dashboard.

Jimmy

#87

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It should… so they can write their posts, and all that, depending on what level you set ‘new registrants’ to, determines what they can or can’t do. But yeah, they’d get their own admin dashboard but not access to it all, unless you have them register, as admins or editors or some other higher level group.

On mine I set them as ‘subscriber’ and limit the ranking level to 1. the minimum.

#88

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[QUOTE=Gaystoryman;25874]It should… so they can write their posts, and all that, depending on what level you set ‘new registrants’ to, determines what they can or can’t do. But yeah, they’d get their own admin dashboard but not access to it all, unless you have them register, as admins or editors or some other higher level group.

On mine I set them as ‘subscriber’ and limit the ranking level to 1. the minimum.[/QUOTE]

I have it set as subscriber.

That doesn’t make sense for a tube site though. They should just be able to register and post comments on the videos. No dashboard.

What is ranking level 1?

Jimmy

#89

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it is a permission level actually, admins are 10 I think, then you can, somewhere, assign what each level can access, such as uploads, edit rights, etc. I think most are automatic, but if you set up levels, groups, you can assign them certain levels.

I think, if I remember right, that when the register, that’s when they get the dashboard. Not too sure if they get it each time they login or not. Depends too on whether you have ‘registered users only’ for comments or ‘anyone can post comment’ on if that determines the dashboard appearing or not.

#90

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[QUOTE=Gaystoryman;25879]it is a permission level actually, admins are 10 I think, then you can, somewhere, assign what each level can access, such as uploads, edit rights, etc. I think most are automatic, but if you set up levels, groups, you can assign them certain levels.
[/QUOTE]

Must be part of your theme.

Jimmy

#91

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Okay it was levels prior to version 2.0 and is now roles.

See Here for details

Nothing like confusing the issue, but it seems these roles have preset abilities, but an admin can ‘alter’ the role a user is assigned.

hth

#92

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Jimmy - That’s really great what you’ve managed to do with a different theme! No, we haven’t abandoned this … I have just had a bunch of other things muck with my time and I need to just be done with all that and get back to this project! Thanks for sharing what you’ve accomplished so far!

#93

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[quote=Nicedreams;25693]Ok, I wasn’t going to make a tube site using wp, but I decided to see how it would work out anyway.

I didn’t use the theme that was suggested in this thread. I used an old one from 1.5 and had to hack it a bit. So mine looks different.

So far I got wp installed, plugins installed, theme working, and 200 some videos loaded. Still need to play with the css colors, layout, add some banners, more pages and stuff. But otherwise it is fully functional.

I spend about 4 hours on it so far(not including the logo).

http://www.ilovehotboys.com

I think it is coming out nicely so far and look forward to what more we can do to it.

Anyone got any comments and questions for me?

Jimmy[/quote]

Nice, specially with all those videos in place now. Big display for the videos too, which is nice, but I wonder, is it too big? I am no video or tube pro, so I haven’t a clue, but it just seems a bit overwhelming.

I like the similar videos or other videos you have on the sidebar. That is slick.

#94

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For those using Bec’s Theme, if you are doing the ‘featured video’ section, don’t forget you will still need to add in the custom field for 'thumbnail’ so that you have the thumbnail display in the post itself, off the main page. :cool:

#95

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Jimmy, your site looks great. Your programming skills ROCK!!!

#96

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Thanks Bec.

[QUOTE=Gaystoryman;25924]Nice, specially with all those videos in place now. Big display for the videos too, which is nice, but I wonder, is it too big? I am no video or tube pro, so I haven’t a clue, but it just seems a bit overwhelming.

I like the similar videos or other videos you have on the sidebar. That is slick.[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I don’t think the video display is too big. It is slightly larger than x-tube’s, but not by much. Your theme has it much bigger and wasted space as it is setup. Yours is actually 60% bigger than mine. :slight_smile:

Thanks Luke.

Jimmy

#97

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So I figured out how to make it so users do not get redirected to the admin dashboard after registering or logging in.

Adding this code to your functions.php file in your theme will redirect users to the front page instead of the dashboard.

// redirect subscribers to the home page instead of the admin dashboard(WP 2.6.2)
function change_login_redirect($redirect_to, $request_redirect_to, $user) {
  if ($redirect_to == (get_bloginfo('siteurl') . "/wp-admin/") && (is_a($user, 'WP_User')) && ($user->has_cap('edit_posts') === false)) {
    return get_bloginfo('siteurl');    
  }
  return $redirect_to;
}

I also added a plugin called Register Plus found here: http://skullbit.com/wordpress-plugin/register-plus/

This allows you to customize the login screen. Change how wp adds users, allows the user to select a password from the start, captcha verification, profile fields, and more. Plus it adds a dislcaimer, license, and privacy policy checkboxes.

Jimmy

#98

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Thanks. I don’t think the video display is too big. It is slightly larger than x-tube’s, but not by much. Your theme has it much bigger and wasted space as it is setup. Yours is actually 60% bigger than mine.
lol

I guess all that space around it made it look smaller :bang: Oh well, it’s all Bec’s fault anyhow, she’s the one who found the theme whistle

#99

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[QUOTE=Gaystoryman;26019]lol

I guess all that space around it made it look smaller :bang: Oh well, it’s all Bec’s fault anyhow, she’s the one who found the theme whistle[/QUOTE]

yea yea … when i get a minute i plan on seeing if that video code can be shifted to have it more left – so we can put in more ads up there next to it :smiley:

#100

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Don’t know where everyone else is on this, but finally I am getting some videos added to my actual site, that I will use this theme on, and I am really enjoying how it is starting to shape up.

Note for Jimmy & Nicedreams. I LOVE YOUR UPDATES. Man that rocks, and makes adding this stuff so damn easy, if I wasn’t a married man, I’d kiss ya.

The whole process is so simple, thanks to how you have set up your promo stuff, with the code. Makes adding the embed video a snap. :cool: