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Hi Jo Ann

Your site is showing up nicely under www.digitalbristles.com  not sure why you want it to show as www.digitalbristles.com/blog, or am I misunderstanding ?

To set your symbiocard (replace the ladybird logo)
go to
Users
Your Profile
scroll down to Symbiostock Profile and Extended Network Info
immediately underneath this is a box to add the URL to your Personal Photo - add the url then scroll down and click Save

Hopefully this should add the image to your Symbiocard/personal photo and replace the Ladybird logo

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Symbiostock 2.5.7 (I think)

I have a message at the bottom of my site pages that reads:


string(739) "
Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache Server at stockabily.com Port 80
"


Could anyone else check this please to see if they see the same thing, then I will (temporarily) block Jean and see if it goes away

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Symbiostock - Technical Support / Re: Crazy start
« on: August 28, 2013, 09:48 »
If you are using Symbiostock V 2.5.6 or higher then the upload path for ftp is = /public_html/yoursite/wp-content/plupload/uploads

Once the more technically minded people get here they might ask which version you are using and who is your host

I can only see you have one image uploaded and it does not show up - can you see them in your All Images section.

I notice you have a little smiley face at the bottom of your site, I think Leo once mentioned that this is indicative of a problem


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Community:

I think if we had a separate community  - we could have a forum for potential buyers as well as sellers so if someone wanted a particular project done instead of going though all of us they could ask on a forum.

If it had moderators we could put useful tips and tricks together so they don't get lost which would be useful for new site owners (and existing ones).  A lot of people are unlikely to come across us here or venture in once they see microstock (with apologies to Leaf) but if they are searching for Symbiostock and find a thriving community then it might benefit us all ?

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I think I remember you mentioned that before. I'm going to give it a try and see if I can do that kind of design in Photoshop.

Thanks for the tip!


Martha, I think I sent you a template you can use to get a watermark to show up - just change the wording to your own pattern/choice but leave the "fx" bits intact


Can you please send it to me as well?



Here is a link http://kerioak.com/TP/sy-watermark.psd

There are assorted layers - the black/white/coloured are so you can see the effect on different backgrounds
The SS is because I wanted to keep the Symbiostock logo but , like the coloured backgrounds can easily be hidden or deleted
The important bit is probably the special effects on the text which you can edit to suit yourself

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Symbiostock - Hosting / Re: How much does it cost?
« on: August 28, 2013, 05:17 »
If you decide to purchase any of the paid plug ins - donations to the designers - tax on all the images you sell :D

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Symbiostock Professional 1.1.6
Symbiostock 2.6.1

Just done a test purchase  should have been  1,500.00 ish but paid  00.01 -  but all expected emails received and download works and is there when page is refreshed  :)  :)

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I have been playing with this 1000.00 anomaly

If an image costs over a thousand pounds it shows as 1,000.00 with a comma, even though I  enter it as 1000.00

I can add lots of individual images so that they add up to over 1,000.00 and works nicely (did not do a test purchase on this but looks correct in customer area)

If I add an image that costs over 1,000.00  it reverts to 00.01 next to the download button
If I make it an extended licence, say an extra 500.00 it ignores it the licence cost once you hit the download button
If I purchase the 1,500.00 image it shows a standard not extended licence in the purchase email
There is a letter r after the price

Would you like me to forward you my "receipt" ?

This is probably not an important bug unless anyone is charging this much for their images - or maybe working in a currency that has lots of noughts

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Everything originally priced at  under 1000.00 works correctly and as expected in my download area
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Licences - when downloading does the email always link to the standard licence or the chosen licence.  As customers may choose different licences within one purchase would it make sense to have all the licences on one page ?

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List of sites is growing and I should to do something with it. List them in more columns, paginate somehow, move to subpage?

Can you give options to sort maybe - number of images as now/ alphabetical / new images uploaded in last 24 hours (or however long your updates take) ?

This way they could still be a long list ?


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I just do not want to purchase buggy software. I dont want to be a beta tester. Is that wrong of me?

No, providing you quietly wait until those of us who have no problems with beta testing have reported all the bugs we can find in the knowledge that they will get fixed.  That way these bug reporting theads can contain only reports and queries instead of grumbles which will help Leo find the real problems more quickly  ;)

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A designated app is supposed to make browsing, viewing (and hopefully purchasing) easier and more comfortable than using the browser on your phone.

In addition to that, imagine people have this designated app (including icon) on the screen of their phone. It's like a constant reminder to use it regularly. Best advertisement ever.
Not to mention the publicity and the attention the app gets when it hits the Apple App Store. That should give a good boost not only in regards to sales but also to getting new contributors.

If I had an iphone I would vote yes then :D

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I wonder if the "array" is because there is no licence specified?





No, these are not my real prices - only on test site but I can live in hope that someone will make a mistake
Yes, I do know extended is spelt incorrectly :D


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Jean, did you upload the plug in or Symbiostock 2.6 first ?

I would try de-activating the plug in then trying 2.6 again
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Spectral Design - I am experimenting with this plug in on my testing site where I have some prices over 1,000.00 - when I add difference licences with additional prices I get  say - 00.01 instead of 1000.00 and assumed it was because of the high figures in Medium and Large sizes w

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That has got some pretty images - congratulations on first sale

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Symbiostock - General / Re: enhanced/extended
« on: August 27, 2013, 10:10 »
Enhanced/Extended - for uses such as calendars, cards, print on demand where the picture is the main reason for the item

I am avoiding the term RF and it only crops up where Leo has not yet removed it.  I am selling single use licences (up to 100,00 print run) and if they want another useage they should buy another licence.  As all my images are exclusive to my site I am not competing with myself on the micros

Custom/RM - if client wants exclusive usage for a period of time (only available for images that have not previously been licenced)

Pricing - higher than Micros !

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An App would be a great way of publicising the network but I can already search just using my (android) phone and tablet, I think I am missing something here ?    I did not vote as am not sure of the reason for needing an app other than advertising ?


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I'm ready to run the update und to purchase the upgrade but I'm scared to mess up my site.

Set up a subdomain with wordpress and symbiostock and child theme and a few images for testing and experimenting (don't link it to the network) and play with it there.  It will be useful when you come to do the licences etc

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Did you set the SyXtra Master Tag to Paella on all your paella images?

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Its even not allowed to advertise like that. It was never offered at 125 dollar, unless I am missing something.


Probably differerent laws on other side of the pond, think of it as introductory offer instead of discount

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I started with contact form 7 but found the messages very difficult to read.

Now using contact form with captcha by teqlog, nice layout when messages arrive

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So am I - not something I would have thought of - nor understand  ;D

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I think I remember you mentioned that before. I'm going to give it a try and see if I can do that kind of design in Photoshop.

Thanks for the tip!

Martha, I think I sent you a template you can use to get a watermark to show up - just change the wording to your own pattern/choice but leave the "fx" bits intact

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Some of us did not manage to get the sandbox set up at all and went straight to live  ::)

Did your "buyer" get an email with an acknowledgement of the sale, a thumbnail of the picture they bought and a download link - you should also have had a copy of this?

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It just seems so mindbogglingly complicated!!!! I know very little about ....all this....!

Nor did any of us a few months ago :) 

I see you say use Blue-something for the domain (can't remember precisely). About 7$ per month. Is that right or is there more? Are there other costs?

The Taxman if you earn enough, there are some free and some paid-for add-ons (Leo and others have done a lot of work for free creating Symbiostock)

Amanda's blog looks fairly logical though I won't say simple (speaking as somebody who until very recently thought you just unzipped zipped files but recently discovered you can also extract them!).

Even if I get a site up and running, what are the chances of anybody finding me? I don't do FB, Twitter etc and have no real desire to do so.

Ditto but people have found me and bought images



... SEO seems to be the key - is that right? Plus getting indexed on Google - which happens automatically - I think? But there are MILLIONS of images on Google - some for sale others for...well....just right-clicking!
I love the idea of moving away from some of the agencies who clearly only pursue their own interests...but am very much a small and un-tekky fish in this vast and complicated ocean.....
Am I panicking over nothing much?????

Yes, SEO is a key to making our presence known on the web - but the free Yeost Wordpress SEO helps with that - just install it before you start loading any images, it is fairly self explanatory (must be, even I managed it and did not know what SEO actually meant before Symbiostock)


PS If I was a buyer - where would I go? Is there a Symbiostock homepage - when I Googled it, all I got was info for sellers...
Thanks for any comments in advance - I am quite tempted but need reassurance!!!!!!!!!!!

Every site is an individual entity  - but linked to each other if owner chooses to do so.  Some of us have FAQ and information pages for buyers  - check out the links in my footer

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Symbiostock - Development Area / Re: Above Header Menu
« on: August 26, 2013, 05:20 »
This should help you - it is from the Help Page within Symbiostock

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One major benefit of Wordpress and thus Symbiostock is the ability to edit the theme to your own preferences.

When you first open it, it looks somewhat boring and there is lots of data in the top right hand corner (above header area), most of us have edited this to just show login and contact details. To get
CONTACT DETAILS you are best using a plug in such as Contact Form 7 (go to Plug Ins and search) then install and activate it. Edit it to your liking and remove the extra < > that it automatically places around [email] or you will not get the email address of the person contacting you.

In your Pages section Symbiostock automatically creates some pages, I think this is one of them, you can add additional text if you wish.

Now to make use of that contact form

Go to Appearance, Menus

Click on the little plus sign and in the menu name box add " above header " without the quote marks and save menu.
On the left hand side of the page select Above Header in the theme locations above header box and save. Keep saving so you do not forget and lose your work.

Repeat this with header as you will also need a header soon.

Now select your "above header" tab . On the left hand side of the page there will be a section called "Pages", if it is not showing then go to the top right of the page just under where it says Howdy, select "screen options" and the drop down will give you a list of options you can show on the page. Once you have pages showing then click in the box next to "Contact" and click the add to menu box below it. This will now show up in your header so SAVE.

The time will come when you wish to add categories to your header menu. Use the same method but instead of adding from "pages" add them from "image categories". If you wish to have child categories such as Animal dog then just pull the Dog tab slightly to the right so it indents under Animal. You can change the order of these by dragging them up and down as you wish.

You can also add pages to the Header menu

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Go to Pages - edit your home page - look for Templates, then select Homepage CTA

It is there already, not something you have to download

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