I showed my wife how awesome Symbiostock is by performing random searches from my Symbiostock web site.

Everything was fine and dandy as long as some of my images were displayed along with the network's search results below but when one search returned none of my images and just displayed the categories of my site it was not apparent to her that the network results below my categories were available.

My screen resolution (1920x1080) resulted in, what appeared, no search results. If a potential buyer doesn't pay attention to the scroll bar on the right and notices that he/she can scroll down to see the network's results.

Is there a way either to reduce/remove the categories on the search results if there are NO matches on my site, so it es easier to notice that the network results appear right underneath?

I hope I could express myself properly about the issue I'm trying to explain.

Feel free to ask any questions if anything is unclear. Thanks.

I'm working on a plugin right now (another thread) which may be able to tweak this.

So basically when you guys ask for tweaks, I'll simply post some code and you paste it into the "genetics lab" and you may have a fix. I'll have to see it case-by-case though - some on-page stuff might not be over-ride able. I'll get back to you soon though.

edit- thats the first time i've used so many dashes in one sentence

Genetics lab -  a bit like a child theme  css page but for php?

Genetics lab -  a bit like a child theme  css page but for php?

Sort of. You'll enjoy this.

Yes, it is of concern for me. And I have tweaked the code successfully. However, with every new template update I have to do it again:

in Inc\Classes\network-manager\interpreter.php

replace <h2>No Results found. Try browsing the categories. Maybe you will find some hidden gems!</h2>with your message.

You'll see on my site that I've added a local link like <a href="#network_results">...</a>
I added a  <a id="network_results"></a> tag just before
<div id="network_site_<?php echo $site_count; ?>" class="network_results row-fluid">to make that link work.


Leo's solution of a Genetics Lab plugin sounds interesting if it will allow tweaks such as this that even survive theme updates.

Thats EXACTLY what this would do. More or less. I'll look into your partular "hidden gems" case and see if I can't write something up.

Then you will simply paste it into the "infuse!" box and it will change everything for you.

The plugin is kind of cute the way it makes a genetic science overtone to it Gotta have fun you know...

Quote from: Pilens on July 02, 2013, 17:37

Yes, it is of concern for me. And I have tweaked the code successfully. However, with every new template update I have to do it again:

in Inc\Classes\network-manager\interpreter.php

replace

Code: [Select]

<h2>No Results found. Try browsing the categories. Maybe you will find some hidden gems!</h2>with your message.

You'll see on my site that I've added a local link like

Code: [Select]

<a href="#network_results">...</a>
I added a 

Code: [Select]

<a id="network_results"></a> tag just before

Code: [Select]

<div id="network_site_<?php echo $site_count; ?>" class="network_results row-fluid">to make that link work.


Leo's solution of a Genetics Lab plugin sounds interesting if it will allow tweaks such as this that even survive theme updates.

shouldn't you be able to place this in  the child theme & not have it overwritten?

I don't know. I still have trouble using the child theme for anything beyond CSS.

My understanding of changing php files within the child theme so far is following:

I need to copy the php file to be changed AND all dependent php files to the child theme. With dependent php files I mean all those that are subsequently called/included in the original php file and its dependent files. I checked this in one or two instances and ended up with a considerable chain of files.
I think that doesn't really work because if any changes are done in those files by a theme update the child theme will miss/overrule those and I end up with a pile of work to do with every update as well.

All that being said I am sure there must be smarter ways to use the child theme for such tweaks. So I'd appreciate helpful tips 

Quote from: Pilens on July 03, 2013, 01:55

I don't know. I still have trouble using the child theme for anything beyond CSS.

My understanding of changing php files within the child theme so far is following:

I need to copy the php file to be changed AND all dependent php files to the child theme. With dependent php files I mean all those that are subsequently called/included in the original php file and its dependent files. I checked this in one or two instances and ended up with a considerable chain of files.
I think that doesn't really work because if any changes are done in those files by a theme update the child theme will miss/overrule those and I end up with a pile of work to do with every update as well.

All that being said I am sure there must be smarter ways to use the child theme for such tweaks. So I'd appreciate helpful tips 

I see what you mean, sounds like a recipe for disaster, not a good idea to use the child theme for that then.

I thought about that problem before and was hesitant to try it out, now you've proven why.

you should only need to change the one php file that you're changing, but you would need to change it everytime -- or, you could use a hook from the theme and write a specific php function.  I've looked at doing that but haven't tried it yet

Quote from: cascoly on July 03, 2013, 11:47

Quote from: click_click on July 03, 2013, 08:19

Quote from: Pilens on July 03, 2013, 01:55

I don't know. I still have trouble using the child theme for anything beyond CSS.

My understanding of changing php files within the child theme so far is following:

I need to copy the php file to be changed AND all dependent php files to the child theme. With dependent php files I mean all those that are subsequently called/included in the original php file and its dependent files. I checked this in one or two instances and ended up with a considerable chain of files.
I think that doesn't really work because if any changes are done in those files by a theme update the child theme will miss/overrule those and I end up with a pile of work to do with every update as well.

All that being said I am sure there must be smarter ways to use the child theme for such tweaks. So I'd appreciate helpful tips 

I see what you mean, sounds like a recipe for disaster, not a good idea to use the child theme for that then.

I thought about that problem before and was hesitant to try it out, now you've proven why.

you should only need to change the one php file that you're changing, but you would need to change it everytime -- or, you could use a hook from the theme and write a specific php function.  I've looked at doing that but haven't tried it yet

While I have some programming experience php and WP is new to me. I am fine changing some text of function parameter, but I am lost on how to "use a hook from the theme and write a specific php function" when all I want to do is changing that text or function parameter (if possible more permanent, of course).
I am sure Leo's Genetic Lab plugin is a good step towards a solution. But I still need time to master this somewhat steep learning curve. And a day has only 24 hours     

i'm new to wp also - hooks are the wp equivalent of on-mouse-click and other such activities.  there's a lot of doc in the wp area that gives examples of all the hooks and how to use them -- idea is, you would write your function and it would get called whenever some action was taken

I haven't followed up since the xml files have provided the info had I had been looking for.  the new genetic area may also be the way to go