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Customization

Slideshow image order? "How do you arrange the order of photos in a slideshow? I would like to see specific orders and not simply ascending or descending".	1. Go Edit your Post 2. Then Click on Upload/Insert Click on Add Image (first icon from left) 3. A new screen pops up asking you where to upload the image from. Disregard this and click Gallery instead. 4. In the gallery screen, just click and drag the order you want the photos to appear and Save Changes.
Changing the width of the drop down menu: "Is it possible to set the width of the drop-down part of the menu? I’m finding the text is breaking over too many lines. If the drop-down was wider it would look neater and take up less vertical space"?	You can change this by using some custom CSS under “Appearance” > “P3 Customize” > “Settings” > “Advanced”: #topnav li ul {width: 150px;} … of course you can use whatever pixel width you’d like.
How to rename “Blogroll”? I still want to find out how to rename “blogroll” on my menu bar to “Links” -might have to hack the source files for that I guess. I do wish you had both written AND video tutorials, though.	The “Blogroll” is simply a category that contains links to sites. All you need to do is rename the category to “Links” as you want and you’re all set. You can find that tutorial here. Additionally, there are a lot of written and video tutorials that can be found here.
Adding links to menu bar? “I’m, wondering how to add more links to my menu bar. Would love some help.”	Appearance>P3 Customize>Menu>Add/Remove Menu Items>Custom Links
Changing post count in blog: Anyone know where in ProPhoto3 to change the number of posts that shows per page on my blog? I cannot find it anywhere!	In the admin area, go all the way down on the right under ‘Settings’ and then “Reading”
Removing the NetRivet and ProPhoto Blogs footer from the template Does anybody know where can be purchased the license to remove the NetRivet, Inc. and ProPhoto links from the footer and how much it costs?	It’s an extra fee ($99) and you can find it here.
Watermarking only in certain images: Is it possible to remove the watermarking effect from certain images?	Watermarking is part of the ProPhoto 3 image protection, which can be turned off on a per image basis. This video explains how to exclude an image from the ProPhoto image protection feature: Screencast
Linkable footers: How do I add a linkable footer at the bottom of each post? It looks like a banner with a link back to a website, contact, Facebook, etc? Does anyone know how?	If you've updated to ProPhoto 3.1, there's a new feature called "Post Signature" that allows you to put custom HTML after each post, it's under "Appearance" > "P3 Customize" > "Settings" > "Advanced"
Re-ordering Blogroll Links: Hi, does anyone know how to re-order the blogroll links on the nav menu?	Check out this tutorial and then look for the WP plugin "My Link Order" to change the order.
Only Showing Part of the Blog Entry I'm wondering how I make my blog show part of the blog entry instead of the entire post w/ all the photos. It's taking ages to load. Thanks!	They're called 'excerpts', and if you have a 'featured image' for the post it will show as a thumbnail. Go to Settings>Reading.
Making mastheads appear only in certain pages: "Is there a way to make a header show up only in certain pages. I want to create a portfolio that makes use of the slideshow feature on P3 but I still want to maintain a slideshow header (masthead) in my blog page. I don't want the masthead to show up on my portfolio page".	Admin>P3 Customize>Header>Masthead image and slideshow>Masthead display options. Turn on radio buttons for "built-in flash slideshow", "modify masthead on certain pages", and "no masthead on modified pages". Uncheck Home and check everything else.
Difficulty posting images side by side: I know this is nothing new, but...posting images side by side. I've found it to be a bug in P3. I had absolutely no problem posting images side by side in a plain ol' wordpress template, but the same images (with the same dimensions) continue to stack themselves in P3. Any suggestions? I don't want to hack the html, and I don't want to create a PS document. I know this is do-able. A photog friend of mine who has an older version of ProPhoto is able to do this no problem by simply inserting the image, hitting the space bar a few times, and inserting the next image. No templates and no tables. She tried doing it in my acct (to rule out user error) and she couldn't make it work either. HELP!	The cause of these images not aligning perfectly is due to the "theft protection" feature that prevents the easy side by side layouts. Unfortunately, there isn't a way to "tweak" this feature.
Missing Tags: "I can no longer see my tags under my post. I did go under Appearance>P3 Customize>Content>Category & Tag Lists. Everything looks normal there but my tags don't show up. Any ideas?"	Appearance>P3 Customize>Content> Post and page Footer. Under Post info below post content, both items should be checked.
Changing Background Color in Prophoto/NetRivet Credits at Footer: I can't seem to change the background color behind the prophoto wordpress blog credit? I thought it would be in footer - I just want it to blend with the rest of my site.	That is actually your blog's content background color that is pulled in there ("Appearance" > "P3 Customize" > "Content" > "Background")

Plugins

Setting up a separate Contact Page "Is there a plugin that allows me to create a separate contact form that I can use for a Guestbook".	Contact Form 7 is a perfect one for this application.
Image Voting "Is there a plugin that allows my visitors to rate or favorite an image? I'm thinking of using it as a popularity feature in my blog.	Flaunt Books has a great plugin that I currently use called Image Voting. It's incredibly customizable and easy to use. While I prefer my plugins FREE, this doesn't hurt the pockets as much.

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