Mark the last little problem with my Social Bookmarking script solved. I had been chasing my tail on this one for a time, and then when I read through the css file in a bit more detail the answer was obvious, making me feel a bit silly.

I use a fixed width layout for most of my sites. This allows me to design them and have confidence that they will display as I intend. On the problem pages the Pligg developers are using their wide box. Their wide box is the same width as my layout. There was a float left rule applied to the box. Because the box is floated it is out of the normal flow, so is not contained by the wrapper that I installed. My background image is applied to the wrapper div. Because the floated div was floating below the header content there was a gap between the bottom of the header and the content area through which my page background image showed. This problem was only seen on the three pages of the submit new story section of the site.

Had I designed the page I would have had an easier time of it. There was a strong clue that did not ring a bell even though I had noted that the border on the left and right sides did not extend to the bottom of the page. I think that the display problem is there with their design, but they are using white on white on white, so it is not evident. I could confirm that by giving the page a background color or their content div left and right borders. I would imagine that other developers working on themes have run into the same problem, but they may have been more familiar with the css before it gave them a headache.

So NOW I can say, with a straight face, that I Found It! is open for business. Please register, bookmark pages, and get out and vote!! Thanks!

I have just run across a script that I think will add value to several of my sites. It is a Digg Clone social bookmarking script from Pligg.com. There is a SuperCrarged Bookmarks service being offered by the SEO Forum at IMTalk.Org that uses a network of social bookmarking sites based on this script. I was involved in beta testing of the network and became familiar with the script in that way.

I have several article directory and niche sites to which I think the script could add value. I will encourage my authors to bookmark their articles and I will probably add the script on some of the niche sites to attempt to get people involved by pointing out other quality information available on the niche topic.

I have made an initial installation on a domain that I have owned for a couple of years. The installation was smooth and the script looks good. The domain was originally purchased as a host for sub-domain sites, and I have a few of these set up, but the primary domain has been underutilized. If you want to take a look it is at Here’s The Site. The domain name does lend itself to a social bookmarking site. Check it now and follow my progress. It is fairly barren at the moment.

I am beginning to work on a custom template for my installations. This will involve some modifications to the default template files and css. This is a good exercise for the old Hobby WebMaster. I have modded themes for other CMSs, but if this works out additional installations of the script will be much faster. I like to maintain the family look for sites that have several sections, even though the sections are based on different scripts. I may even offer this to the community, including a link to one of my sites.