I'm new to WordPress and actually repairing a page as a favour. The page was originally created by an inexperienced developer which is why it has its faults.
My main concern is that I don't seem to get any of the plugins to work. The page has a custom theme. I tried switching to a previously uploaded theme and all the plugins worked like a charm on that.
The client seems reluctant to abandon the custom theme and short of having to take it apart piece by piece I'm trying my luck here.
Both wp_head() and wp_footer() are called and seem to be in the right places, wp_head() right before the </head> tag and wp_footer() right before the </body> tag.
What am I missing?
This is a very general question, but here are some starting steps to try and see how you get on...
In wp-config.php add or alter the following: define('WP_DEBUG', true); This enables debuging to screen and will throw up any errors.
I would still advise you then try the plugins one by one - in theory once you get one working then the others should be ok. There is more to a theme than just having wp_head() etc... make sure the loop is in place and things like get_sidebar(). Compare whole pages to those of a working theme.