Newbie with a question

[Fanciful]

Hi!

This is my first post and I swear I think I've searched for this one already, but haven't found an answer.

I would like to create a proofing tab where I can list multiple, individual, pass-word protected galleries. Right now, I have them under my "PORTFOLIO" tab, but would love for it to be one in itself.

So.... How do a create a new gallery with multiple "album" or subgalleries within it like my PORTFOLIO section has?

For reference, this is my site...
www.fancifulphotography.com (http://www.fancifulphotography.com)

THANKS and sorry if this question has been asked/answered a million times.

[jfriend]

Create a category called "Proof". Assign those galleries to the Proof category instead of the Portfolio category. Link to the Proof category from your navbar.

[Fanciful]

Create a category called "Proof". Assign those galleries to the Proof category instead of the Portfolio category. Link to the Proof category from your navbar.

I think I did that, but they still show up under "PORTFOLIO". If I create a whole separate new tab/gallery as Proof, it will only allow one album (or at least the way I'm doing it.

I saw a similar question just now a page back, but don't understand the response.

[jfriend]

I think I did that, but they still show up under "PORTFOLIO". If I create a whole separate new tab/gallery as Proof, it will only allow one album (or at least the way I'm doing it.

I saw a similar question just now a page back, but don't understand the response. Ahh, you are displaying by gallery, not by category (so categories don't display) and your "Portfolio" is not a category at all.

If you wanted to do this, you'd have put your Proof galleries in a Proof category, put your Portfolio galleries in a Portfolio category. Then, change your gallery display to display be category. Then, link your Portfolio navbar to the Portfolio category and link your Proofs link to your Proofs category.

[Fanciful]

Ahh, you are displaying by gallery, not by category (so categories don't display) and your "Portfolio" is not a category at all.

If you wanted to do this, you'd have put your Proof galleries in a Proof category, put your Portfolio galleries in a Portfolio category. Then, change your gallery display to display be category. Then, link your Portfolio navbar to the Portfolio category and link your Proofs link to your Proofs category.

Thank you for the info. I might need the preschooler's hand-held approach to get there. Let me see if I would be doing it correctly.

1) I would go to Control Panel and pick option 1 - Categories???
2) Create a Proofing Category and a Portfolio Category
3) Create subcategory for each "album" that I currently have in my Portfolio? (ex. a Maternity sub-category, a baby sub, a child sub, etc.). Then for proofing, the sub-category would be the customer name?? At that point, I could have individual albums for clients with their own private password? I wouldn't actually even mind if the "public" could see the client's individual folder/album under Proofing, so not sure I need a password for the Proofing category itself, just the indiviudal albums.
4) How would I categorize/organize my current "about me", "investment" "about your session" tabs that I currently have? I would still want all of those options in addition to the Portfolio and Proofing options to be there in the nav bar?

I'm sorry - I did prewarn that I needed the preschooler version. Does that help my dumb questions??

[jfriend]

Thank you for the info. I might need the preschooler's hand-held approach to get there. Let me see if I would be doing it correctly.

1) I would go to Control Panel and pick option 1 - Categories???
2) Create a Proofing Category and a Portfolio Category
3) Create subcategory for each "album" that I currently have in my Portfolio? (ex. a Maternity sub-category, a baby sub, a child sub, etc.). Then for proofing, the sub-category would be the customer name?? At that point, I could have individual albums for clients with their own private password? I wouldn't actually even mind if the "public" could see the client's individual folder/album under Proofing, so not sure I need a password for the Proofing category itself, just the indiviudal albums.
4) How would I categorize/organize my current "about me", "investment" "about your session" tabs that I currently have? I would still want all of those options in addition to the Portfolio and Proofing options to be there in the nav bar?

I'm sorry - I did prewarn that I needed the preschooler version. Does that help my dumb questions??

Steps 1 and 2 are correct. Step 3 is not. You do not need sub-categories. After steps 1 and 2, you just go to the customize gallery page for each gallery and set it's category to either Portfolio or Proofing.

Step 4 is to fix your navbar to point to the Portfolio category and the Proofing category.

You don't change anything for your About me, investment and about your session tabs. They work the same.

[Fanciful]

Steps 1 and 2 are correct. Step 3 is not. You do not need sub-categories. After steps 1 and 2, you just go to the customize gallery page for each gallery and set it's category to either Portfolio or Proofing.

Step 4 is to fix your navbar to point to the Portfolio category and the Proofing category.

You don't change anything for your About me, investment and about your session tabs. They work the same.

Thank you for being so patient, I really do appreciate it. I think I've got all through step 3. I actually did have catergories in there, just had it set to display by gallery.

Under Custom header, I currently have the following...

<div id="my_banner"> </div>

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/galleries">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7686224_UcrFC">About your session</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7687713_a4wBF">About Me</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7696681_ZrkMZ">Investment</a></li>
<li><a href="/galleries">Proofing</a></li>

</ul>
</div>





It now shows the titles of each catergory under each tab. It worked to get a separate Proofing tab in the nav bar. But, when I click Portfolio for example, it shows two folders... "portfolio" and "prooing" and the same for "proofing" tab. I can click on both to get to all the albums.

What I want is.... when I click on my Portfolio tab, I want it to show all of my albums at once, I don't want to have to click Portfolio again. And, I don't want Proofing to be there at all. Does that make sense? How can I get it to do that??

[jfriend]

Thank you for being so patient, I really do appreciate it. I think I've got all through step 3. I actually did have catergories in there, just had it set to display by gallery.

Under Custom header, I currently have the following...

<div id="my_banner"> </div>

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/galleries">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7686224_UcrFC">About your session</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7687713_a4wBF">About Me</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7696681_ZrkMZ">Investment</a></li>
<li><a href="/galleries">Proofing</a></li>

</ul>
</div>





It now shows the titles of each catergory under each tab. It worked to get a separate Proofing tab in the nav bar. But, when I click Portfolio for example, it shows two folders... "portfolio" and "prooing" and the same for "proofing" tab. I can click on both to get to all the albums.

What I want is.... when I click on my Portfolio tab, I want it to show all of my albums at once, I don't want to have to click Portfolio again. And, I don't want Proofing to be there at all. Does that make sense? How can I get it to do that??

To get links to both the Proofing category and the Portfolio category in your navbar, change your navbar to this:

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/Portfolio">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7686224_UcrFC">About your session</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7687713_a4wBF">About Me</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7696681_ZrkMZ">Investment</a></li>
<li><a href="/Proofing">Proofing</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

[Fanciful]

To get links to both the Proofing category and the Portfolio category in your navbar, change your navbar to this:

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/Portfolio">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7686224_UcrFC">About your session</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7687713_a4wBF">About Me</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/7696681_ZrkMZ">Investment</a></li>
<li><a href="/Proofing">Proofing</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

THANK YOU John! It worked. I really appreciate the time you took to help. THANKS!!!