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Sportymonk
Oct-30-2009, 07:34 AM
First. - Forgive me if this is covered but this is my first post here and I did try a search but didn't find what I needed. (I know everybody thinks their problem is different.)

Background Info: I purchased my domain name through Smugmug from GoDaddy. I have my website setup at HLDPhotos.com On the recommendation of my daughter I got my blog at Google and it is hldphotos.blogspot.com. (I am leaving the www off so the spammers can't pick this up and do whatever.)

Problem: I can't crate a link at my Smugmug site to go to my blog.

Attempted solutions: I used the advanced customizer (I know zero about CSS / HTML other than what I have copied from the Smugmug site.) I copied the line of text for one of my other entries (the guestbook) and changed it to link to my blog.

<li><a href="/http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com/">Blog-News</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9215968_oX58N">Guestbook</a></li>

Doesn't work. (Although it shows the nav bar thingy)

NEXT: I tried using the Easy Cusomizer for idiots like me. and using the Custom Banner I clicked on the NAvigation Bar Builder even though I already had the NAv bar built like I wanted it. I filled in the info click to URL and typed in my info www.hldphotos.blogspot.com but it won't go there and it put is separately up above the search.

QUESTION: How can I make the link in my Navbar go to my blog? (And I will get rid of the easy customizer link above but am leaving it for the time being so you can see the mess I am in.)
:dunno

Thanks for all the help from a frustrated noob.

Sportymonk aka Lee

Allen
Oct-30-2009, 07:38 AM
First. - Forgive me if this is covered but this is my first post here and I did try a search but didn't find what I needed. (I know everybody thinks their problem is different.)

Background Info: I purchased my domain name through Smugmug from GoDaddy. I have my website setup at HLDPhotos.com On the recommendation of my daughter I got my blog at Google and it is hldphotos.blogspot.com. (I am leaving the www off so the spammers can't pick this up and do whatever.)

Problem: I can't crate a link at my Smugmug site to go to my blog.

Attempted solutions: I used the advanced customizer (I know zero about CSS / HTML other than what I have copied from the Smugmug site.) I copied the line of text for one of my other entries (the guestbook) and changed it to link to my blog.

<li><a href="/http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com/">Blog-News</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9215968_oX58N">Guestbook</a></li>

Doesn't work. (Although it shows the nav bar thingy)

NEXT: I tried using the Easy Cusomizer for idiots like me. and using the Custom Banner I clicked on the NAvigation Bar Builder even though I already had the NAv bar built like I wanted it. I filled in the info click to URL and typed in my info www.hldphotos.blogspot.com (http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com) but it won't go there and it put is separately up above the search.

QUESTION: How can I make the link in my Navbar go to my blog? (And I will get rid of the easy customizer link above but am leaving it for the time being so you can see the mess I am in.)
:dunno

Thanks for all the help from a frustrated noob.

Sportymonk aka Lee
Remove the red /

<li><a href="/http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com/">Blog-News</a></li>

Sportymonk
Oct-30-2009, 07:59 AM
Remove the red /

<li><a href="/http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com/">Blog-News</a></li>

AARRRRGGGGHHHH! I can't believe it was that easy!

:clap :clap :barb :barb

Many many thanks Allen. Now a 2nd question. Why do all the other lines require the backslash and this one doesn't? Is it that the others are on my site and the blog isn't?

<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9253357_itNN3">About HLD Photography</a></li>
<li><a href="/galleries">Galleries</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9253803_gpSM8">Information</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com/">Blog-News</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9215968_oX58N">Guestbook</a></li>

Allen
Oct-30-2009, 08:13 AM
AARRRRGGGGHHHH! I can't believe it was that easy!

:clap :clap :barb :barb

Many many thanks Allen. Now a 2nd question. Why do all the other lines require the backslash and this one doesn't? Is it that the others are on my site and the blog isn't?

<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9253357_itNN3">About HLD Photography</a></li>
<li><a href="/galleries">Galleries</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9253803_gpSM8">Information</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hldphotos.blogspot.com/">Blog-News</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/9215968_oX58N">Guestbook</a></li>
All the others are relative links, leaving off the http://www.hldphotos.com part.

Sportymonk
Oct-30-2009, 08:15 AM
All the others are relative links, leaving off the http://www.hldphotos.com part.

Again, many thanks. :ivar