Guestbook Question - do I need an image??

[jeffu]

Just a quick question - I have a guestbook page set up - take a look at:

http://photography.jeffulrich.com/gallery/2450629

I entered html info in the description because I liked how I could control the formatting and the text is coming out nicer than if I just did it as a journal page as described in the customization tutorial.

Now my question - see the small graphic on the left just above "guestbook comments"? I guess I have to have an image in this gallery in order to have it set up as a journal gallery to use for guestbook entries. Not a problem - I don't think it looks bad - but can I make the small graphic NOT clickable? Right now it treats it like a photo in my gallery - so it lets you click it.

Or, can I hide it and still have the guestbook comments?

Thanks,

Jeff

[Andy]

Just a quick question - I have a guestbook page set up - take a look at:

http://photography.jeffulrich.com/gallery/2450629

I entered html info in the description because I liked how I could control the formatting and the text is coming out nicer than if I just did it as a journal page as described in the customization tutorial.

Now my question - see the small graphic on the left just above "guestbook comments"? I guess I have to have an image in this gallery in order to have it set up as a journal gallery to use for guestbook entries. Not a problem - I don't think it looks bad - but can I make the small graphic NOT clickable? Right now it treats it like a photo in my gallery - so it lets you click it.

Or, can I hide it and still have the guestbook comments?

Thanks,

Jeffload an image and then use
.gallery_XXXXX #photos {display: none;}

[jeffu]

load an image and then use
.gallery_XXXXX #photos {display: none;}

Do I need to remove the photo?

I put the entry in my CSS section and it's still showing up.

[Andy]

Do I need to remove the photo?

I put the entry in my CSS section and it's still showing up.
You have this
"http://photography.jeffulrich.com/photos/129622404-O.jpg" width="276"

in your HTML - remove that if you don't want a photo.

I thought you meant "have to upload a photo to the gallery"

[jeffu]

You have this
"http://photography.jeffulrich.com/photos/129622404-O.jpg" width="276"

in your HTML - remove that if you don't want a photo.

I thought you meant "have to upload a photo to the gallery"

Sorry - I know I'm being a pain - I really appreciate the help.

I want 129622404 to show - that's in the html code I put in for the gallery description.

The one I don't want or at least want to make "unclickable" is the little one at the bottom left that looks sort of like my banner - it says jeffulrich.photography.

Can I get rid of that one.

[Allen]

Sorry - I know I'm being a pain - I really appreciate the help.

I want 129622404 to show - that's in the html code I put in for the gallery description.

The one I don't want or at least want to make "unclickable" is the little one at the bottom left that looks sort of like my banner - it says jeffulrich.photography.

Can I get rid of that one.
Add this

.gallery_2450629 .journal_entry {display:none;}

[jeffu]

Add this

.gallery_2450629 .journal_entry {display:none;}

Woohoo - It worked!

Excellent!

Now, one other question - how come my other galleries all just say comments - I thought they said "gallery comments", but maybe I'm losing my mind.

[Allen]

Woohoo - It worked!

Excellent!

Now, one other question - how come my other galleries all just say comments - I thought they said "gallery comments", but maybe I'm losing my mind.
Pick it and you'll see a choice between gallery and photo comments.

[ladylaura]

Hello!

I'm working on a similar project right now...and am facing the same dilemma.

Here's the page I'm working on: http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409

I just put a photo in their so I could write the text, but I don't want the photo to show up. If I must have the photo, I don't want people to be able to click on it for a larger view (I have view original, large, etc. off in my customize area)

Allen, I tried your code and my text disappeared along with the photo!

Is there a way to just have text without a photo?

[S&SPhoto]

Is there a way to just have text without a photo?What happens if you put the following at the bottom of your CSS page?
.gallery_2472409 #image_129683135 {display: none;} Samir

[Allen]

Hello!

I'm working on a similar project right now...and am facing the same dilemma.

Here's the page I'm working on: http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409

I just put a photo in their so I could write the text, but I don't want the photo to show up. If I must have the photo, I don't want people to be able to click on it for a larger view (I have view original, large, etc. off in my customize area)

Allen, I tried your code and my text disappeared along with the photo!

Is there a way to just have text without a photo?
I worked out what I think will work in your gallery description.

Put this in the gallery description.

<html>
<div id="pricingImg">
<img src="http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/photos/129683135-S.jpg" width="215" height="300">
</div>
<div id="pricingText">
<p>Event photography:</p>
<p>$40 per hour, and you receive all photos on a CD-Rom*</p>
<p>Portrait sitting:</p>
<p>$49.99 Basic Package: one hour sitting plus CD-Rom</p>
<p>$79.99 Deluxe Package: one hour sitting, CD-Rom, plus four 5x7 prints and one frame</p>
<p>*Intended photo usage will be discussed prior to event</p>
</div>
</html>

Put this in your CSS.

.gallery_2472409 #pricingImg {
position:relative;
top: 20px;
height: 300px;
width: 215px;
left: 80px;
border:4px double #cccccc;
}

.gallery_2472409 #pricingText {
position:relative;
font-weight: bold;
top: -260px;
width: 300px;
left: 330px;
}


.gallery_2472409 .nophotos {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 #searchBox {display:none;}
.gallery_2472409 #breadcrumb {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 .journal_entry {display:none;}
.gallery_2472409 .pageNav {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 .play_slideshow {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 #albumNav_top {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 #albumNav_bottom {display: none;}

The positions will probably have to be tweaked, I tried it in on
your page but can't get to your gallery description to try it there.

Holler back with any questions.

[ladylaura]

You guys rock!!

I took what you told me and modified it a little until I got what I was aiming for. And then I saw it and it didn't look so hot!

But I learned a lot in the process--thank you thank you for your time and willingness--you do great work!!:barb

[R. Scott]

Mind if I butt in with a guestbook question? With Al and Ivar's help I've made great progress getting my site in shape. I'm setting up my guestbook page and wondering if there is a way to get rid of the "gallery pages: 1" text.

Thanks,

Scott

www.rscottschmid.smugmug.com

[Allen]

Mind if I butt in with a guestbook question? With Al and Ivar's help I've made great progress getting my site in shape. I'm setting up my guestbook page and wondering if there is a way to get rid of the "gallery pages: 1" text.

Thanks,

Scott

www.rscottschmid.smugmug.com (http://www.rscottschmid.smugmug.com) Modify this

.gallery_2469940 #photos {display: none;}
.gallery_2469940 .journal_entry {display:none;}

to this - Notice by adding the commas you can combime itmes

.gallery_2469940 .pageNav,
.gallery_2469940 #photos,
.gallery_2469940 .journal_entry {display:none;}

Might want to turn share off under gallery customization and
lose the share button.

[R. Scott]

Modify this

.gallery_2469940 #photos {display: none;}
.gallery_2469940 .journal_entry {display:none;}

to this - Notice by adding the commas you can combime itmes

.gallery_2469940 .pageNav,
.gallery_2469940 #photos,
.gallery_2469940 .journal_entry {display:none;}

Might want to turn share off under gallery customization and
lose the share button.

That sure did the trick. Thanks again, Al.

[ladylaura]

Me again...

Ok, so I've decided to take a different approach and make a nice image with photoshop (which I know better than html) to use to show my pricing info.

I put my page as a slide show in order to make my image as big as possible on the screen.

Question 1) Is this the best way to show my image as big as possible? Should I keep it as a slideshow?

and

2) How can I get rid of the slide show option bar (with the pause, fade, etc) and have my image stay there by itself?

Here's the page: http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409

THANKS a million!!

[Allen]

Me again...

Ok, so I've decided to take a different approach and make a nice image with photoshop (which I know better than html) to use to show my pricing info.

I put my page as a slide show in order to make my image as big as possible on the screen.

Question 1) Is this the best way to show my image as big as possible? Should I keep it as a slideshow?

and

2) How can I get rid of the slide show option bar (with the pause, fade, etc) and have my image stay there by itself?

Here's the page: http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409

THANKS a million!!
Not the best to use slideshow.
Put the image in the gallery description and you can make it any size.
Set the gallery to journal style.

Add to gallery description
<html>
<div id="myPricing">
<img src="http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/photos/131180143-M.jpg">
</div>
</html>

Add to CSS.
.gallery_2472409 #searchBox {display:none;}
.gallery_2472409 #breadcrumb {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 .journal_entry {display:none;}
.gallery_2472409 .pageNav {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 .play_slideshow {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 #albumNav_top {display: none;}
.gallery_2472409 #albumNav_bottom {display: none;}

[ladylaura]

Yippee!!:barb You are great!

I like the way that looks now. So much better than before!!!!

One more tiny question: Can I set it so that it says lauramalischkephotography > pricing on the top so people can easily navigate back to my home page?

And since I'm talking about this (though unrelated), is there a way to change lauramalischkephotography to say 'home'?

You are so wonferfully helpful! I really don't know what I'm doing and you are such a great resource!

[Allen]

Yippee!!:barb You are great!

I like the way that looks now. So much better than before!!!!

One more tiny question: Can I set it so that it says lauramalischkephotography > pricing on the top so people can easily navigate back to my home page?

And since I'm talking about this (though unrelated), is there a way to change lauramalischkephotography to say 'home'?

You are so wonferfully helpful! I really don't know what I'm doing and you are such a great resource! Just add a home button to your navbar, add green in header code.

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lauramalischkephotography.com/gallery/2454427">Bio</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409">Pricing</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

[ladylaura]

Hey good idea! I'm really liking how my site is beginning to look--thanks a bunch!!:thumb

[ladylaura]

Hey--I was even able to duplicate the process for my bio page too:

http://www.lauramalischkephotography.com/gallery/2454427

So thank you for teaching me so I won't have to bug you as much in the future...

One more question for ya Allen...

can I make these photos bigger? Maybe another inch wide? THANKS!!

[Allen]

Hey--I was even able to duplicate the process for my bio page too:

http://www.lauramalischkephotography.com/gallery/2454427

So thank you for teaching me so I won't have to bug you as much in the future...

One more question for ya Allen...

can I make these photos bigger? Maybe another inch wide? THANKS!! Change the M to L

http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/photos/131314306-M.jpg >> 131314306-L.jpg

[ladylaura]

Whoa boy...

I just tried to update my pricing page with a new picture and I'm not quite sure why it isn't working....

for the time being I made the photo visable, and tried to cut and paste the link in the header like I did before. But the photo won't show up in the header.

http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409/1/148320852/Large

what did I do wrong this time? Please help!

[Allen]

Whoa boy...

I just tried to update my pricing page with a new picture and I'm not quite sure why it isn't working....

for the time being I made the photo visable, and tried to cut and paste the link in the header like I did before. But the photo won't show up in the header.

http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2472409/1/148320852/Large

what did I do wrong this time? Please help! You need the link to the photo and not the gallery location.
Try this in the gallery description.

<html>
<div id="myPricing">
<img src="http://lauramalischkephotography.smugmug.com/photos/148320852-M.jpg" width="600" height="428">
</div>
</html>

[ladylaura]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Ok, so in the future, all I need to change is the image number and not the entire url address...gotcha.

Thanks for taking the time to look into this, I really appreciate it!:ivar

[thepinkangel]

Modify this

.gallery_2469940 #photos {display: none;}
.gallery_2469940 .journal_entry {display:none;}

to this - Notice by adding the commas you can combime itmes

.gallery_2469940 .pageNav,
.gallery_2469940 #photos,
.gallery_2469940 .journal_entry {display:none;}

Might want to turn share off under gallery customization and
lose the share button.

I'm new to smugmug and forums. I've got the big customization done now I'm just trying to fine tune it.

I added the above to my "About Me" page, but I'm still seeing an option to buy???!!

I prefer to use the gallery description and add the photo via html instead of using the photo description because the length of the text wraps underneath the photo. yuck! But I want the guestbook comments button.

Can anybody help me?

www.thepinkangel.smugmug.com (http://www.thepinkangel.smugmug.com)

[thepinkangel]

I'm new to smugmug and forums. I've got the big customization done now I'm just trying to fine tune it.

I added the above to my "About Me" page, but I'm still seeing an option to buy???!!

I prefer to use the gallery description and add the photo via html instead of using the photo description because the length of the text wraps underneath the photo. yuck! But I want the guestbook comments button.

Can anybody help me?

www.thepinkangel.smugmug.com (http://www.thepinkangel.smugmug.com)

nevermind...I figured it out....didn't know there was a place to make it so people couldn't buy photos....

[Allen]

I'm new to smugmug and forums. I've got the big customization done now I'm just trying to fine tune it.

I added the above to my "About Me" page, but I'm still seeing an option to buy???!!

I prefer to use the gallery description and add the photo via html instead of using the photo description because the length of the text wraps underneath the photo. yuck! But I want the guestbook comments button.

Can anybody help me?

www.thepinkangel.smugmug.com (http://www.thepinkangel.smugmug.com)
This will clean up your "about me" page.

Change this
.gallery_2791345 .pageNav,
.gallery_2791345 #photos,
.gallery_2791345 .journal_entry {display:none;}


To this
.gallery_2791345 #albumNav_top,
.gallery_2791345 #stylebar,
.gallery_2791345 #altViews,
.gallery_2791345 #photos,
.gallery_2791345 .journal_entry {display:none;}

Under gallery tools, gallery customization, turn off selling at bottom and the
cart buttons will go away.

Holler back if you have any questions.

[thepinkangel]

This will clean up your "about me" page.

Change this
.gallery_2791345 .pageNav,
.gallery_2791345 #photos,
.gallery_2791345 .journal_entry {display:none;}


To this
.gallery_2791345 #albumNav_top,
.gallery_2791345 #stylebar,
.gallery_2791345 #altViews,
.gallery_2791345 #photos,
.gallery_2791345 .journal_entry {display:none;}

Under gallery tools, gallery customization, turn off selling at bottom and the
cart buttons will go away.

Holler back if you have any questions.

cool! thanks! I also added the

.gallery_2791345 .pageNav,

because I didn't want that gallery page 1 at the bottom. I appreciate it!! really really appreciate....I know absolutely nothing about CSS:dunno

[Kory Lidstrom]

Hey guys,

I have a question that is similar to the original poster's question.

My guestbook is currently nothing more than a Journal style gallery with all extraneous info (the breadcrumb, etc) removed. The problem is that the image is still clickable.

Now, I know that changing the page to HTML will solve this, and I'm pretty sure I know how to do that.

My question is: if I change my guestbook to HTML, is there a way to keep the Guestbook comments I've already received. I've only gotten two comments so far, but still I'd like to keep them if I could.

My site is in my sig.

THANKS! :D

[Kory Lidstrom]

Bumpage.

[richW]

Hey guys,

I have a question that is similar to the original poster's question.

My guestbook is currently nothing more than a Journal style gallery with all extraneous info (the breadcrumb, etc) removed. The problem is that the image is still clickable.

Now, I know that changing the page to HTML will solve this, and I'm pretty sure I know how to do that.

My question is: if I change my guestbook to HTML, is there a way to keep the Guestbook comments I've already received. I've only gotten two comments so far, but still I'd like to keep them if I could.

My site is in my sig.

THANKS! :DTo make the image non-clickable: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=209813&postcount=12
If you delete the image you will loose your comments.

If you want to make the gallery a html style, you can hide the image you have in there now. Add this to your css:
#image_144463130 {display: none;}

Add this to the image caption.
<html>
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144463130-S.jpg" border="1" /></div>
Please sign my guestbook.
</html>

This will bring the image back up and it will not be clickable. Also this gives you the ability to bring up a different sizes of images or a different image all together.

Using these lines:
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144463130-S.jpg" border="1" /></div>
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144463130-133x200.jpg" border="1" /></div>
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144725686-S.jpg" border="1" /></div>
I was able to make your Guestbook look like this:

19080

[Kory Lidstrom]

To make the image non-clickable: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=209813&postcount=12
If you delete the image you will loose your comments.

If you want to make the gallery a html style, you can hide the image you have in there now. Add this to your css:
#image_144463130 {display: none;}

Add this to the image caption.
<html>
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144463130-S.jpg" border="1" /></div>
Please sign my guestbook.
</html>

This will bring the image back up and it will not be clickable. Also this gives you the ability to bring up a different sizes of images or a different image all together.

Using these lines:
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144463130-S.jpg" border="1" /></div>
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144463130-133x200.jpg" border="1" /></div>
<div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/144725686-S.jpg" border="1" /></div>
I was able to make your Guestbook look like this:

Thanks for the info Rich. So, just to be clear, will I lose the comments if I do the things you listed above? I know you said I'll lose them if I delete the photo, but what about if I make it into an HTML page using the code you provided? Will I lose the comments then?

As soon as I get an answer from you on this, I will get to work.

THANKS!! :D

[richW]

Thanks for the info Rich. So, just to be clear, will I lose the comments if I do the things you listed above? I know you said I'll lose them if I delete the photo, but what about if I make it into an HTML page using the code you provided? Will I lose the comments then?

As soon as I get an answer from you on this, I will get to work.

THANKS!! :DAs long as you DO NOT DELETE the image you will be fine.
Hide it with the css I gave you. Then put the html in the image caption. I'm going out shooting right now, I'll be back later....

[Kory Lidstrom]

Ok, Rich, thanks to your help, I almost got my Guestbook where I want it.

I created an image that I wanted to use, then put it in a gallery. I then added the CSS code you told me to. I then amended the HTML code you gave me to reflect the new image I want to use, and put it in the caption. It looks like this:

<html>
<div class="photo left"><img <div class="photo left"><img src="/photos/150981835-O.jpg" border="1" /></div>
</html>

The results can be seen here: http://korylidstrom.smugmug.com/gallery/2723310

As you can see, it's close but no cigar. There is a little missing photo icon that I need to get rid of. Also, the HTML image is not centered vertically, and is slightly to the left.

How do I fix those two issues?

Thanks again. :thumb

[richW]

This might be a better method for the image you are using.
<div align="center"><img src="/photos/150981835-O.jpg" border="1" alt="image" width="750" height="100"/></div>

If needed an id can be added to the div so you can style with css...

[Kory Lidstrom]

It worked. Thanks! :D