I want to change my layout.

[NathalieRose]

Hello!! :)

OK, so I want to change my layout (website) and I need help. Pretty please. I'm really not liking having a drop down navbar at all. I want to change my galleries (in navbar) to where they appear in boxes.

For example as in:
http://bradpowellphoto.com/
or how sexy Andy has for his galleries in www.moonriverphotography.com

If someone can direct me to the best link on how to do this. That would be great. I just hope is not too hard, since I'm a bit hopeless when it comes to all this.

Thanks VERY MUCH in advance!

Nathalie
nathalierosephotography.com

[NathalieRose]

Anyone? I just need a link on to how to do this ...


Hello!! :)

OK, so I want to change my layout (website) and I need help. Pretty please. I'm really not liking having a drop down navbar at all. I want to change my galleries (in navbar) to where they appear in boxes.

For example as in:
http://bradpowellphoto.com/
or how sexy Andy has for his galleries in www.moonriverphotography.com

If someone can direct me to the best link on how to do this. That would be great. I just hope is not too hard, since I'm a bit hopeless when it comes to all this.

Thanks VERY MUCH in advance!

Nathalie
nathalierosephotography.com

[ivar]

Anyone? I just need a link on to how to do this ...Hi Nathalie :wave

Remove all your dropdown navbar code (that feels good to say :D ) and try this tutorial, here: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1932803

Let us know if you have any questions!

[NathalieRose]

Hi Nathalie :wave

Remove all your dropdown navbar code (that feels good to say :D ) and try this tutorial, here: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1932803

Let us know if you have any questions!


Thanks Ivar! I'll give it a go. I'm a bit scared of removing my dropdown then not doing the other thing right, but hey no pain no gain! :)

[NathalieRose]

Hi Nathalie :wave

Remove all your dropdown navbar code (that feels good to say :D ) and try this tutorial, here: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1932803

Let us know if you have any questions!

OK I'm stuck, How do I put more than one link into my Gallaries tab. I want to show like 10 galleries (the ones in the were in my dropdown) under the galleries tab. Similar to what you have Ivar.

Thanks!!

[denisegoldberg]

OK I'm stuck, How do I put more than one link into my Gallaries tab. I want to show like 10 galleries (the ones in the were in my dropdown) under the galleries tab. Similar to what you have Ivar.

Thanks!!
Right now the galleries entry on your navbar links to a single gallery.

To link to all of your galleries, change the link for your "galleries" navbar entry to http://nathalierose.smugmug.com/galleries.

Also - it looks like you are displaying galleries as opposed to categories. Is that what you want? If you want to switch so that the /galleries page shows categories, go to that page while you are logged in. In the upper right, you will see something that says
display: categories . galleries
To switch the display to categories, click on categories.

You probably want to hide your galleries (categories) on your home page, and hide your home page slide show on your galleries page. Instructions on how to do that are in this tutorial: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2160039. (The instructions for that are in the section titled The Galleries Page III.

--- Denise

[NathalieRose]

Right now the galleries entry on your navbar links to a single gallery.

To link to all of your galleries, change the link for your "galleries" navbar entry to http://nathalierose.smugmug.com/galleries.

Also - it looks like you are displaying galleries as opposed to categories. Is that what you want? If you want to switch so that the /galleries page shows categories, go to that page while you are logged in. In the upper right, you will see something that says
display: categories . galleries
To switch the display to categories, click on categories.

You probably want to hide your galleries (categories) on your home page, and hide your home page slide show on your galleries page. Instructions on how to do that are in this tutorial: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2160039. (The instructions for that are in the section titled The Galleries Page III.

--- Denise


Yeah! some help!! :clap

Ok, so I did what you suggested, but now my galleries don't appear when I click on to my galleries tab. It worked at first (as per your first suggestion), then they dissapeared when I did the second step you suggested bellow:

" Instructions on how to do that are in this tutorial: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2160039. (The instructions for that are in the section titled The Galleries Page III. "
I copied the following code:

.homepage #galleriesBox,
.homepage #categoriesBox,
.homepage #featuredBox {
display: none;
}

.galleries #bioBox {
display: none;
}

.galleries #galleriesBox,
.galleries #categoriesBox,
.galleries #featuredBox {
display: block;
}

.loggedIn .homepage #galleriesBox,
.loggedIn .homepage #categoriesBox {
display: block;
}


Do you know what might have gone wrong? Maybe there is something in the CSS that says not to display the galleries at all?

Thanks again for all your help Denise, I was really ready to throw in the towel!

Nathalie

[denisegoldberg]

Nathalie -
Ah - I see you were able to get your galleries working. Sorry about not seeing your last message last night, too late...

I have a couple of questions for you - but remember there is no right or wrong here...

I was just wondering why you don't have your banner showing on your gallery pages. It's on your home page, and on your "gallleries" page, but it's not on the individual gallery and category pages. It seems to me like it should be on all pages because that's what jumps out and identifies the page as yours. Yes, your name is still in the breadcrumb, but... You could always create a smaller version of your banner (to be used on the pages where it isn't showing at all) if you want it to take up less space on your pages.

A second suggestion is that you make your navbar entries just a little bigger. I find the entries hard to read - although I think it's a combination of the size and the background not being smooth. Just a suggestion - feel free to ignore it!

--- Denise

[NathalieRose]

Nathalie -
Ah - I see you were able to get your galleries working. Sorry about not seeing your last message last night, too late...

I have a couple of questions for you - but remember there is no right or wrong here...

I was just wondering why you don't have your banner showing on your gallery pages. It's on your home page, and on your "gallleries" page, but it's not on the individual gallery and category pages. It seems to me like it should be on all pages because that's what jumps out and identifies the page as yours. Yes, your name is still in the breadcrumb, but... You could always create a smaller version of your banner (to be used on the pages where it isn't showing at all) if you want it to take up less space on your pages.

A second suggestion is that you make your navbar entries just a little bigger. I find the entries hard to read - although I think it's a combination of the size and the background not being smooth. Just a suggestion - feel free to ignore it!

--- Denise

I agree with your sugggestions Denise and thanks for bringing them up, I really appreciate it! I just have really no idea how to put them in practice. Most everything I have set up is due to copy and paste. I guess I just have to read more and figure somethings out. :scratch

I do have another question (sorry to be such apain), how do I get to have certain galleries( categories) NOT show up under my galleries tab? I dont want "other" or "vacation" for example to show up when I click on that tab.

I've enjoyed reading some of your logs, fun! I LOVE the sunflower photograph on your "Wandering Along the Edge" blog. Just lovely!

I used to live in Westminster near Leominster, have you heard of it?

Nathalie

[denisegoldberg]

I agree with your sugggestions Denise and thanks for bringing them up, I really appreciate it! I just have really no idea how to put them in practice. Most everything I have set up is due to copy and paste. I guess I just have to read more and figure somethings out. :scratch

I do have another question (sorry to be such apain), how do I get to have certain galleries( categories) NOT show up under my galleries tab? I dont want "other" or "vacation" for example to show up when I click on that tab.

I've enjoyed reading some of your logs, fun! I LOVE the sunflower photograph on your "Wandering Along the Edge" blog. Just lovely!

I used to live in Westminster near Leominster, have you heard of it?

Nathalie
Thanks for your compliment on my journals. I really enjoy writing, so I keep a blog while I'm not traveling and write journals when I'm on the road.

I am not that familiar with the area around Leominster, Westminster is one of those towns I haven't passed through. Do you still live in Massachusetts?

Here's a link to a post that Allen made that shows how to hide categories on your galleries page: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=70409&highlight=hide+category

As far as the font size in your navbar goes, you can add font-size characteristics to your nav css. For example, here's the CSS for my navbar (I know, it's very different than yours, and I'm not suggesting that you change yours to mine, I just wanted to show some of the font options):
#name_and_nav {
display: block;
width: 900px;
margin: 5px auto;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: verdana, arial;
font-size: 100%;
font-weight: bold;

There is a lot of information on fonts in Ivar's customizing CSS document that is linked to in this thread: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=54833.

Oh, and the reason I specified my font-size as a percentage instead of pixels or any other sizing method is that if you specify that as a percentage the size will change as the viewer changes the font to larger or smaller in their browser.

--- Denise

[denisegoldberg]

Nathalie -
I just saw another answer from Allen that may be helpful to you. This post tells how to incorporate different banners for different categories - in case you wanted something other than your home page banner on some of the pages that currently don't show a banner.

See http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=70889.

--- Denise

[Colleen]

I am so out of my league. I just upgraded my membership to pro and now I don't have a clue as to how to even start. Even some of what is written in this thread is over my head.

Natalie Rose, I hope you don't mind that I jumped on your thread,. I have seen a couple of BEAUTIFUL galleries that put mine to shame. Where do you start when you want to do some that looks so professional???

Thank you, and Natalie if you would like me to get lost, I will.....
:dunno

[NathalieRose]

Thanks for your compliment on my journals. I really enjoy writing, so I keep a blog while I'm not traveling and write journals when I'm on the road.

I am not that familiar with the area around Leominster, Westminster is one of those towns I haven't passed through. Do you still live in Massachusetts?

Here's a link to a post that Allen made that shows how to hide categories on your galleries page: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=70409&highlight=hide+category

As far as the font size in your navbar goes, you can add font-size characteristics to your nav css. For example, here's the CSS for my navbar (I know, it's very different than yours, and I'm not suggesting that you change yours to mine, I just wanted to show some of the font options):
#name_and_nav {
display: block;
width: 900px;
margin: 5px auto;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: verdana, arial;
font-size: 100%;
font-weight: bold;

There is a lot of information on fonts in Ivar's customizing CSS document that is linked to in this thread: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=54833.

Oh, and the reason I specified my font-size as a percentage instead of pixels or any other sizing method is that if you specify that as a percentage the size will change as the viewer changes the font to larger or smaller in their browser.

--- Denise

Hi Denise!

I tried the hide thing, but it didn't work. I'll have to ask Allen or someone to see why. Also, I couldn't find where to change the size of my font, but I changed the color of the background so it stand outs a bit better.

I live in Ohio now, although I like it here, I still miss New England's trees, sights and sounds. Westminster is a lovely little town, nice and quiet to live in.

I'm going to give it (the customization) a few more tries, if it doesn't work I might ask one of the moderators to go into my CSS and see what I'm doing wrong ... probably everything!:rofl

Thanks again for your help and patience!
Nathalie

[denisegoldberg]

I am so out of my league. I just upgraded my membership to pro and now I don't have a clue as to how to even start. Even some of what is written in this thread is over my head.

Natalie Rose, I hope you don't mind that I jumped on your thread,. I have seen a couple of BEAUTIFUL galleries that put mine to shame. Where do you start when you want to do some that looks so professional???

Thank you, and Natalie if you would like me to get lost, I will.....
:dunno
Colleen -
Welcome to dgrin! And welcome to your new pro account too.

I would recommend starting a new thread with some info on what you'd like to do with your site - just so it doesn't get lost inside of Nathalie's discussion. And if you add a link to your site in your signature, then all of the helpers here will be able to find it easily. To do that, click You! in the menu bar above, then select Edit signature.

Have you seen the Customization: Start here thread at the beginning of this forum? That's a good place to start, here's a link to it: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=52812.

Also, you said that you have seen some beautiful galleries here. Why not list those too so people know what you are dreaming of?

--- Denise

[denisegoldberg]

Hi Denise!

I tried the hide thing, but it didn't work. I'll have to ask Allen or someone to see why. Also, I couldn't find where to change the size of my font, but I changed the color of the background so it stand outs a bit better.

I live in Ohio now, although I like it here, I still miss New England's trees, sights and sounds. Westminster is a lovely little town, nice and quiet to live in.

I'm going to give it (the customization) a few more tries, if it doesn't work I might ask one of the moderators to go into my CSS and see what I'm doing wrong ... probably everything!:rofl

Thanks again for your help and patience!
Nathalie
I'm happy to help - just sorry that I don't have all of the answers for you!

Adding the black background to your nav entries helped a lot; thanks.

--- Denise

[Allen]

Hi Denise!

I tried the hide thing, but it didn't work. I'll have to ask Allen or someone to see why. Also, I couldn't find where to change the size of my font, but I changed the color of the background so it stand outs a bit better.
...
The simplest of things got cha. Caps:D

In your footer code for the hide category edit and add the actual category name, case sensitive.

change this
re = /\/(other)$/;

to this

re = /\/(Other)$/;