View Full Version : Remove smugmug "Hotlink"
Bodley
Mar-05-2005, 09:22 AM
Needless to say - I just started really don't know what I'm doing (here's my link www.bodley.smugmug.com (http://www.bodley.smugmug.com/)). What I'm wanting to do is remove the clickable Smugmug link in the "powered by smugmug" statement at the bottom of the page. Don't want people accidently going to the smugmug page and seeing what I pay for photo's and expect me to sell them at that rate.
Nikolai
Mar-05-2005, 09:25 AM
Needless to say - I just started really don't know what I'm doing (here's my link www.bodley.smugmug.com (http://www.bodley.smugmug.com/)). What I'm wanting to do is remove the clickable Smugmug link in the "powered by smugmug" statement at the bottom of the page. Don't want people accidently going to the smugmug page and seeing what I pay for photo's and expect me to sell them at that rate.And if you already do, simply go to the co-branding section and change the header/footer info to your liking. There is also a few threads with co-branding samples here at dgrin.
HTH
Cheers!:1drink
Bodley
Mar-05-2005, 10:11 AM
Nikolai,
I do have a pro account and have already changed the footer but the "powered by smugmug(clickable)" still shows.
Also checked out several other sites, including yours, and this line appears on all of them.
Nikolai
Mar-05-2005, 10:26 AM
Nikolai,
I do have a pro account and have already changed the footer but the "powered by smugmug(clickable)" still shows.
Also checked out several other sites, including yours, and this line appears on all of them.I didn't not research that part it as far as it does not bother me.
In fact I like promoting smugmug, it brings 1) referrals and 2) my very own customers:-)
If you search dgrin for "cobranding" (or "co-branding"), you'll find a whole bunch of tips. E.g. this site: http://www.emphoto.com/ does not show any smugmugness whatsover...
Try to put </body></html> in the end of your footer (WARNING: as many of other HTML tricks it may screw things up!)
HTH
Cheers!:1drink
Bodley
Mar-05-2005, 03:03 PM
I didn't not research that part it as far as it does not bother me.
In fact I like promoting smugmug, it brings 1) referrals and 2) my very own customers:-)
If you search dgrin for "cobranding" (or "co-branding"), you'll find a whole bunch of tips. E.g. this site: http://www.emphoto.com/ does not show any smugmugness whatsover...
Try to put </body></html> in the end of your footer (WARNING: as many of other HTML tricks it may screw things up!)
HTH
Cheers!:1drinkPlease don't take this as trying to argue-the-point because I really appreciate your efforts to help me.
I'm up for promoting smugmug but I believe anyone wanting to investigate could and would without the hot-link. Having "powered bt smugmug" without being able to click and going to smugmugs site would be fine.
Also if you go to the photo page in http://www.emphoto.com/ it has the same hot-link "powered by smugmug"
Andy
Mar-05-2005, 03:09 PM
Please don't take this as trying to argue-the-point because I really appreciate your efforts to help me.
I'm up for promoting smugmug but I believe anyone wanting to investigate could and would without the hot-link. Having "powered bt smugmug" without being able to click and going to smugmugs site would be fine.
Also if you go to the photo page in http://www.emphoto.com/ it has the same hot-link "powered by smugmug"
bodley, it's part of the site and you cannot remove or change it. :deal
Bodley
Mar-05-2005, 04:51 PM
bodley, it's part of the site and you cannot remove or change it. :dealAndy, thanks for setting me staight :D , now I will move on with improving my page. This has been alot of fun so far:clap wish I done it last year.
Nikolai
Mar-05-2005, 05:51 PM
Also, I would not worry too much about ppl going through all the links. Even if they go to smumug and spend the time searching for the original pricing - so what? You spent your time and efforts taking the picture, postprocessing, uploading, paying for hosting - add this all up, and $1 margin on 4x6 will seem tiny and totally irrelevant.
In any case - good luck with your site design!:thumb
Cheers!:1drink
Shay Stephens
Mar-05-2005, 06:02 PM
People are not buying the paper the photo is printed upon, they are buying the content that is on the paper. The print could cost you one penny and that would not have any effect on the price you charge the customer to have the print.
Your pricing should reflect the value of the finished product, not the cost of the raw materials. This is not a commodity like rice we are talking about here, it's art.
Don't want people accidently going to the smugmug page and seeing what I pay for photo's and expect me to sell them at that rate.
devbobo
Mar-06-2005, 06:04 PM
Bodley,
Despite what others have said you can actually remove it. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Check out http://introversion.smugmug.com
To do this, add the following to the Cobranding stylesheet...
.nav
{ display: none; }
Cheers,
David
Andy
Mar-06-2005, 06:07 PM
Bodley,
Despite what others have said you can actually remove it. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Check out http://introversion.smugmug.com
To do this, add the following to the Cobranding stylesheet...
.nav
{ display: none; }
Cheers,
David
wow - i thought this was not - doable. thanks for correcting me, i was wrong.
david, lovely site.
Andy
Mar-06-2005, 06:09 PM
wow - i thought this was not - doable. thanks for correcting me, i was wrong.
david, lovely site.
once you do this, the "logout" button is gone, how do you get logged out?
Nikolai
Mar-06-2005, 06:11 PM
Bodley,
Despite what others have said you can actually remove it. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Check out http://introversion.smugmug.com (http://introversion.smugmug.com/)
To do this, add the following to the Cobranding stylesheet...
.nav
{ display: none; }
Cheers,
David
Nice work, David! And it seems that my short term memory is well akin Lori's (from Finding Nemo:-)
I wish JT had his part of help (the one he promised to do about all these stylesheets) completed by now.. All this lore, lying there, not used by anyone but a few pundits..
Cheers!:1drink
devbobo
Mar-06-2005, 06:12 PM
once you do this, the "logout" button is gone, how do you get logged out?
who needs to log out ? http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
I could add a custom button, but it doesn't really bother me.
Andy
Mar-06-2005, 06:15 PM
who needs to log out ? http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
I could add a custom button, but it doesn't really bother me.
if you want to view your site as a customer would see it, you would need to log out.
so, how do i add the logout button, and only for me?
Nikolai
Mar-06-2005, 06:21 PM
who needs to log out ? http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
I could add a custom button, but it doesn't really bother me.I'm afraid, the proper question would be - if I got logged out (e.g. erased cookie file), how would I get back logged in:-)
I remember a funny fact: I was just started to learn Novell (network stuff), it was the very first practical session. I noticed a directory with a lot of what seems to be "da junk" and decided to delete it. Well, guess what - it turned out to be my "home" directory, so once I logged out - I could not log back in - not until the admin's helped.
As always, you gotta be extra careful when playing with the matches:-)
Cheers!
Andy
Mar-06-2005, 06:36 PM
I'm afraid, the proper question would be - if I got logged out (e.g. erased cookie file), how would I get back logged in:-)
I remember a funny fact: I was just started to learn Novell (network stuff), it was the very first practical session. I noticed a directory with a lot of what seems to be "da junk" and decided to delete it. Well, guess what - it turned out to be my "home" directory, so once I logged out - I could not log back in - not until the admin's helped.
As always, you gotta be extra careful when playing with the matches:-)
Cheers!
you can log in/out via the smugmug homepage (upper right), that's cool...
devbobo
Mar-06-2005, 06:42 PM
if you want to view your site as a customer would see it, you would need to log out.
so, how do i add the logout button, and only for me? How about this ??
>Click here if you're Andy< (http://williams.smugmug.com/index.mg?logOut=1)
<a href="http://williams.smugmug.com/index.mg?logOut=1">Click here if you're Andy</a>
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David
Andy
Mar-06-2005, 06:49 PM
How about this ??
>Click here if you're Andy< (http://williams.smugmug.com/index.mg?logOut=1)
<a href="http://williams.smugmug.com/index.mg?logOut=1">Click here if you're Andy</a>
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David
kewl... but i'll just do it via the smug homepage, i'm logged in 98.44% of the time :D
GerryDavid
Mar-07-2005, 12:44 AM
if you want to view your site as a customer would see it, you would need to log out.
so, how do i add the logout button, and only for me?
You could use an alternative browser. For example you can log in and do stuff from firefox but browse it as a customer in mozilla. I do this on a few sites where I have multiple accounts, so I dont have to log in and out all day long.
onethumb
Mar-07-2005, 10:52 AM
Bodley,
Despite what others have said you can actually remove it. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Check out http://introversion.smugmug.com
To do this, add the following to the Cobranding stylesheet...
.nav
{ display: none; }
Cheers,
David
I'm terribly sorry to have to do this, and I really do feel bad, but I'm afraid I might have to write some software to block this sort of attempt. :(
The fact of the matter is that a $100/year fee doesn't buy you a multi-million dollar piece of software. Our brand is important, and while we're happy to not shove it in your face, having each page at least be associated with ours is vitally important to our business.
There's a reason we leave that footer in, and it's not because we couldn't have done this in software ourselves. :)
I'm not 100% sure about this decision, so the discussion is on the table, but I'd have to hear something pretty compelling. Just to give you some idea, if we were to partner with Google or Amazon or Canon or something, it would be a requirement in any deal we did with them, as well, despite the fact that any of those partners would be a multi-million dollar account for us.
*puts on his flame suit*
Have at me! :beatwax
Don
Andy
Mar-07-2005, 10:55 AM
I'm terribly sorry to have to do this, and I really do feel bad, but I'm afraid I might have to write some software to block this sort of attempt. :(
The fact of the matter is that a $100/year fee doesn't buy you a multi-million dollar piece of software. Our brand is important, and while we're happy to not shove it in your face, having each page at least be associated with ours is vitally important to our business.
There's a reason we leave that footer in, and it's not because we couldn't have done this in software ourselves. :)
I'm not 100% sure about this decision, so the discussion is on the table, but I'd have to hear something pretty compelling. Just to give you some idea, if we were to partner with Google or Amazon or Canon or something, it would be a requirement in any deal we did with them, as well, despite the fact that any of those partners would be a multi-million dollar account for us.
*puts on his flame suit*
Have at me! :beatwax
Don
totally understand, and in fact that' swhy i wrote my first answer to this question.... i just thought that last line was "locked."
:thumb
Nikolai
Mar-07-2005, 11:23 AM
And, as I mentioned before, I have zero problems with this.
Less than zero - I like to flash your brand name:-)
Sometimes it gets me in trouble with "proud thatotherservice supporters", but hey, it's almost like here in LA:-) "Westside!":super
More users for you - more potential users for me:lust
I wish I could get you guys canon, google, oprah or amazon deal:-)
Cheers!:1drink
devbobo
Mar-07-2005, 11:53 AM
I'm terribly sorry to have to do this, and I really do feel bad, but I'm afraid I might have to write some software to block this sort of attempt. :( Hey Don,
That's cool I totally understand, I actually thougt twice before I posted that as I had a feeling this may happen. To eliminate this threat, you need to remove any <class> or <id> references in the footer and apply the styles locally in the html elements.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
David
devbobo
Mar-07-2005, 11:56 AM
More users for you - more potential users for me:lust
Well, until my SmugBrowser hits the streets :D:D
David
Nikolai
Mar-07-2005, 01:48 PM
Well, until my SmugBrowser hits the streets :D:D
David
Keeps everyone on his toes:-)
Cheers!:1drink
PS
"I'm not 50, I'm 18 with 32 years of extra experience"
savannahga
Mar-07-2005, 02:00 PM
I have no problem with the "Smugmug" link at the bottom of my page. I greatful for Smugmug to be able to sell my prints with ease & trust.
Cheers,
Jeff
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