Hi,

Can anybody give me the link to the thread that explains how to show certain categories only when logged in?

Looked around for a while but cannot seem to find it.

Thanks guys,

zizka.smugmug.com

See if this thread helps - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?...e+category</b>.

--- Denise

Originally Posted by mountainpz Hi, Can anybody give me the link to the thread that explains how to show certain categories only when logged in? Looked around for a while but cannot seem to find it. Thanks guys, zizka.smugmug.com

Before you go adding javascript to hide categories from visitors, you should know two things first.

1) You should know that hiding a category with javascript is only a superficial, cosmetic hide. The existence of that data is still in your page for search engines and for any inquisitive viewer. And, furthermore, the existence of the category and the galleries in it is available through Smugmug's open API and through the iPhone interface. I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't hide them with javascript, but you should know what you are getting if you do so.

2) The BEST way to hide a category from a viewer is to simply mark all the galleries in the category as "Unlisted". By marking them unlisted, you are telling Smugmug that you don't want the viewing public to be able to browse to these galleries via your homepage. If a category has only unlisted galleries in it, it will not be shown either. The reason this is the best way to hide a category is that it has NONE of the drawbacks listed in item 1). It is truly hidden from the public.

Originally Posted by jfriend ... 2) The BEST way to hide a category from a viewer is to simply mark all the galleries in the category as "Unlisted". ..

Major problem with this, you lose the ability to browse the category or
sub-cats as the category and sub-cat pages will show nothing. If there are
a hundred galleries under there you'll have to provide all hundred individual
direct gallery links.

Originally Posted by Allen Major problem with this, you lose the ability to browse the category or sub-cats as the category and sub-cat pages will show nothing. If there are a hundred galleries under there you'll have to provide all hundred individual direct gallery links.

I just want to make sure people understand the options.

It depends upon why you're hiding it and how much you really want them hidden. If you just want them cosmetically hidden and don't care if some people find them anyway, you can do it any way you want. I just want to make sure that people understand they have the unlisted option to keep a category from showing and make sure people understand that delCategory doesn't hide things very well because they are all still in the page source.

Basically you can't have a browsable hierarchy by others and have them well hidden. Smugmug doesn't support that. If you're OK with a flat list of galleries, you can use a sharegroup to put them all in a sharegroup and have them well hidden. Or, if you don't care how well hidden they are, you can use the delCategory code.

Originally Posted by jfriend I just want to make sure people understand the options. It depends upon why you're hiding it and how much you really want them hidden. If you just want them cosmetically hidden and don't care if some people find them anyway, you can do it any way you want. I just want to make sure that people understand they have the unlisted option to keep a category from showing and make sure people understand that delCategory doesn't hide things very well because they are all still in the page source. Basically you can't have a browsable hierarchy by others and have them well hidden. Smugmug doesn't support that. If you're OK with a flat list of galleries, you can use a sharegroup to put them all in a sharegroup and have them well hidden. Or, if you don't care how well hidden they are, you can use the delCategory code.

Thanks everyone for your help. I have been using the delCategory code for some time, but I want to have access to the categories as the owner (for editing purposes; my Contact, Bio, FAQ, etc. pages are in a category I want hidden from visitors) without having to remove the delCategory code everytime I need to edit. Isn't there a loggedin code one can use to do that?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by mountainpz Thanks everyone for your help. I have been using the delCategory code for some time, but I want to have access to the categories as the owner (for editing purposes; my Contact, Bio, FAQ, etc. pages are in a category I want hidden from visitors) without having to remove the delCategory code everytime I need to edit. Isn't there a loggedin code one can use to do that? Thanks!

You don't need delCategory for this purpose. Just make your Contact, Bio, FAQ, etc.. galleries be unlisted (in customize gallery). Then, they won't show for visitors, but will show for you, exactly what you need. And, any links to the galleries (like in your navbar) will continue to work fine. Unlisted just tells Smugmug to not show it via the homepage. Further, any category that only has unlisted galleries in it won't show for visitors either. No need for delCategory for this issue and you get your other question solved for free (they will show for you, when you are logged in).

Also, delCategory could be coded to not hide the category when you are logged in, but it seems that in this case you should use the built-in capability of unlisted galleries rather than go that way.

Originally Posted by jfriend You don't need delCategory for this purpose. Just make your Contact, Bio, FAQ, etc.. galleries be unlisted (in customize gallery). Then, they won't show for visitors, but will show for you, exactly what you need. And, any links to the galleries (like in your navbar) will continue to work fine. Unlisted just tells Smugmug to not show it via the homepage. Further, any category that only has unlisted galleries in it won't show for visitors either. No need for delCategory for this issue and you get your other question solved for free (they will show for you, when you are logged in). Also, delCategory could be coded to not hide the category when you are logged in, but it seems that in this case you should use the built-in capability of unlisted galleries rather than go that way.

Thanks John, that is very useful info. However here is my problem:

Here is the hierarchy I have:

In my zizka.smugmug.com/galleries page, I have 9 categories (see below). 6 of those categories I want public, which they are right now. The 3 other categories on there have to do with the design of the website and that I don't want to show to anybody but myself. Making all their content Unlisted worked for 2 of the 3 categories EXCEPT that the last category, Photo Design, contains a Portfolio subcategory I need to make public. How do I make the Portfolio galleries public while making the rest of the Photo Design hidden from visitors?

In other words:

Galleries Page:
-Destination Snapshots Category - Public - OK
-Active Adventure Category - Public -OK
-Around the World Category - Public - OK
-Rocky Mountains of Canada Category - Public - OK
-Sepia, etc. Category - Public - OK
-Panoramas Category - Public - OK
-GuidingFrancais Design Category - Hidden by making all Unlisted - OK
-Guiding Design Category - Hidden by making all Unlisted - OK
-Photo Design Category:
------8 design galleries that are hidden through Unlisted - OK
------1 sub-category called Portfolio that contains two galleries that should be public; my Portfolio navbar link leads to that subcategory.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks,

Paul

Originally Posted by mountainpz Thanks John, that is very useful info. However here is my problem: Here is the hierarchy I have: In my zizka.smugmug.com/galleries page, I have 9 categories (see below). 6 of those categories I want public, which they are right now. The 3 other categories on there have to do with the design of the website and that I don't want to show to anybody but myself. Making all their content Unlisted worked for 2 of the 3 categories EXCEPT that the last category, Photo Design, contains a Portfolio subcategory I need to make public. How do I make the Portfolio galleries public while making the rest of the Photo Design hidden from visitors? In other words: Galleries Page: -Destination Snapshots Category - Public - OK -Active Adventure Category - Public -OK -Around the World Category - Public - OK -Rocky Mountains of Canada Category - Public - OK -Sepia, etc. Category - Public - OK -Panoramas Category - Public - OK -GuidingFrancais Design Category - Hidden by making all Unlisted - OK -Guiding Design Category - Hidden by making all Unlisted - OK -Photo Design Category: ------8 design galleries that are hidden through Unlisted - OK ------1 sub-category called Portfolio that contains two galleries that should be public; my Portfolio navbar link leads to that subcategory. Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks, Paul

Can you just change the galleries that are in the Portfolio sub-category to have just a top level category (you decide what to call it) and no sub-category? That would remove all public galleries from the Photo Design category so it will disappear from the public's view. And the galleries in your Portfolio category will stay public.

Originally Posted by jfriend Can you just change the galleries that are in the Portfolio sub-category to have just a top level category (you decide what to call it) and no sub-category? That would remove all public galleries from the Photo Design category so it will disappear from the public's view. And the galleries in your Portfolio category will stay public.

That sounds like a good idea John. How do I go about doing that to that I create as little extra work as possible for myself? Is there a fast way to convert my Portfolio subcategory into a Portfolio Category (that will appear on the galleries page - that is fine) without having to spend a considerable amount of time changing all the code (since the address of the galleries will no longer be the same)?

Thanks,

Paul

Originally Posted by mountainpz That sounds like a good idea John. How do I go about doing that to that I create as little extra work as possible for myself? Is there a fast way to convert my Portfolio subcategory into a Portfolio Category (that will appear on the galleries page - that is fine) without having to spend a considerable amount of time changing all the code (since the address of the galleries will no longer be the same)? Thanks, Paul

I don't know what "code" you are talking about preserving. Gallery numbers will not change when you change categories, so the only styling that might be affected would be styling that refers to a category or sub-category involved in the change.

To change your galleries, create a new top level category called Portfolio. Then, change the top level category of each of your galleries to it and set their sub-category to nothing.

To fix up your category-specific styling, just change all references to

".category_Photo_Design" in your CSS to ".category_Portfolio"

and

".subcategory_Portfolio" to ".category_Portfolio".

and

".category_Photo_Design.subcategory_Portfolio" to ".category_Portfolio"

and

".subcategory.category_Photo_Design.subcategory_Po rtfolio" to "category.category_Portfolio"

if that's what you name the new top level category. If anything isn't quite right when you're done, just holler and we can sort it out.

Probably worth making a backup copy of your CSS before you start this.

Originally Posted by jfriend I don't know what "code" you are talking about preserving. Gallery numbers will not change when you change categories, so the only styling that might be affected would be styling that refers to a category or sub-category involved in the change. To change your galleries, create a new top level category called Portfolio. Then, change the top level category of each of your galleries to it and set their sub-category to nothing. To fix up your category-specific styling, just change all references to ".category_Photo_Design" in your CSS to ".category_Portfolio" and ".subcategory_Portfolio" to ".category_Portfolio". and ".category_Photo_Design.subcategory_Portfolio" to ".category_Portfolio" and ".subcategory.category_Photo_Design.subcategory_Po rtfolio" to "category.category_Portfolio" if that's what you name the new top level category. If anything isn't quite right when you're done, just holler and we can sort it out. Probably worth making a backup copy of your CSS before you start this.

Thanks John. Tried doing all that. It is close but I still need to:

1. Move the custom footer from my previous Portfolio page (a subcategory) to my current Portfolio page (a category).
2. Make the Portfolio navbar link go bold when visiting the portfolio
3. I would rather not show the Portfolio category on the Stock page if possible; I would prefer it if visitors accessed those galleries only through the Portfolio link in the navbar; is there a way to do that?

Another thing I would like to do is get rid of the Buy and Shopping Cart buttons on the News and Hire pages.

Everything else looks great - thanks!

Originally Posted by mountainpz Thanks John. Tried doing all that. It is close but I still need to: 1. Move the custom footer from my previous Portfolio page (a subcategory) to my current Portfolio page (a category). 2. Make the Portfolio navbar link go bold when visiting the portfolio 3. I would rather not show the Portfolio category on the Stock page if possible; I would prefer it if visitors accessed those galleries only through the Portfolio link in the navbar; is there a way to do that? Another thing I would like to do is get rid of the Buy and Shopping Cart buttons on the News and Hire pages. Everything else looks great - thanks!

Change:

.subcategory_Portfolio .portfolio_page {display:block;}

to this:

.category_Portfolio .portfolio_page {display:block;}


Change:

category.category_Portfolio #navbar_portfolio {font-weight:bold;}

to this

.category.category_Portfolio #navbar_portfolio {font-weight:bold;}

To remove the Portfolio category from the Stock page, you would use the delCategory function on it. No other easy way.

Originally Posted by jfriend Change: .subcategory_Portfolio .portfolio_page {display:block;} to this: .category_Portfolio .portfolio_page {display:block;} Change: category.category_Portfolio #navbar_portfolio {font-weight:bold;} to this .category.category_Portfolio #navbar_portfolio {font-weight:bold;} To remove the Portfolio category from the Stock page, you would use the delCategory function on it. No other easy way.

Thanks John. That worked beautifully. Do I need to show the portfolio on the stock page at all times now or is there a way I can hide it and only allow access to it via the navbar?

Originally Posted by mountainpz Thanks John. That worked beautifully. Do I need to show the portfolio on the stock page at all times now or is there a way I can hide it and only allow access to it via the navbar?

See the last line of my previous post.

Originally Posted by jfriend See the last line of my previous post.

Thanks!