I and your volunteer helpers get a zillion private messages asking for customization help.

We won't answer them in private message. I've asked everyone to post new threads with the PMs, and answer the questions in the open forum.

WHY?

A question by ONE (you) can be answered by MANY (me, and all of the fine helpers on Dgrin). The answer by ONE can benefit MANY (you and the others that are new, or haven't yet asked the question, or maybe they find the thread by searching. And just imagine if a few of us here got hundreds of PMs a day

You do yourself a disservice, too - I'm not the only one that can answer - and I have been known to be incorrect ...once or twice

So, please - no private message questions for customization help.

Thank you for 100% cooperation and understanding.

Originally Posted by sayntbrigid Dear Busy Nice Andy :) If you have time, could you splain me how to remove "sayntbrigid" from my homepage? I found how to move the s and the home. If not thats ok, just would look better if it wasnt there since I have my name in my banner.......... http://sayntbrigid.smugmug.com/

From my FAQ #15
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=26043

http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=158455&postcount=2

Thank You.......

Originally Posted by jrzg1000 Andy, How do I remove all of the extra stuff at the bottom of my site. (smp.smugmug) Thanks, JR

Hi JR

In my FAQ:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=26043

#27
http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=223080&postcount=2

The part that's left is called the "mini-footer" and that cannot be removed. You can remove the cartlink and login link if you like, that's described here (#28 on the FAQ):
http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=227694&postcount=11

Originally Posted by private message Andy, How do I remove the white border around my header? Thanks, J.R.

Well, we need your website to really help you. Help us help you

usually, you do this where you have your header code:

<img src="http://nickname.smugmug.com/photos/xxxxx-M-1.jpg" width="561" height="115" border="0">

Originally Posted by pm Hi Andy, I love your 10-13-2005, 01:06 PM post with examples of people's websites. This thread was linked the smugmug as examples of smugmugpower users' sites. But I cannot seem to get my page to look anything like these. I particularily liked thepupil.com, brandolinoimaging and Daniel Desjardins as well as yours! I like them because they have a "splashpage" (I think that's the right word for it). How can I accomplish this? I have been reading all sorts of html and css guides on digital grin and elswhere but can't seem to find an answer. Can you help me? Or know where I can find help? Thanks, Maiwyck p.s. I upgraded to power user because of these examples but I'm concerned now that these may only be professional users

You can do all this with Power account.

Sure we can help you. Start a thread, with specific, detailed, and exact questions. Don't be shy! You'll get help, I promise. Don't forget to include your website.

A couple of us are away thru Sunday so your help may take a little longer in coming, but IT WILL come I promise you.

Originally Posted by pm Andy I am very impressed with your home page. Would it be possible for you to show me how to do my home web page on smugmug (customizing pages) the same way. I have recently joined the Digial Grin and have benifitted greatly. My site is http://photos.mruccolo.com/ Thank you very much in considering this request. Mike.

Mike, please check out the great info in the sticky threads here in this forum, and then make your first post! Ask away, and you're questions will be answered by me and the great volunteers here on Dgrin

Andy,
Thank you, I am making headway with my site.
Mike

Originally Posted by Andy Mike, please check out the great info in the sticky threads here in this forum, and then make your first post! Ask away, and you're questions will be answered by me and the great volunteers here on Dgrin

Good day Andy, It the first time that I'm sending you an email... My name is Jean-Francois and I'm from Sainte-Julie,Québec in Canada... My problem is that I see my Homepage SlideShow only when I'm loged in... Would you know why it does that? Thanks JF

Well, we'd need your website name please, http://nickname.smugmug.com and then we can help you. Your best bet is to start a new thread in this forum, the team will help you for sure!

Originally Posted by Andy Well, we'd need your website name please, http://nickname.smugmug.com and then we can help you. Your best bet is to start a new thread in this forum, the team will help you for sure!

Voici my website name : www.jeanfrancoisleclair.com ...
Regards,
Jean-Francois

Originally Posted by wwwJFLcom Voici my website name : www.jeanfrancoisleclair.com ... Regards, Jean-Francois

go to the slideshow thread and read the instructions carefully. You have setup the slideshowurl incorrectly.

Originally Posted by stephenbruno Is it possible to pay you to set up my website?

No, but you can post a message in the forums, and there folks here (Mike Lane, JerryR and others) who are qualified and will do the services for a fee.

You can't pay me, but I and the many volunteers can get you going here in no time - if you are not in a hurry (like, you can do it over a week or so)... we've done it with many folks, and we can do it for you, too NO CHARGE! How cool is that?

Hey, I like your site a lot!. How much would you charge me to hook mine up to look somthing like yours? I have been reading the FAQs and Customizing links, but can't figure it out. You can give me a plane, and I can land it for you, but through in some html, and I'll crash. Thanks,

I like this message!

Start here: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=31647 where it says "start here"

Start a thread, and ask your questions. Take a little bit at a time. We'll get you going in no time!

Originally Posted by private email Hi Andy, I wonder whether I could ask a big favour? I saw your forum post about a 'magic IE fix' to a problem with pixelated images in IE. I have a logo that appears perfectly in both Firefox and Opera, but is horribly pixelated in IE on a 1920x1200 laptop (I haven't been able to test it on other machines yet). The site is only local at present, but I think you were indicating that it was a CSS problem, so I've pasted in below the code. The final line of the HTML excerpt is the image that gets pixelated by IE. I have already tried it with and without the size information, with no effect. If you're able to advice, that would be much appreciated!

You need the IE png fix. It looks like this:

filter: progidXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader (enabled=true,
sizingMethod=scale src='http://yourfilename.png');

Sent a pm but got an error message so sending an email. My gallery is jamfoto.smugmug.com I did a few customizations but they only work on some galleries. Can you let me know what I am doing wrong. Changes I made were 1. customize the right click warning 2. remove the smugmug logo from the header 3. removed the slideshow icon from the header THey show up in the EMC/Vellum, gallery but the Santa Cruz Gallery works fine.Thank you

You have hide owner turned on in customize gallery. Or you have appearance set to "smugmug" not "custom." Check these gallery settings and you'll be fine.

Originally Posted by Andy You need the IE png fix. It looks like this: filter: progidXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader (enabled=true, sizingMethod=scale src='http://yourfilename.png');

Many thanks for that - it looks like the forum software converted part of the code into a smiley - can you confirm what that bit should be?

Also, where exactly does this code go on the webpage? In the head serction?

Ben

Originally Posted by benlovejoy Many thanks for that - it looks like the forum software converted part of the code into a smiley - can you confirm what that bit should be? Also, where exactly does this code go on the webpage? In the head serction? Ben

it goes in your CSS as part of the background statement.

the smiley is in lieu of "colon D"

Originally Posted by Antonio Correia Andy. Good afternoon. I think this is something I ask you and you, please re-direct wherever you think it is best. Thank you. I have now 2 sites with you. In the customize window I tried to change my e-mail [to be the same in both sites] and it seems to me that the system does not allow me to. I wish to receive the mail from both sites in the same recipient. Is that possible please ? Obrigado.

Sorry, Antonio, each account must have a separate email address. I wish I had a better answer for you.

Well I don't get many PMs about stuff, but here is one that I got recently:

Originally Posted by dbmagnus Mike, I saw the link you provided in the customization thread to add a horizontal nav bar from MaxDesgin's website. I have not yet tried it, but it seems simple enough. My question is once you get the nav bar completed, how to you create the links to each word you've included in the bar? Forgive my ignorance, but I'm really new to this. Again, sorry to bug you. If you have a link or two to which you can refer me for a tutorial or something that'd be great. Thanks, Dan

Hey Dan, you can create a link in a navbar just like you create a link in any html site. The link syntax looks like this (just the part in red):

I'm a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/">link</a>!

So in your navbar you'll have something like this:

<ul>
 <li><a href="http://yoursite.smugmug.com/whatever.html">Link 1</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://yoursite.smugmug.com/whatever2.html">Link 2</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://yoursite.smugmug.com/whatever3.html">Link 3</a></li>
</ul>

That'll make it so your navbar links to places. For more information about how to create links go to http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_a.asp and go play around with your new found knowledge here.

Hope that helps.

Originally Posted by private message Im reading through DigiGrin for the first time in a long time. I need to learn how to put tabs at the top of my site..I know HTML somewhat but don't know how CSS works and the other stuff. I learn quick, Ive just been so busy with my business that I cant seem to find the time to upgrade my site. You can take a look, I just think I need tabs at the top. I am looking through your top websites and seeing what I like, then I was going to write you and see if you can lead me in the right direction to figure this stuff out. I just need a few things so my site just looks simple. Simplistic is key for my customers. Thanks

Sounds like you want a fancy navbar, we can help with that! Start here:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=31647

and when you are ready, post a new thread, asking for help. Be very detailed in what you want, you will get helped and will get a great site!