New to PP- A few questions.

[mediamst]

Hi everyone. I am new to PP, I have a few simple questions. my website is www.notinabox.com

1. At the top of the page there is a link for "about + Links". I would like to edit the contents of that link. Where do I go to do that? I see you cant do it in the admin control panel. Which file would I alter or add html to?

2. If I wanted to change the name to the link "about + Links" where would I do that?

3. If I wanted to add MORE links on the very top of the page, what file would I alter to do that?

4. I would like to add a photoblog.org button to my site. Where would I insert the HTML code to place that on my website? Maybe in the footer section on the very bottom of the site.

Sorry I am so ignorant! Thanks in advance for any help!

[Connie]

Hi and welcome!



1. At the top of the page there is a link for "about + Links". I would like to edit the contents of that link. Where do I go to do that? I see you cant do it in the admin control panel. Which file would I alter or add html to?

2. If I wanted to change the name to the link "about + Links" where would I do that?

3. If I wanted to add MORE links on the very top of the page, what file would I alter to do that?

4. I would like to add a photoblog.org button to my site. Where would I insert the HTML code to place that on my website? Maybe in the footer section on the very bottom of the site.

Sorry I am so ignorant! Thanks in advance for any help!

1) the content of that link is in the file about_template.html
this file must sit in the folder of that template, which you activated in ADMIN/template


you can have as many template files as you want and link to them as long as you follow that rule:

the link must be for example: <a href="index.php?x=abc">ABC</a>
and the name of the file in YOUR template-folder must be: abc_template.html

files which are linked like that are processed by the program and can use the Pixelpost-Tags

2) I think you find the answer now yourself ;=) call it "abc" or "holterdiepolter" or how you want in the link, in my example it's "ABC"

3) same answer: have a link with <a href="index.php?x=xyz">XYZ</a> and a file named xyz_template.html in the actual template-folder

4) if you want to show the photoblog-button at your main page, you must insert the code somewhere in image_template.html

if the template which you use, uses footer, it should sit there, for sure

good luck! and enjoy it!

and remember: a newbie is never ignorant, he just don't know so much, every question is accepted if

- the forum is searched for that
- if the question is not posted more than one time in different forums, just the normal forum etiquette :rolleyes:

[Connie]

I like this one very much http://www.notinabox.com/index.php?showimage=12

[mediamst]

I edited the about_template.html file but it took away the look of the site, and just made it a white background page and the formating and colums were not the same. When I view the about_template.html file in a html editor, it does not look like it does up on the web. It's different. I would like to keep my templates look. What am I doing wrong?

[Connie]

which HTML-editor?
the best is always a clear editor, not a HTML-editor... (if the HTML-editor manipulates the code... )

did you check the CSS? Was it changed?

[GeoS]

In template there are some additional no-html tags which are PP tags.
PP is changing this tags to correct/final content visible in browser.

[mediamst]

I would like to add a button to the Main page now for photoblogs.org. Where is the file that I would use to edit the main page of www.notinabox.com

[Connie]

I remember that I answered your question already, why don't you read the answers?????

4) if you want to show the photoblog-button at your main page, you must insert the code somewhere in image_template.html

if the template which you use, uses footer, it should sit there, for sure

I feel silly