Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

[docedesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

You can hold your drop down and ad a text menu at the bottom of the page with your links. SE will spider those.

Hi,
Congratulations for your work. Excellent.

This is my first time and my English may be bad as I'm writing from Portugal.

My question: I like the drop down menus and I want to keep them. I'll use the bottom text menu solution to be "seen" by SE. But the problem is that when I insert the html box the menu doesn't work properly. The first row appears but the others don't show or if they can be seen they can't be clicked.

Can you help me with this: www.doce-design.com
Thank you. Maria Joćo

[Windameer Farm]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Naval,

May I ask Your help with incorporating a single menu page into a script Please.

You can e-mail me at jolen@windameer.com

thank you Jolen

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Cool! You got it!

[DrewDevil]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Okay, that makes sense! Basically, I am going to have a giant 800 x 1200 HTML box on all my pages that will have ALL the dynamic elements in it. Then I can update or rearrange my php template and it will change the whole thing on every page. Sweet. Thanks!

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Ok, let me explain: if you want to make changes to the whole template, and, by template i mean the background, the menu bar, the header (logo) footer, as well as ALL the elements that will be in ALL your pages, then you need to make a html box that will have the same dimensions of the template, and place it in the upper left corner of the pages that will be calling the template.

In the template page, you can make ANY change withing the page limits. Once you save/publish the template page, all the pages will be automatically updated.

let's see it in another way: the method, as proposed initially, was NOT intended for moving elements in your pages. It was intended as a way to update easily, the menubar links and buttons.

However, it is quite easy to use it for moving elements also. You just move the element in the source page, and it will be moved in all pages.

Of course, using this method, is based on having a html box in ALL your pages. After that you are done: whatever you change in the template page, changes in ALL page.

[Windameer Farm]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

When you move the menu html box in your template, does it move the menu box on pages you have already created with the template?

From what I read, I think the answer is no. Naval said updating the template does NOT update pages created previously created with the template.

What I am trying to solve is the situation where I create 100 pages with a php element, then I want to physically move the element in the layout of those already created 100 pages.

Then I misunderstood what your trying to do. I did all mine from the start. You would have to frist install all the Hml boxes where you wnat them one each page you have if they are already done.
I know where your comeing from I built my web site and then lost my computer so I had to rebuild it. I'm still working on it but this tile I'm doing it in php and useing alot of naval's tips and it's going along wonderfuly.

Jolen

[DrewDevil]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

In the case of the menu bar, which is a single element, yes. If you use this method for a whole page template, then the page must be in the upper left corner, and the html box in your pages also. But, for the rest, all the elements in the source page must be positiones as they will appear in the final page.

Can you explain what you mean in this post again? I am sorry I am having so much trouble understanding.

[DrewDevil]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

I used Navals single menu to put in my adress at the bottem of my page. I built it into my template and if it needs to be moved I move it. I also did the same for the work menu like that.

every time i make a new page i got to file-new page-from temple and they are all places where I want them.

dose this answer your qwuestion?

What Naval has showed you here is a very nice way to do your menu's and it's very easy to do upkeep on it.

Jolen

When you move the menu html box in your template, does it move the menu box on pages you have already created with the template?

From what I read, I think the answer is no. Naval said updating the template does NOT update pages created previously created with the template.

What I am trying to solve is the situation where I create 100 pages with a php element, then I want to physically move the element in the layout of those already created 100 pages.

[Windameer Farm]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Do I have to place/move the html box in each of the 100 pages? That's what I'm trying to avoid.

I used Navals single menu to put in my adress at the bottem of my page. I built it into my template and if it needs to be moved I move it. I also did the same for the work menu like that.

every time i make a new page i got to file-new page-from temple and they are all places where I want them.

dose this answer your qwuestion?

What Naval has showed you here is a very nice way to do your menu's and it's very easy to do upkeep on it.

Jolen

[DrewDevil]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Do I have to place/move the html box in each of the 100 pages? That's what I'm trying to avoid.

[Windameer Farm]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Aha! You mean physically move it in the "source php" page? I thought you had said the elements had to go in the upper right corner.

Edit: you do say "Take care to place it in the upper left corner of the page (later we will see how you actually place it in your pages)."

If the element has to be in the upper left corner, how can I move it?

Drew you only edit that page if you need to and in your pages you place a hml box where ever you want the menu to be.

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

In the case of the menu bar, which is a single element, yes. If you use this method for a whole page template, then the page must be in the upper left corner, and the html box in your pages also. But, for the rest, all the elements in the source page must be positiones as they will appear in the final page.

[DrewDevil]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

3. As described in post #1 in this very thread. The loggin form must be part of the page that you are calling through the php. If you move it in that page, since this page is called from all the others, your form will move in ALL pages.
It is excactly the same as changing your menubar.

In post #1, you describe two php pages, and so I guess I am confused as to which page you mean when you say "the page that you are calling through the php."

Aha! Do you mean physically move it in the "source php" page? I thought you had said the elements had to go in the upper left corner.

Edit: you do say "Take care to place it in the upper left corner of the page (later we will see how you actually place it in your pages)."

If the element has to be in the upper left corner, how can I move it?

Okay that can't be right.

[Windameer Farm]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Navaldesign,

Is there away to use this to put in a menu that scrolls down ? and if so how would you make it scroll down? I'm trying to make my menu on the left scroll down on this page please take a look.
www.windameer.com/bucks.php

thank you,
Jolen

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

I am not making my questions clear.

Let me try again.

1. If I build a template without using any php, then create 100 pages from that template, then update the template, will it update those 100 pages automatically?

2. If the answer to #1 is "yes," then what is the added benefit of php?

3. If the answer to #1 is "no," then how do I use php and/or the templates so I can change the layout of all my pages (not the content of the php items, but where on the pages they are located).

For example, let's say I have a php element for a form login box (user enters name and password). Originally, I put that box in the upper left corner of my template and create all 100 pages with that template.

Now, I decide I want to move the login box to the upper right corner on all 100 pages. The form itself is not changing; I just want to re-position it.

How can I do this without changing all 100 pages?

Thanks!

1. No.
2. Answered by 1. You cannot simply update the template and have your pages updated, unless you use the method described here.
3. As described in post #1 in this very thread. The loggin form must be part of the page that you are calling through the php. If you move it in that page, since this page is called from all the others, your form will move in ALL pages.
It is excactly the same as changing your menubar.