Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

[SherylT]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Okay Beth . . . here I go needing help again. Sooner or later (sooner I hope) I'll get this the right way.

Here is the index page: http://cust-m-cartoons.custmcartoons.com

On my "menu.php" page, when I view the Navigation Bar properties, they all the page links show .php on the end. Can't figure out why it doesn't show up after I publish.

Here's the link for the menu page: http://cust-m-cartoons.custmcartoons.com/menu.php

As always, I am grateful for your help.

[Bethers]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Sheryl, the buttons are images and alt does show up - which is a good thing and is correct. However, if you have done the naviagion as php - you best not have an alt tag showing .html - cuz all your pages now need to be .php.

If you want to send me the page, I'll look at it and diagnose it.

[SherylT]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Yes Chris, I did publish as PHP. When I set up my navigation "menu" on it's separate page, I put in "alt tags" for my buttons. I then published both menu page and index page in PHP. When I put the mouse over the buttons, all I see is a tag for the html page, not what I typed for copy.

Example: I put in tag saying "Cartoon Designs", but mouseover shows cartoondesigns.html

I thought "alt tags" might not show up if I'm using buttons for menu.

[dougnez]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Hi.. Hey Naval.. I publish menu.php...place the html callup box on my index page... publish index.php.... then go to see mysite.com...and I see a blank white ... right click... blank white... I know I'm close ... but what am I missing?? ...all that's on this site are.. images..index.php..menu.php... and jscookmenu.js... Thanks Doug

[Collectors-info]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Hi, not sure if i have this right? but have you published your menu page as a .php & not .html?

[SherylT]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Okay you PHP Experts . . . I decided to go ahead and try to make a PHP menu, and I think I almost got it! I set up menu on brand new page just the way you said. I'm not using just text, I've got "buttons". After putting in all the links and alt text, I saved and published the first page. When I view it, not of my alt tags are showing up, only the .html page link as an alt tag. In order to use PHP in a menu, do I have to use "text only"?

[Bethers]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Doug your page can be either .html or .php - not both. So, to do this, you'd build the website as .php instead. It wouldn't effect hot you built the page - if that's what is confusing you.

[dougnez]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Hi... Is it possible call up and entire page.html utizing this type of php ... Thanks Doug

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

No, you can't see the menu in preview. It uses php, so it will only show when BOTH the page and the MENU page are published on the server.

[hometreasurecove]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Ok thanks, I think I'm understanding this better, just one more question, the site I'm building in BV right now is not published yet. I'm actually in the process of moving my current domain name and site that is published on the internet from storesonline to vodahost. I'm trying to have as little downtime with my site as possible, so I want to have it pretty much completely finished before I publish with BV. My question is, should I be able to see the menubar on my pages in preview mode? Because right now when I look at them in preview mode, I don't see anything where the menubar should be.

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Yes, this way the code for inserting the menubar in the page, will already be in the template, and, automatically, in all the pages that you will create with this template.

[hometreasurecove]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

No, I didn't put the html box in the template, should I go back and add it?

[navaldesign]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Step 2 is the menubar creation. So, it is only done once, and you are done.

Step 4 is the menubar implementation in the page, so if you have done it in your template, no need to repeat that, as your pages already have it.

[Bethers]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

Good for you!

Yes you need the code in all pages.
If the html box is in the template, then you don't need to add it again.

[hometreasurecove]

Re: Single Menu Page with Bv and PHP

I was able to fix the problem, I can open new pages with my template now. I created my menubar in the template using your php instructions. So now each new page I create, I should change the file extension to php in page properties. Do I need to add the php code in step 2 to all my pages? Also do I skip step 4 using the html box on the new page since the menubar is already there via the template? I'm a little confused since I'm trying to use this trick with a template.
Thanks.