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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2008, 09:00:26 am »

Do I need to resubmit the new forum url to search engines?

Just curious how this all effects the way the search engines have become use to things.


No.   It'll still be indexed fine.   Wouldn't worry bout it.

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2008, 07:03:36 am »
at the admin portal thingy
when i wanted to edit the portal settings
there's no save button!
i waited for hours!
but none
and all other options are gone  :'(

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #17 on: April 23, 2008, 01:09:18 pm »
What is your forum url, please? 


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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2008, 01:05:44 pm »
Want to make the background image or color of your forum a different color/background image when you are at the Portal then it is when you are at the Forum itself? 

Easy to do.
At the top of one of your Portal's html blocks add this:
(you dont need to make a new block.. just add it to ONE of the exisiting html blocks)

Code: [Select]
<style type=text/css>
body

background-color: #808080;
background-image: url(IMAGE URL);
}
</style>

Replace #808080 with the color code you want to use
Replace IMAGE URL with the background image url.

If needed add css settings for repeating, position, etc. for the background image.

If you are not using a background image for your forum and are going to only change colors remove this line from the code:

background-image:  url(IMAGE URL);

« Last Edit: May 02, 2008, 01:10:06 pm by simply sibyl »

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2008, 02:41:25 pm »
how do i put a Shoutbox in it...

i have my shoutbox just want to put it in the Portal?

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #20 on: May 02, 2008, 02:44:36 pm »
set up an html block in the portal and put the code in it.


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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #21 on: May 02, 2008, 02:45:42 pm »
k thx

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2008, 09:48:55 am »
how do i get it to say who posted in it, and what time they posted it???
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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #23 on: May 11, 2008, 09:51:28 am »
how do i get it to say who posted in it, and what time they posted it???

When you add a block use the dropdown box to choose the type of block you want to add.
There is a preset block option for Recent posts.   There is also one for Recent Topics.
They willl show the last 10.

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #24 on: May 12, 2008, 10:30:25 pm »
Thanks this helped me a lot

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #25 on: May 26, 2008, 03:54:57 pm »
Forum Url: http://testsitenzmusic.smfforfree.com
This is obviously my test site, I am playing around with setting up the Portal.
Where I have the current video, is it possible to have a random video appear in the same location ?
I know nothing about HTML, all this is new to me.

Thanks.

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #26 on: May 26, 2008, 03:57:16 pm »
Umm, I have no idea how to set up a random video.  I actually tried to set up a slideshow with flash images but don't have the knowledge to make that work. I think it would have to be something that SMF would have to program in like recent posts, images and topics.


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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #27 on: May 26, 2008, 04:10:56 pm »
thanks for it laundrylady ;)

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2008, 01:26:54 am »
Is it possible to add a backround image to any individual block so that you can place text overtop of the image ?

Cheers.

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Re: [Guide] Complete Guide to Setting up the Portal
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2008, 02:31:08 am »
Is it possible to add a backround image to any individual block so that you can place text overtop of the image ?

Cheers.


Modify your css and add this to the top of it:

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.portalbg
{
background-image:  url(BACKGROUND IMAGE URL GOES HERE);
background-color:  #000000;
}


Put your background image in place of BACKGROUND IMAGE GOES HERE
Replace #000000 with a color close to the background image color
 


Then for the html portal block you want the background image in do this:

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<div class="portalbg">

portal info goes here

</div>

 

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