I'm new to ELGG and I'm not nearly experienced enough to sift through the files and know what/how to edit all the files. I've been 'winging' it for the past few weeks but I've come across a problem. I don't want to have the site name show up in the header/topbar as the text site name you fill out in the Dashboard but rather use and image that's been created for the banner/logo.
I changed the topbar height and other necessary values(or so I thought) and then I added in the css file the required coding for my image to show up but it didn't work, it didn't load and everything else was thrown off in regards to positioning. So if/when I get the image to work I'll be going back through and adjusting all the positioning values for the main content, elgg main, etc.
I took some classes in html, css, brefily went over some php and javascript but I definitely don't know all I need to know. It's kind of over my head right now, I was hoping to learn as I go and teach myself. I got the plugin/mod installed and working, changed the color scheme, thought it would be simple to add my logo in the header and here I am....feeling like a nub.
Can anyone help?
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what plugin/mod are you using?
@paul85a, this plugin may helps you,
I'm using the facebook_theme mod/plugin
I cant seem to find the HTML files either...I'm in the process of editing and redesigning it so it doesnt look and feel exactly like FB, I used Notepad++ to search files for code and when I do I'm finding a list of the files I need in the ChangeLog but its nothing but a list, its not the actual files
I've found the CSS files, I've changed color scheme, some hover effects..
@Liang lee, thanks I'll check it out
Sounds like you need to learn about elggs view system:
http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Engine/Views
Also useful is the developer tools plugin to wrap views with comments letting you know which view generated the output.
Personally I really like this plugin that I've upgraded for 1.8 - quick and easy for identification of views: https://github.com/beck24/Content-Debugger
thanks for the link matt. so many great plugins seem to be wasting away on github
Well, that one isn't an original by me, and the developer is still kind of around so I didn't want to release it here and steal his thunder. He has pulled my changes into his repo though, so maybe whenever he feels like it he'll release it here.
My personal fave is DevViews plugin
Github?lolz1 try tinyGit when it releases
' steal thunder ' ?! Ohh lolzz thatsh funni
Yeah I've tried doing some reading on the Views and stuff, some of it makes sense and then i go searching for files and trying to make changes and I feel like my heads swimming.
I haven't gotten a chance to work on it since last week because of spending time with my GF and her family for Easter but now Im back so I'm going to try some of the suggestions you guys have made.
hopefully i have better results
@Liang lee your logo plugin needed your framework plugin and when i enabled them both and went to unhide logo and put URL to image and SAVE it nothing loaded, my dashboard wont load and i cant view my site anymore
how do i fix this? how do i go back
Okay nevermind I just removed the folders from the mod folder and it works again
is this a known bug? if so how do i fix it?
im still trying and want to redesign the facebook theme because i like how its setup with the newsfeed and has profiles, groups, etc
im going to read the documentations on views but previously it didnt make things click for me or whatever, i was still confused
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