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  • In case someone finds this thread and is wondering how it went: After one month of trying all kinds of things out, I actually succeeded: My "siteimagesall" page looks (kinda) like Instagram now. :) All changes happened in the... view reply
  • elggnoob commented on the plugin Forms
    Thanks for your reply. I would have never realised by myself how to do that. But now that I know how, it's easy to make new forms.
  • Thanks once again for your reply and info! I found the necessary files and also the CSS to edit the class for the background-image and am now able to at least change the header area to hopefully suit my vision for my site. I will think about what... view reply
  • Hello, [I use Elgg 6.1.1 with "Default Plus" theme.] Users can upload individual header images for their posts in various plugins, e.g. blogs, pages, user profile or event manager. This image is then inserted between the header of...
    • 1 - Override these files:

      \vendor\elgg\elgg\views\default\page\default.php
      \vendor\elgg\elgg\views\default\page\elements\header.php
      \vendor\elgg\elgg\views\default\page\elements\header_image.php

      2 - Customize CSS

      Note: It's a default layout

      \vendor\elgg\elgg\views\default\page\default.php
      

      Changing this view will affect  on all site pages, not just the blog.

      Otherwise, you'll need to create a custom layout and specify it in the full blog view.

       

      Can the height and width of the header image be defined; as a random example, let's say, set to 500x500 pixels?

      All in CSS  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      Where does the text "Leave blank to keep current header. Maximum allowed file size is 512 MB" in the add/edit pages come from?

      1, 2, 3

    • Imagine the header image being shown under the name "Durward Murphy", between the <hr> line and the white text field ("Illo necessitatibus...", with the same width as the text field (I assume that's 100% of that profile entry).

      Check out live Demo ;)

    • Thanks once again for your reply and info!

      I found the necessary files and also the CSS to edit the class for the background-image and am now able to at least change the header area to hopefully suit my vision for my site. I will think about what I could do with the area. Maybe leaving it hidden is nonetheless the more suitable solution for me, as that individual header doesn't add anything valuable to my site. It just takes space that is not needed.

      Regarding my hope for this function: I think that it won't be possible. I would have to change the cropping aspect-ratio from "header" to 1:1 in order to create a square and then move the created cropped square image out of the header area and into the view of the plugins (under the title section). I don't think this is easily possible, if at all.

      So in order to get the option to have a very easy and noticeable "add image" option for the users in various plugins (e.g. blog, pages, event manager, profile), the correct method would most likely be to add a custom image upload field and add it to the form and full view of the plugins. That's beyond my capabilities for now. I add it to my wishlist. And yes, I know that it's possible to add an image to the description area with the CKEditor. The problem is just that for 90% of my users, this is apparently too difficult. They need an "in your face" upload button that says "put your photo here". ;)

      P. S. It states that the "Blog Tools" plugin adds the option to add an image to a blog. I don't see this option anywhere though. Was this option taken out?

  • I submitted a bug report to the plugin's creator. view reply
  • Hello, I might have found a site-breaking bug. It's either from "The Wire" or "The Wire Pro" plugin, or both, or maybe I did something wrong. Before I submit a bug report to the plugin owner(s), I wondered if anyone else...
  • I found the culprit: The "Pages Tools" plugin must be overwriting this, despite "my plugin" being at the bottom of the list. After deactivating "Pages Tools", the sorting order works as intended. Thanks again... view reply
  • elggnoob commented on the plugin MMenu
    I just tested out this menu and generally I like it and think it would be nice to have on my project. But the moving of the page to the right every time when I open the menu makes me feel dizzy (motion sickness). Is it intended that the menu...