Contact Page

Gigi C

Does anyone know how I can get my contact page? I am ready to unveil, but my people can't contact me... I'm missing something. Thank you!

richpepp

I don't think there is a standard contact page (but I may be wrong). What I have done is to
1. Use Organise/create page to create a new contact page and then edited it with the appropriate details. If you are using Wufoo you could add the wufoo block for the details otherwise just add a text block

2. Use Customise site and then Entire site to edit the menu and add a contact item that links to the contact page I just created

Rich

(ps. it's not on my site link below, it's on a different one)

phaserbeam

Did you add your email to your profil page/settings? without that a contact form may not work.

i'm using the simple contact form from SM. I just added the email and then added a link to my navigation menu linked to contact form. Works well for me.

Gigi C

Thanks richpepp,
My "Contact >"
Under Organize Site is greyed out. Do I have to publish first?

Gigi C

Woops, my "Create >" not Contact is greyed out.

Gigi C

Hi phaserbeam,
I had a contact sheet with my info before the unveil, with all my information I just can't locate it to put it on the new page.

richpepp

Actually phaserbeam is correct as well. It is possible to put in a contact email under your profile and then when you add a link to your menu you can select 'contact' as the menu link type. This will pop up a simple contact form with subject and text. If you do it that way you won't need the page that I suggested

phaserbeam

Check my site here ... from the top menu select "Contact". is that what you are looking for?

Then go to top menu > customize > customize site > go to entire site > click on the menu bar > go to links and select + to add a new link. LINK TO > Contact Form.

If you don't have "customize site"... maybe you are a basic SM user? I have a power account. I know basic users do not have all the features now...

Gigi C

YEAH!!! Worked like a charm! Thank you both. I am going to press the big UNVEIL button now.

phaserbeam

you're welcome. Glad that we could help to fix your problem
maybe you want to share your unveiled homepage with us?

richpepp

maybe you want to share your unveiled homepage with us?

Beat me to it. It's always great to see what people are doing

phaserbeam

richpepp wrote: »

Beat me to it. It's always great to see what people are doing

+1 ... i just like to see what others are doing with the new Smug.

Gigi C

Yes, please check it out and let me know what you think. www.gigiphotoart.com

phaserbeam

For Animals > Gorillas you maybe want to use a better featured gallery icon, the head of the gorilla is cut off.
Animals > buttonwood does not show any gallery icon.

Besides that: Nice job

richpepp

I also like to remove the word 'Galleries' from the gallery block as it just takes up real estate on the page e.g. here http://www.gigiphotoart.com/Nature. I seem to remember that you can do it by editing AllFolders and AllGalleries at the entire site level of customise and then just deleting the word 'gallery' in the title. Personal preference though.

It might be possible to move the breadcrumb up a bit higher and get more of the photos on the page without having to scroll.

Very much like the basic look though

Gigi C

That is good to know. Thank you! I have the Buttonwood closed just now until I un eyeball the ones I want to show.

Gigi C

I thought I had the word Gallery gone, so it is really good to have this feedback. I'm not very clear on how the breadcrumbs work though.

richpepp

I'm not very clear on how the breadcrumbs work though

The breadcrumb is just a way for people to see how they have navigated to the page that they are at and it isn't strictly necessary. I've got it on my site below and on the other that is being developed it is removed as it seems cleaner. You can add a breadcrumb to any of the normal customise blocks e.g. Homepage, AllGalleries, AllFolders or even just a specific folder or page. By default it tends to be on the AllGalleries and AllFolders sections.

It's difficult to see why it starts so far below your header but it may that the dimensions of your header are larger than the text. I would tend to go to customise entire site and then click on the triangle to check the margins on each of the containers

Jtring

Phaserbeam: Thank you very much for the description of how to get the Contact Form. I was exploring this one when you posted, and voilà, you supplied the answer! -- Jim Ringland