Javascript needed in new SM

hp_girl

We desperately need a place to put javascript in the new customizations screen. Maybe a tab next to the HTML and CSS tabs in a code block? Too many of us customize our sites with java plug-ins and menus (like Superfish). I have half of my site on GoDaddy's server with all custom HTML, CSS and Javascript and just the client galleries on SmugMug's site so I have to be able to make the SM site look just like my other pages so the appearance is seamless to my clients.

If there is currently a place for javascript I have not found it. When I try to paste my <script> sections into an HTML block, once I click Preview the code is deleted. I'm stuck. Please help.

brandofamily

JS was removed from the user interface. Hopefully it will return someday soon.

DanCarl97

It's returning. Just in what form, and when, we don't know yet. And it doesn't sound like Smugmug knows yet either. >.<

chrisjohnson

hp_girl wrote: »

We desperately need a place to put javascript in the new customizations screen. Maybe a tab next to the HTML and CSS tabs in a code block? Too many of us customize our sites with java plug-ins and menus (like Superfish). I have half of my site on GoDaddy's server with all custom HTML, CSS and Javascript and just the client galleries on SmugMug's site so I have to be able to make the SM site look just like my other pages so the appearance is seamless to my clients.

If there is currently a place for javascript I have not found it. When I try to paste my <script> sections into an HTML block, once I click Preview the code is deleted. I'm stuck. Please help.

Superfish has a bad rep - sort of adware virus. Why do you want to distribute this via Smugmug?

Seems to be indicative of logic for many people NOT objecting to Smugmug's caution on Javascript. Perhaps you can explain?

thenickdude

Superfish has a bad rep - sort of adware virus. Why do you want to distribute this via Smugmug?

Wat. Superfish is open source JavaScript code for a dropdown menu. There's no virus inside. You might be thinking of another product.

To hp_girl: You could easily be waiting a year and still not see SmugMug add support for arbitrary JavaScript like that. Use the SmugMug dropdown menu instead, you can probably style it to look just the same as the menu on your existing site, given that the Superfish JavaScript code doesn't do any styling itself.

hp_girl

Thank you for letting me know SM at least has in their plans to add JavaScript customizations back to the user interface (even if it's a year from now). I did add my Superfish menus without the JavaScript and they appear to be functioning correctly, so Lamah was right that I don't need JavaScript for that (I didn't know that). My last bit that still needs JavaScript is my ShareThis social media buttons. I prefer using my ShareThis buttons over the SM social media buttons because I can track them with the ShareThis analytical tools. May just have to try to make SM buttons look like them and add the JavaScript for their tracking in a year or so when we get Java back in the interface.