Why wont my folders open on a page?

ctmommy4two

I'm so lost and feel totally defeated. I'm a reasonably intelligent person yet why cant I get my folders to open into the subsequent galleries on my smug pro site? I see it on lots of other people's sites. I've followed instructions and just spent 4 hours today reading this forum, looking at the videos online and reading the support pages. I understand the difference between a folder and a gallery. I have multiple galleries in subfolders that are in a main folder. All I want is to show that folder on my site, click on the folder and it opens to the subfolders, click on those and open to the galleries. I can do it in the Organize section but not on the actual page. PLEASE PLEASE help me!! Not only do I have my own site to convert over from Legacy but I am the admin for a site for a Non-profit school who rely on the sale of images for income. We are at a standstill until I get this figured out and I have been reduced to tears here.

mbonocore

Hi there,

You should be able to just drop a "Folders" content block onto the page, and then have that set to "Current Location" in the options. The Folders content block can be found under Navigation in Customize.

Can you please also post a link to your site if you are still having trouble?

Thanks!

tobeme

I'm totally lost too

This is my site: http://wallacehuo.smugmug.com/customize/239246#customize

I have just migrated and I can't open the folders. Can I customize my site to look exactly like the old smugmug with a drop down navigation bar? Please help!

tobeme

Also, could I have some links of sites what have fully migrated already for reference? Thanks

denisegoldberg

tobeme wrote: »

Can I customize my site to look exactly like the old smugmug with a drop down navigation bar?

You can create a dropdown nav using the standard menu element. See the section "Create a Nested (drop down) menu bar:" on this help page - http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1222523-customization-navigation-menu.

--- Denise

denisegoldberg

tobeme wrote: »

...could I have some links of sites what have fully migrated already for reference?

There are quite a few sites referenced in the thread Show Us Your New SmugMug Customized Sites!

--- Denise

Allen

On NewSmug if you go to any legacy category page like /Nature it will be exactly what you have
on legacy. It's just that Smugmug did not add a fodler box on the page and you have to do it.

Go to any of your category pages and if blank.
Click customize > customize site
In the flyout drawer on the right highlight "all folders".
Then down below in "add content" click "navigation" to expand it
under it drag a "folders" over to the page.
click the wrench it its top bar
for "select from" chose "current location"

You will now have a folders box on every folder page (cat and sub-cat from legacy)

ctmommy4two

Thank you all soooo much for your help. I am working with smug online help and we are making progress. I really like the new smug design but there are some things that aren't intuitive at all and this is one of them. I still don't understand it but at some point I will. Thank you!!