URLs for newly organized gallery structure?

saltydog

Okay, so I probably shouldn't be restructuring my galleries at 2:12 a.m. but - what's done is done... :rolleyes

I have not yet unveiled my new Smugmug site, but started to reorganize my galleries and folders. Unfortunately, I now can't get my navbar to work properly, even if I copy the URL that's showing in the "settings" tab of the new folder. I am trying to get the Long Island & Beyond link in the Navbar to link to a folder of the same name. According to the folder settings, the URL is http://www.saltydogphotography.com/Long-Island-Beyond, but unfortunately, that does not seem to work since all I get is a blank page. Can anyone help?

Jana

Allen

What are you looking for on this page? Should there be galleries or folders? Perhaps you have to add
a "folders" and/or "galleries" box. Set the "select from" for each to "current location".

saltydog

Allen, it should link to a page with folders, which in turn contain several galleries each. I am not sure what you mean by adding a "folders" or "gallery" box or where to choose the "select from current location" option.

The way it is currently structured is "myname" --> several named gallery folders containing individual galleries

There is also one "myname" --> gallery (not inside a folder) and that gallery URL actually works

denisegoldberg

saltydog wrote: »

Allen, it should link to a page with folders, which in turn contain several galleries each. I am not sure what you mean by adding a "folders" or "gallery" box or where to choose the "select from current location" option.

The way it is currently structured is "myname" --> several named gallery folders containing individual galleries

There is also one "myname" --> gallery (not inside a folder) and that gallery URL actually works

If the page doesn't have a galleries and folders box on it the galleries won't show.

Customize the page and make sure there is a folders and a galleries content element on the page. If there isn't add the missing element.

The content elements you need are in the Navigation section.

--- Denise

saltydog

Denise, Allen - help. There's something here that I am missing completely. The page I would like to link to IS a folder. It has subfolders. Which contain galleries.

Here's a picture of my navigation page and another one of my home page (I am still at the very beginning as you can see). The link "All Galleries - Long Island & Beyond" on the left side of home is the one that I would like to point to the inside of a certain folder called "Long Island & Beyond", so you can see all the sub-folders called "Long Island", "Long Island Seasons" etc. when clicking said link. When I go to settings for the Long Island & Beyond-folder, it tells me that the custom URL is http://www.smugmug.com/Long-Island-Beyond, but again, when I go there, none of the folders that are residing inside show up. On the other hand, the "Fine Art Portfolio" link works, but it doesn't link to a sub-folder, it goes directly to the gallery.

My navigation page:




My home page:

denisegoldberg

If you don't see any galleries when you click on the folder then you are probably missing a galleries content element on that page. You need to customize the display page - not in organizer. Drag in a folders and galleries content element. You should be able to do this for all folders (as opposed to needed to make this change multiple times).

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1210628-customization-what-are-content-blocks-how-are-they-used-

Maybe a screen shot will help. This is my All Folders page, containing both a folders element and a galleries element. I was viewing a folder at the time I did a Customize... all folders. While that folder doesn't contain other folders it does have both a folders content element and a galleries content element.



--- Denise

saltydog

Denise, THANK YOU ! It finally clicked and I now have the necessary content blocks on each page, yay. Was getting really frustrated there for a while, so thanks once more for saving the day !

denisegoldberg

saltydog wrote: »

Denise, THANK YOU ! It finally clicked and I now have the necessary content blocks on each page, yay. Was getting really frustrated there for a while, so thanks once more for saving the day !

I'm so happy I could help! There's a lot to learn but once you have things set up you should be set.

--- Denise