Galleries Missing!

travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
edited October 21, 2015 in SmugMug Customization
Fellow Smuggers:

Hope all is well :D I converted from the old SmugMug (I fought it for as long as I could) & I cannot figure out how to get my galleries to show. Asking for a little help. Thanks!
Travis M. Chance
twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
site ∙ facebook

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  • McKsauceMcKsauce Registered Users Posts: 51 Big grins
    edited October 16, 2015
    Hi Travis,

    Currently on your homepage you have a 'Multiple Photos' content block. If you're wanting to display galleries on the Homepage you'll want to add a 'Galleries' Content Block. All New SmugMug sites are built adding 'Content Blocks' to the page. There are many different type such as 'Text', 'Title', 'Single Photo', 'Multiple Photo', 'Galleries', 'Folders', and many more.

    Below are a few help pages I think you'll find very useful.

    What are Content Blocks and how are they used: http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1210628-what-are-content-blocks-and-how-are-they-used-?b_id=1644

    How do I create and customize pages? : http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1210637-how-do-i-create-and-customize-pages-?b_id=1644

    When should I use the "Folders, Galleries & Pages" content block? : http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1239255-when-should-i-use-the-%22folders-galleries-pages%22-content-block-?b_id=1644

    What Is the Organizer: http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1213254-what-is-the-organizer-?b_id=1644

    What are folders and hierarchy?: http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1213252-what-are-folders-and-hierarchy-?b_id=1644

    If you need help accomplishing anything specific, please don't hesitate to drop us a line at help@smugmug.com . SmugMug support heroes are available 24/7/365.

    I hope this helps.
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  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2015
    Thank You McKsauce!
    Travis M. Chance
    twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
    site ∙ facebook
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited October 18, 2015
    travischance wrote: »
    ...cannot figure out how to get my galleries to show. Asking for a little help. Thanks!
    Travis -
    Your Galleries navbar entry currently stays on your home page. Is that your intent?

    You can add a Galleries content block (as McSauce recommended above) either to your home page or to another page on your site. You can also use the built-in /browse page - http://www.travischancephotography.com/browse.

    In case you haven't seen the list of system pages, take a look at http://school.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Tips/Customize-Your-System-Pages.

    I think you probably want to remove the smugmug header and switch to the mini-footer. You can do both by clicking Customize... Content and Design... then click the Settings button.

    --- Denise
    https://www.denisegoldberg.com ... https://denise.smugmug.com

    Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2015
    Thanks Denise! It's been a long time & I hope you're well. I'm dedicating the rest of today towards updating my site :)
    Travis M. Chance
    twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
    site ∙ facebook
  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2015
    So far, I've been able to customize the majority of my desired changes. However, I'm still running into some (what are probably) small roadblocks.

    1. How do I replace the SM footer to reflect, © 2008 - 2015 Travis Chance Photography in lieu of the SM standard one?
    2. How do I change the right-click warning to reflect © Travis Chance Photography in lieu of the SM standard one?
    3. How do I use the original Wufoo Contact form created on the Legacy site? Or is there a more streamlined SM version?
    4. How do I align my social media icons? Currently, they're off-center
    5. How do I have the "my services" & "my story" galleries (including the text) display on my site?
    6. How do I get my "guestbook" back?
    6. Why won't the CSS I've added work properly? See this post. There is a second blue horizontal line (next
    the slideshow). Additionally, the background image should only cover a few pixels (not the entire background).

    Thanks!!!
    Travis M. Chance
    twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
    site ∙ facebook
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited October 19, 2015
    travischance wrote: »
    1. How do I replace the SM footer to reflect, © 2008 - 2015 Travis Chance Photography in lieu of the SM standard one?
    Add a content block to your footer - either a text block or an HTML block - to contain your copyright statement.

    To remove the smug footer, see http://www.aaronmphotography.com/Customizations/Sitewide/Remove-SmugMug-Footer.
    travischance wrote: »
    2. How do I change the right-click warning to reflect © Travis Chance Photography in lieu of the SM standard one?
    The right click message can be changed in Account Settings, Privacy tab.
    travischance wrote: »
    3. How do I use the original Wufoo Contact form created on the Legacy site? Or is there a more streamlined SM version?
    You can use the SmugMug Contact form as shown at http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1248294-how-do-i-create-a-contact-page-
    If you would like to use a Wufoo form instead, you can add a Wufoo form to a page on your site by dragging in a new content block, choosing Wufoo form under Services.
    travischance wrote: »
    5. How do I have the "my services" & "my story" galleries (including the text) display on my site?
    It's best to use Pages for those instead of galleries. Create pages, then drag in content elements as needed to create the pages. Both the "kaleidoscope" and "about" entries on my site open pages if you're looking for examples.
    travischance wrote: »
    6. How do I get my "guestbook" back?
    Create a new page for your guestbook, adding text and photos as needed. When you drag in a comment element you will be given the option to transfer the comments from an existing gallery. Choose your guestbook gallery from legacy and the comments will be moved.

    --- Denise
    https://www.denisegoldberg.com ... https://denise.smugmug.com

    Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2015
    Thank You for your help Denise; I was able to make the necessary changes/tweaks for 1, 2 & 3! However, I've run into a snag on 5 & 6. As suggested, I created pages to house the "my story" & "guestbook". However, I did not see where I could transfer this information from my Legacy site. Unfortunately, I do not remember what verbiage I used on these pages & I'm hopeful they are stored somewhere. Thanks.
    Travis M. Chance
    twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
    site ∙ facebook
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited October 20, 2015
    travischance wrote: »
    ...I've run into a snag on 5 & 6. As suggested, I created pages to house the "my story" & "guestbook". However, I did not see where I could transfer this information from my Legacy site. Unfortunately, I do not remember what verbiage I used on these pages & I'm hopeful they are stored somewhere.
    Did you look at the old galleries on your site that you used for "my story" and "guestbook"? Those were probably html-only galleries that were unlisted. I believe the text should still be available in the gallery description - while the transfer from legacy to new smug did not bring across any css, the galleries should still be there.

    --- Denise
    https://www.denisegoldberg.com ... https://denise.smugmug.com

    Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2015
    Thank You again Denise. And yes, they were HTML only galleries & unfortunately, the description in the "my story" is empty. Can a cached copy be accessed?
    Travis M. Chance
    twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
    site ∙ facebook
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited October 20, 2015
    travischance wrote: »
    Thank You again Denise. And yes, they were HTML only galleries & unfortunately, the description in the "my story" is empty. Can a cached copy be accessed?
    I would suggest contacting the help desk with this question - http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/emails/new.

    --- Denise
    https://www.denisegoldberg.com ... https://denise.smugmug.com

    Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
  • travischancetravischance Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2015
    Noted. Thank You again Denise!
    Travis M. Chance
    twin Mark IV's & a bunch of "L" glass
    site ∙ facebook
  • owilliamsowilliams Registered Users Posts: 87 Big grins
    edited October 21, 2015
    Hi Travis,

    I've had a look at your site, and I am seeing that your "My Story" section is still set up here:

    http://www.travischancephotography.com/Guestbook/My-Story/n-XpjzC/

    It looks like that is still an "HTML gallery". If you want, you can copy the text from that page and paste it into a Text content block on your new "My Story" page. Note: you may need to reformat the text in the new "Text" block as it sometimes has trouble with line breaks. Remember, Pages are different from Galleries in that they do not store photos by default. That means that it is a totally blank template on which you can build the look that you want out of the page. Have a look here:

    http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1210637

    I hope this helps get you moving in the right direction. Let us know if you need anything else going forward.

    Best,
    -Oliver
    SM Support
    SmugMug Support Hero
    http://help.smugmug.com
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2015
    travischance wrote: »
    ...
    As Oliver said, all your information still exists. These were typically text/html type galleries in OldSmug
    using a gallery description.

    In NewSmug go to the old gallery, look in Organizer for it, probably in the /Other category.
    In the old gallery click Customize > Gallery Settings.
    Copy the Description and paste it into a HTML widget/box on a NewSmug new Page. In most cases
    it should look just like OldSmug. Might take some minor html tweaking though.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
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