Place text on Gallery

hadronhadron Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
edited January 2, 2016 in SmugMug Support
Is there some way to use CCS to place text (or URL) on a gallery page either before or after the photos? The SM text content block does not work for me.

Thanks.

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  • Smug EricSmug Eric Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 333
    edited December 28, 2015
    Well for above the images you can use the gallery description. Or you could use an html/css content block on your page to have a bit more control over how the text displays.
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  • ChancyRatChancyRat Registered Users Posts: 2,141 Major grins
    edited December 29, 2015
    hadron wrote: »
    Is there some way to use CCS to place text (or URL) on a gallery page either before or after the photos? The SM text content block does not work for me.

    Thanks.

    Would an HTML content block work? It has two tabs in it, HTML and CSS, and you can place it below or above your photos.

    You didn't specify which type of gallery type you are using (e.g., Smugmug Style, or Collage Portrait). There are limitations to text placement depending on your gallery style.
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,016 Major grins
    edited December 29, 2015
    If you use anything other then the gallery description you'll have to make every gallery independent.
    Unless you use one set of text for every gallery.

    The gallery description, below the breadcrumb, is what to use. Every gallery has one and each can
    have unique text. And it can contain HTML. Here's an example of using HTML.
    http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds/2015-Birding/Birding-2015-December/2015-12-04-SW-Missouri
    Edit: In that gallery clicking the link to "Bird Species ..." shows an example of independent gallery with HTML block.
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  • ChancyRatChancyRat Registered Users Posts: 2,141 Major grins
    edited December 29, 2015
    What Allen said!
    I mentioned the HTML block because I wasn't sure you knew that it has CSS, and your original question was about how to add CSS....
  • leftquarkleftquark Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,785 Many Grins
    edited December 30, 2015
    We're really close to showing you guys a preview of some upcoming new features / design changes to the Gallery Header. We're doing a few last design tweaks and then will be pushing it live after the holidays. It's step 1 in a bigger project, so there's still a lot of work to do but I'm very interested to get your feedback on it so we can iterate and make your gallery header as amazing as it can be. Stay tuned.
    dGrin Afficionado
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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,016 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2015
    leftquark wrote: »
    We're really close to showing you guys a preview of some upcoming new features / design changes to the Gallery Header...
    Can you define what a gallery header is? This a new entity besides the description?
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  • leftquarkleftquark Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,785 Many Grins
    edited December 30, 2015
    Allen wrote: »
    Can you define what a gallery header is? This a new entity besides the description?

    Anything associated with the gallery that is above the actual photos. Right now it's the breadcrumb content block, the description, the buy/download/slideshow buttons, and the bar that displays the privacy setting (unlisted, private or private sharing).
    dGrin Afficionado
    Former SmugMug Product Team
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  • ChancyRatChancyRat Registered Users Posts: 2,141 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2016
    leftquark wrote: »
    Anything associated with the gallery that is above the actual photos. Right now it's the breadcrumb content block, the description, the buy/download/slideshow buttons, and the bar that displays the privacy setting (unlisted, private or private sharing).

    Happy new year, Aaron!
    iloveyou.gif

    You do a great job on this site - I hope many of us tell you that many times many times many times over 2016. clap.gif

    For your comment above, can you say more? Your list seems subjective or arbitrary, by which I mean, a site may contain any or none of those elements, or may have other content blocks not in your list. I can't understand how that group has an inherit grouping/or function/or structure for a "header."...
  • AceCo55AceCo55 Registered Users Posts: 950 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2016
    ChancyRat wrote: »
    Happy new year, Aaron!
    iloveyou.gif

    You do a great job on this site - I hope many of us tell you that many times many times many times over 2016. clap.gif

    +1 on that.
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  • leftquarkleftquark Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,785 Many Grins
    edited January 2, 2016
    ChancyRat wrote: »
    For your comment above, can you say more? Your list seems subjective or arbitrary, by which I mean, a site may contain any or none of those elements, or may have other content blocks not in your list. I can't understand how that group has an inherit grouping/or function/or structure for a "header."...

    Those items are all at the top of all your galleries - nothing arbitrary at all :) the breadcrumb tells your visitors what Gallery they're in, the description describes the gallery, the buy/slideshow/download buttons all pertain to the gallery and disappear if you scroll... All items at the top, or "header". Then there's the new piece, which will be better to show you and let you play with than to tell you and let you ponder. We're closing to getting to that point, so hopefully I haven't made you too ansy! Couple more design things to hash out, taking into some of your guys' other feedback on things and then we'll be ready.
    dGrin Afficionado
    Former SmugMug Product Team
    aaron AT aaronmphotography DOT com
    Website: http://www.aaronmphotography.com
    My SmugMug CSS Customizations website: http://www.aaronmphotography.com/Customizations
  • hadronhadron Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2016
    Thanks all
    Thanks all for the advise.
  • hadronhadron Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2016
    hadron wrote: »
    Thanks all for the advise.

    I hope there will be an announcement of any new features.
  • hadronhadron Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2016
    leftquark wrote: »
    We're really close to showing you guys a preview of some upcoming new features / design changes to the Gallery Header. We're doing a few last design tweaks and then will be pushing it live after the holidays. It's step 1 in a bigger project, so there's still a lot of work to do but I'm very interested to get your feedback on it so we can iterate and make your gallery header as amazing as it can be. Stay tuned.

    With a handle like LeftQuark, you must be into particle physics - or not. I have just read "Quantum Theory" by David Bohm... Heavy on the math, which is problematic for me.
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