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BKGPhoto · July 6, 2009

Hello all I posted a similar question yesterday but now im noticing something strange. Whenever I enter my site into either google or yahoo the site comes up 1st in the search but the description of the site is this
BKG Photographyvar ssConfig = { AlbumID: '8728246', newWindow: 'false', transparent: 'true' ... Home. About. Portfolio. Galleries. Portraits. Pets. Landscapes. Nature. Family ...

Does anyone know why this happens and how I can fix it? Again sorry if this is considered a double post.

denisegoldberg · July 7, 2009

Go to http://wiki.smugmug.net/display/SmugMug/Flash+Slideshow, scroll down to the first GOTCHA, and follow the instructions.

Keep in mind that it will take a while for your changes to become visible in the search engines.

--- Denise

BKGPhoto · July 8, 2009

Thanks
Thank you Denise. I followed those directions to the word when I customized the site. I just dont understand why it is not showing my blurb is there a mistake in my html? below is the code from my bio page

<html>
<head>
<TITLE>BKG Photography</TITLE>
****** name="verify-v1" content="BfyDTi2AiHSYhbrBxU2JhKHTrvo2/+gteZCNcVezoqo=" >
<html>
<div id="bioText">Photographer specializing in portraits for individuals, children, family and pets. Located in the Poconos near Lake Wallenpaupack PA</div>
********>
var ssConfig = {
    AlbumID: '8728246',
    newWindow: 'false',
    transparent: 'true',
    splash: 'http://www.smugmug.com/img/ria/ShizamSlides/smugmug_black.png',
    showLogo: 'false',
    clickToImage: 'true',
    showThumbs: 'false',
    showButtons: 'true',
    crossFadeSpeed: '350'
};
SM.flash.insertSlideshow(600, 600, ssConfig, 'transparent');
</********
</html>

This is the code in my css

/* CSS Dropdown Nav Bar */
/* Original code by Stu Nicholls of */
/* [URL="http://www.cssplay.co.uk/"]http://www.cssplay.co.uk/[/URL] */
/* Edited by me for content, formatting and some elements */
/* Please help support CSSPlay at: */
/* [URL="http://www.cssplay.co.uk/support.html"]http://www.cssplay.co.uk/support.html[/URL] */
            /* Common Styling */
.menu {
      position: relative;
      display: block;
      z-index: 99;
      padding: 20px 0px 30px 0px; /* spacing around menu - top right bottom left */
      height: 20px;   /* menu container (div .menu) */
      width: 800px;   /* width of menu - minimize this until doesn't wrap to two lines - too large effects centering */
      margin: 0 auto; /* this should center navbar, if not tweak with left's below */
}
.menu ul {
      padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px;  /* this effects menu centering if too big */
      margin:0 auto;              /* this maybe not needed?  */
      list-style-type: none;
}
.menu ul li {
   /* margin: 0 2px 0 2px;  */  /* adds space between main menu boxes */
      float:left;    /* WARNING: float right reverses menu */
      position:relative !important;   /*  ***** Carbonite fix ***** */
}
.menu ul li a, 
.menu ul li a:visited {
      display: block;
      font-size: 1em;         /* main buttons */
      color: black ;           /* main buttons text non-hover*/
      text-decoration:none;
      text-align: center;     /* centers text in buttons */
      width: 100px;           /* main box width */
      height: 20px;           /* main box height */
      border: 1px solid  red;  /* start your design with borders on, easier to position DD's & FO's */
      border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
      background: #FF0000;    /* main button color */
      padding-left: 0px;
      line-height: 20px;      /* positions text up/down in box */
}
 
* html .menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
      width: 104px; w\idth: 104px;      /* IE main button */
}
.menu ul li ul {
      display: none;}
       /*                             */
       /* Specific to Non-IE browsers */
       /*                             */
.menu ul li:hover a { 
      color: red;       /* main when hover DD */
      background: white;  /* main when hover DD */
}
.menu ul li:hover ul {
      display: block;
      position: absolute !important;    /*  ***** Carbonite fix ***** */
      top: -4px;            /* FF DD up down */
      margin-top: 17px;     /* FF main mouse active vertical */
      left: 0px;            /* FF DD right left */
      width: 104px;         /* unknown */
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li ul {
      display: none;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
      display: block;
      background: red;  /* DD FO non-hover */
      color: white;           /* DD FO non-hover */
      height: auto;
      line-height: 20px;      /* DD FO box height */
      padding: 0px 0px;
      width: 100px;            /* DD FO box width */
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
      background: red;     /* DD FO hover */
      color: white;      /* DD FO hover */
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul {
      display: block;
      position: absolute;
      left: 102px;           /* FF FO right left  */
      top: -27px;            /* FF FO up down  */
      width: 146px;          /* FF FO box width */
}
      /*                             */
      /*   Specific to IE browsers   */
      /*                             */
.menu ul li a:hover {
   /* text-decoration: none;  */  /* might be needed */
      color: white;               /* main hover */
      background:red;        /* main hover */
}
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
      display: block;
      position: absolute !important;    /*  ***** Carbonite fix ***** */
      top: 2px;                /* DD container up down */
      background: none;        /* gets rid of DD container */
      margin-top: 7px;         /* DD container up down */
      left: 0px;               /* DD right left */
}
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
      display: block;
      background: white;        /* IE DD color non-hover */
      color: red;               /* IE DD color non-hover */
      height: auto;
      line-height: 20px;        /* IE DD FO box height */
      padding: 0px; 
      width: 145px;             /* IE DD FO box */
}
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a ul {
      visibility:hidden;
      position:absolute;
      height: 0;
      width: 0;
}
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
      background: blue;                  /* DD FO hover includes menu 6 */
      color: gold;                   /* DD FO hover includes menu 6  */
}
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul {
         display: block;
         position: absolute;  
         top: -22px;                    /*   FO up down    */
         color: #000000;                /*   unknown       */
         left: 147px;                   /*   FO right left */
} 
          /*ADD TO FIX IE*/
          /* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
         width: 125px; 
         w\idth: 139px;
}
    /* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
         top: 30px;
         t\op: 31px;       /* IE gap between main bar and the dropdown items */
}
          /* style the table so that it takes no part in 
             the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
         position:absolute;
         top:auto 0; left:0;
}
      /* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a {
         width: 125px;             /* unknown */
         w\idth: 104px;             /* DD FF width */
}
         /*END EXTRA ADDS FOR IE*/
          /* ADD TO HIDE EXTRA LEVELS */
          /* make the 2nd level visible when 
             hover on 1st level list OR link */
.menu ul a:hover ul,  /* IE */
.menu ul:hover ul {   /* FF */
         visibility:visible; 
}
          /* keep the 3rd level hidden when you 
             hover on 1st level list OR link */
.menu ul a:hover ul ul,  /* IE */
.menu ul:hover ul ul {   /* FF */
         visibility:hidden;
}
          /* keep the 4th level hidden when you 
             hover on 2nd level list OR link */
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul ul,  /* IE */
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul ul {     /* FF */
         visibility:hidden;
}
         /* make the 3rd level visible when you hover 
            over 2nd level list OR link */
.menu ul a:hover ul a:hover ul,   /* IE */
.menu ul:hover ul:hover ul {      /* FF */
         visibility:visible;
}
         /* make the 4th level visible when you 
           hover over 3rd level list OR link */
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul,   /* IE */
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul li:hover ul {        /* FF */
         visibility:visible;
}
 /* ==== END NAVBAR CODE ==== */ 
.nophotos h3 {display: none;}#photoKeywords { display: none; }#bioBox .boxBottom {background: none !important; border: none !important;}#bioText {display: none;}
.galleryPage #imageInfo {display:none}#bioBox .photo {
display: none;}
/*====About-Page====*/
.gallery_8767392 #breadCrumbTrail,
.gallery_8767392 .play_slideshow,
.gallery_8767392 #albumNav_top,
.gallery_8767392 #albumNav_bottom,
.gallery_8767392 .nophotos h3,
.gallery_8767392 .pageNav 
{display:none;}
.gallery_8767392 .journal_entry 
{border:none;}
 
 
/*====Contact-Page====*/
.gallery_8745645 #breadCrumbTrail,
.gallery_8745645 .play_slideshow,
.gallery_8745645 #albumNav_top,
.gallery_8745645 #albumNav_bottom,
.gallery_8745645 .nophotos h3,
.gallery_8745645 .pageNav,
.gallery_8745645 #stylebar
{display:none;}
.gallery_8745645 .journal_entry 
{border:none;}
 
 
/*====Guestbook-Page====*/
.gallery_8745018 #breadCrumbTrail,
.gallery_8745018 .play_slideshow,
.gallery_8745018 #albumNav_top,
.gallery_8745018 #albumNav_bottom,
.gallery_8745018 .nophotos h3,
.gallery_8745018 .pageNav,
.gallery_8745018 #sizePicker 
{display:none;}
 
/*====No More Border====*/
.galleryPage,
.boxBottom,
.boxTop,
.box 
{border:none !important;}
 
 
/*====No More Background====*/
.boxBottom,
.boxTop,
.box 
{background:none !important;}

I am also having a problem with google trying to verify my site I inserted the html on my home page (bio page) but It just wont verify. Thanks again for your help

denisegoldberg · July 8, 2009

It takes a while (as in days, sometimes weeks) before google walks your site and picks up the bio box changes.

--- Denise

Allen · July 8, 2009

BKGPhoto wrote:
Thank you Denise. I followed those directions to the word when I customized the site. I just dont understand why it is not showing my blurb is there a mistake in my html? below is the code from my bio page
<html>
<head>
<TITLE>BKG Photography</TITLE>
****** name="verify-v1" 
...

You can not use <head> <TITLE> in html. Remove them. Smug already uses them on page.

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