Cloning gallery pages?

Richard · September 18, 2015

I'm wondering if there's a way to create a gallery page template--not just the Quick Settings, but all the widgets, layout, CSS, the whole nine yards. It would speed development if one could create a clone, then edit the URL and text widgets as needed.

denisegoldberg · September 18, 2015

Richard wrote: »

I'm wondering if there's a way to create a gallery page template--not just the Quick Settings, but all the widgets, layout, CSS, the whole nine yards. It would speed development if one could create a clone, then edit the URL and text widgets as needed.

You're asking about pages, not galleries, right?

Unfortunately there isn't a way to create a template although it has been requested.

In the feature request forum :: All Pages Template Level
On the smugmug feedback page :: http://feedback.smugmug.com/forums/17723-smugmug/suggestions/4523590-add-ability-to-copy-pages-custom-templates

--- Denise

Richard · September 18, 2015

Yeah, a I meant a page containing a gallery, plus a few other odds and ends.

denisegoldberg · September 18, 2015

Richard wrote: »

Yeah, a I meant a page containing a gallery, plus a few other odds and ends.

Do you want the odds and ends on every gallery? If you do I suppose you can add them to the header or footer area. If not on every gallery you could add them and use CSS to hide or show.

I suspect that Allen may have done something like this - I know he alters headers, not sure about the other pieces.

--- Denise

Allen · September 18, 2015

The only thing I've done site-wide is a banner/logo in the header. I place different banners on mostly top level folders
to flow down to its galleries/sub-folders. Very repetitive CSS but keeping things straight as I go was a little confusing.
Positioning for different browsers was the biggest hurdle. Requiring all kinds of different top/bottom margins. Somehow
when hiding (display:none) all but one banner there's something left from hidden banners that screws up positioning.

You can see all my banners so far here with example of the CSS below.
http://www.photosbyat.com/Banners/n-xfXD7

Richard · September 18, 2015

Well, at this point I'm not sure what I mean exactly. But for example, one of the things I'm trying to develop for my new site is a widget that will let the user select between all color and all B&W pics. In its current state, I'm using a text box with an embedded link to toggle between two galleries. It would be nice if that box were properly sized and placed automatically and all I had to do to create a new gallery of this type was fill in the two URLs. Since not all galleries need this, I don't think it would work as a header. I'm guessing that as I get further along into developing my site there will be other examples.

Allen · September 18, 2015

You will have to make each of these galleries custom, "Just This Gallery" and add the text box
on each. Have the info in notepad so you can quickly paste it in each box.

Richard · September 18, 2015

Thanks, Allen. I had guessed that was the only option for now.

Allen · September 18, 2015

I had to make every folder and sub-folder in my Birds category custom in order to add an HTML box/widget to each.
Added lots of navigation in these boxes and gallery descriptions.
Start here and drill down to a gallery. For galleries I used the gallery description so galleries are not custom.
http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds

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