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Development => Support => Topic started by: jakemelon on February 11, 2007, 01:53:17 PM

Title: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: jakemelon on February 11, 2007, 01:53:17 PM
Hi,

New guy here, hello everyone!

Need some help. I like the Tinyportal.net front page layout but I cannot seem to replicate it on my site. I'd like to have my intro text on the left with no frame (like tinyportal.co.uk has) and to the right of it I'd like to have two boxes; one with most recent post headers (only) and underneath it Theme Club News box. Also how do you add pages to the the front page? Like Tinyportal.net has where you can click on Page 2 to see Who Are We page?

I've been twiddling with the TP settings for couple hours and cannot replicate the layout that is used on this site. Please help!

jake
:)
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: Lesmond on February 11, 2007, 02:28:37 PM
This has been asked before many time, if you do a search you will find some answers, but here are just 2 I found for you ;)
http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?topic=7472.0
http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?topic=10966.0
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: jakemelon on February 11, 2007, 03:22:43 PM
Hi,

I looked at one of the tutorials which says you need to add <?php require("/path/to/forum/SSI.php"); ?> to every page where you want to use SSI code. But what it does not say is HOW to add it to every page. Are we talking about editing the files from the server directly (or creating new ones) or do I edit existing ones under TP admin somehow? Very confusing.

Same question would apply to your snippet:

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>New Page 1</title>
</head>

<body>
<!--#include virtual="./SSI.php?ssi_function=recentPosts" -->
</body>

</html>

Where exactly is it going and how do you add it to a page. Then how do you execute it so it shows on my front page?

thanks

jake


Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: Lesmond on February 11, 2007, 05:48:49 PM
I have been playing with it for a bit, but I just cant get the recent topics to show in the article :idiot2:
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: bloc on February 11, 2007, 09:56:36 PM
Actually..TP frontpage is just 3 articles. :) The first being the left one, set as featured. Then 2 more , both set to "show on frontpage". Newest is a php article where I call recent posts function from SSI.php, no need for require('SSI.php') btw - its already loaded by TP. The last article is normal html one. Finally you need to use option C for the layout of frontpage articles. Also, having the featured article without a frame or title helps set it off from the other two.

Was this understandable? :)
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: Lesmond on February 11, 2007, 10:05:33 PM
/me goes off to play :)
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: G6Cad on March 04, 2007, 03:12:06 PM
I playes to and messed everything up, will have another go when i have had my caming cup of tea  >:D  :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: superQ on March 20, 2007, 02:23:38 PM
What is the difference beteen frontpage  layout a and b.??


I know the B-man is busy, but those sample pages would be helpfull. Trial and error will work in the meantime,but I think that if people could see hown they could make tp look it would be beneficial.
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: Jump1979man on March 20, 2007, 02:27:17 PM
I really have no clue as to what the different layouts do.....I change them and it never changes the look.
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: superQ on March 20, 2007, 02:42:11 PM
The way it is set up in admin frontpage is a little confusing. I think it would be better if there was more than 1 representative article[red box] showing in each example.That would give a better Idea of what you will get if you choose it.. ;).
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: G6Cad on March 20, 2007, 02:45:28 PM
The unmarked "frames" in the images are things that will come in future release, so keep looking Q :)
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: superQ on March 20, 2007, 02:50:05 PM
you mean these images..
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: G6Cad on March 20, 2007, 03:18:48 PM
No, the panel images ;)   The images there is about what you will see in some future release :)
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: superQ on March 20, 2007, 03:33:54 PM
 :up:   :up: ;)
Title: Re: Front page layout like TinyPortal.net? how?
Post by: superQ on March 21, 2007, 04:21:17 AM
I just noticed that the article layout for frontpage blocks I have been talking about looks the way I thought they should in firefox/opera :D.The look in Maxthon-IE[I mostly use] is the one that does not help at all. Only shows 1 red block. Maxthon just seems faster to me and the new Maxthon2 is looking pretty nice. I mean when you are not using firefox of course :coolsmiley: