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Hi

I read some where how some1 added an about page to his blog, but i just cannot find it again. I have searched these forums for related topics, but cannot find anything. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

MadFly wrote:Could someone please point me in the right direction?

I think you might be referring to the serendipity_plugin_sidebarlogo plugin.

If you go to your admin page and then add new sidebar plugin, it should be in the list of things to install.

MadFly wrote:I read some where how some1 added an about page to his blog, but i just cannot find it again. I have searched these forums for related topics, but cannot find anything. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

"customizable navbar" might be a promising search topic. Otherwise, you could just link to it from a HTML Nugget in the sidebar. Actually, there are various options.

YL

sonichouse wrote:I think you might be referring to the serendipity_plugin_sidebarlogo plugin.

If you go to your admin page and then add new sidebar plugin, it should be in the list of things to install.

I'm pretty sure thats not the one, i have a sidebar logo plugin installed, and that does not go with the navbar, its 2 seperate plugins...

yellowled wrote:"customizable navbar" might be a promising search topic. Otherwise, you could just link to it from a HTML Nugget in the sidebar. Actually, there are various options.

Have searched that just now, but unable to find anything, will keep on looking, and if i get stuck, I'll let you know

THanks for the help

the bulletproof template has a customizeabele navbar below the banner

MadFly wrote:Have searched that just now, but unable to find anything, will keep on looking, and if i get stuck, I'll let you know

I'm still rather confused about what you're actually looking for. Do you want to:

a) add a navbar to your header like in the Bulletproof template?

b) add a link to your about page to some part of the template?

c) actually create an about page?

d) include a small "about me" block in your header?

e) something entirely different than a)-d)?

YL

Hi again

Sorry that i confuse you so much...

I'm using i3theme template, and it has a navbar which is default at Link#1, Link#2 etc. I just want to edit one of those links so that it reads About, and then link it to an about page.

And i read some where that some1 created a custom about page (about the author), which had the exact same theme and style as his blog.

Are you with me yet?

MadFly wrote:I'm using i3theme template, and it has a navbar which is default at Link#1, Link#2 etc. I just want to edit one of those links so that it reads About, and then link it to an about page.

And i read some where that some1 created a custom about page (about the author), which had the exact same theme and style as his blog.

Are you with me yet?

"By George, I think he's got it!"

That's actually 2 questions in one:

1. You can add so-called "static" (because the don't change regularly like blog entries) pages using the static pages event plugin. This is perfect for an about page, and yes, they will use the exact same look as your blog does. You should find plenty of information on how to use the static pages plugin if you search the form for "static pages"

2. You can customize the i3theme's navbar pretty easily. Just take a look at "Manage Styles" in your s9y backend, it should be pretty self-explanatory. You can even reduce the number of links etc. Very handy

If you need more info, just report back here

YL

Excellent!!!

It almost seems like I'm "almost" speaking your language...

Great stuff, I'll go and install that plugin and let you know how it goes...

"if your interested"

serendipity_plugin_staticpage

Thats not quite what i was looking for, this only adds another sidebar item called static pages. And it will create a list of static pages.

How do i get that about page somewhere in the website root, so that i can just link one of my navbar links to that page?

Select "manage styles".... if your template/theme has any configurable items, such as navigation links, they will appear on that page. Is that what you are looking for?

Yes, the i3theme does have a configurable navbar option, but how do i edit the about page and add info on it?

Don't worry too much, i'll try again some time later...

Got to run now

OK... let's try this again...

The static page plugin has two components... one of those is a SIDEBAR plugin that shows a list of existing static pages in your sidebar. You do not need the SIDEBAR plugin to use static pages. I use a lot of static pages on various sites but have never used the SIDEBAR plugin to show my list of static pages. I typically integrate them into my navigation links, which is exactly what you want to do.

The other is a static page EVENT plugin and is located in the bottom portion of the plugin configuration page. The event plugin is what you see on the admin/backend page as well once the EVENT plugin is installed.

Use this to create your "about me" static page.

After you have installed the static pages event plugin, select Static Pages from your admin sidebar.

You will see a drop down select box defaulting to "New Entry". Click on the button next to that labeled "Go".

You can provide a headline, page title, etc on the next page. Note the field labeled "Permalink". It will default to something like /pages/pagetitle.html. This permalink can be anything you want, so you could change that to /pages/aboutme.html.

From your template's "manage styles" configuration, enter that permalink for your navitem. I typically provide the full path, ie http://www.example.com/pages/aboutme.html.

Excellent!

Thank you very much. That is exactly what i was looking for and got it to work. Now I'll just have to do some formatting and stuff...

Thanks agian