Pages - a new project

[Peggy]

I am taking on the pages feature of XenForo. I am following in Brogan's footsteps to make use of Pages for my homepage, to start.

This thread is my journal, so to speak. I shall post my accomplishments, frustrations, and questions here. Please feel free to snail mail me a box of tissues (or 2 ), a stress ball (for when I feel the need to hit something, I can squeeze it instead ), a bicycle helmet (for when I feel the need to hit my head against the wall ), and a portable toidie (so I don't have to get up to go ).

Thank you.

 

[Peggy]

Can one put this code - <xen:include template="sidebar_share_page"> on a page to get the side bar share page?

 

[Peggy]

Perhaps not? I get this error -
Template HTML:
Template tags are not well-formed. <xen:include> was not closed.

 

[Paul B]

You need to close the tag using /

<xen:include template="name_of_template" />

Pages always have the share page template included at the bottom though.

 

[James]

You can use any template syntax in pages. You can also edit the page template directly using the template system. A search for "page" should bring it up.

 

[Peggy]

AH! I got what I wanted (thanks John).

You're right Brogan I didn't want the FB share block, I wanted the FB Follow block. See? http://mahoningvalleytalk.com/pages/home/

It has a black border around the content tho that I can't get rid of.

 

[Peggy]

You can also edit the page template directly using the template system. A search for "page" should bring it up.

Really? I can't find my page anywhere in the templates. So I've been editing it by going back to the node tree.

 

[Peggy]

How do I get rid of the Signed in as box off of my sidebar just on this page?

 

[Paul B]

Really? I can't find my page anywhere in the templates.

Search for _page_node

 

[Paul B]

How can I add a sidebar without the member avatar block at the top?
<xen:sidebar>
<xen:container var="$noVisitorPanel">1</xen:container>
<xen:if is="!{$noVisitorPanel}">
Sidebar content
</xen:if>
</xen:sidebar>

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-181112

 

[James]

Maybe you have to be in debug mode, but here's my page node:

Try searching for _page_, if you can't find it you might need debug mode enabled.

 

[Peggy]

How can I add a sidebar without the member avatar block at the top?
<xen:sidebar>
<xen:container var="$noVisitorPanel">1</xen:container>
<xen:if is="!{$noVisitorPanel}">
Sidebar content
</xen:if>
</xen:sidebar>

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-181112

That's the same code that you gave me in PC, but that box is still there. http://mahoningvalleytalk.com/pages/home/

This is my code -

<!-- Beginning of sidebar -->
<xen:sidebar>
<xen:container var="$noVisitorPanel">1</xen:container>
<xen:if is="!{$noVisitorPanel}">
<!-- FB Follow -->
<div class="section">
<div class="secondaryContent" id="facebook">
<h3>Like Us On Facebook!</h3>
<script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script>
<fb:like-box href="http://www.facebook.com/MahoningValleyTalk" width="220" height="270" show_faces="true" stream="false" header="false"></fb:like-box></div></div>
<!-- End FB Follow -->

</xen:if>
</xen:sidebar>

 

[Peggy]

Search for _page_node

nope. All I find is

1. 
   news_feed_page_global
   
2. 
   node_page_level_1
   
3. 
   node_page_level_2
   
4. 
   node_page_level_n
   
5. 
   _page_node.23
   

It's ok, I'll deal with this another time.

 

[Paul B]

It's listed there - presumably node 23 - _page_node.23

 

[James]

nope. All I find is

1. 
   news_feed_page_global
2. 
   node_page_level_1
3. 
   node_page_level_2
4. 
   node_page_level_n
5. 
   _page_node.23

It's ok, I'll deal with this another time.

Heh, that's kinda funny look at number 5 Peggy!

 

[Peggy]

It's listed there - presumably node 23 - _page_node.23

Heh, that's kinda funny look at number 5 Peggy!

Oh now that is funny. I would never, ever, have thought to look there. I'm betting not too many others will either.

LOL!

 

[Peggy]

So Brogan did you see my code above? I have the same as yours but the signed in as box is still there.

 

[Paul B]

I'm not sure why it's not working for you.
I use that code on my circuit pages: http://cliptheapex.com/community/pages/circuit-gilles-villeneuve/

 

[James]

How can I add a sidebar without the member avatar block at the top?
<xen:sidebar>
<xen:container var="$noVisitorPanel">1</xen:container>
<xen:if is="!{$noVisitorPanel}">
Sidebar content
</xen:if>
</xen:sidebar>

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-181112

Maybe I'm reading too much into it but that code:
Sets the $noVisitorPanel variable to 1 (or true) meaning that there is no visitor panel? So it's true that there isn't one, then you're checking if the $noVisitorPanel variable is false (i.e. set to 0), meaning you're saying "display sidebar content if $noVisitorPanel is set to 0"

@Peggy, if you remove the exclamation mark before the {$noVisitorPanel} does it work?

 

[Paul B]

It works exactly as posted, as per my example linked to above.