Using Site Builder

[pyb]

Hi,

Total newbie here that is struggling. I'm messing around setting up a page using Site Builder through Cpanel. I chose a template, set up some pages, etc.

Now, how do I get photos uploaded? If I click on Insert/Edit Image it's just beeps at me.

Are there only certain modifications you can make to templates?

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by pyb

Hi,

Total newbie here that is struggling. I'm messing around setting up a page using Site Builder through Cpanel. I chose a template, set up some pages, etc.

Now, how do I get photos uploaded? If I click on Insert/Edit Image it's just beeps at me.

Are there only certain modifications you can make to templates?

Here's a thread that might help. It won't help you solve the problems with site builder, but since you've just started, it will give you something to consider (in addition to alternatives, it discusses the problems):

Site studio/builder alternatives even novices can use

[pyb]

Thanks Gwyneth! That was an absolute great post you did. I was able to get my site up and running yesterday using it. Wish I would have seen it sooner!

I now have another question. Do you know if there is a way....hope I describe this right........when you put your mouse over a link, to have other links to appear? Kind of like a drop down menu. Using Kompozer.

Thanks.

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by pyb

Thanks Gwyneth! That was an absolute great post you did. I was able to get my site up and running yesterday using it. Wish I would have seen it sooner!

I now have another question. Do you know if there is a way....hope I describe this right........when you put your mouse over a link, to have other links to appear? Kind of like a drop down menu. Using Kompozer.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

First, the best part about working with "real" HTML editors (unlike the proprietary online site builders) is that you can work on your files in any of the other editors, and you don't have to be online.

You can also use snippets, examples, or online generators to make sections of code you can paste into your pages.

What you want to do can be done either with CSS or Javascript. IMO, CSS makes more sense. Here are a variety of resources to make code for you. Unless otherwise indicated, these are all online tools that let you play with options, then generate code to copy and paste:

CSS Menu Generator :: Webmaster Toolkit

CSS Menu Generator 3.5 (freeware, download)

CSS Menu Generator

CSS Creator Light Weight Multi Level Menu

Dynamic Drive DHTML Scripts- AnyLink CSS Vertical Menu

FREE ONLINE TOOLTIP MOUSEOVER MENU GENERATOR - CreatingOnline.com

IzzyMenu - Menu Builder - Build your pro CSS/DHTML Menu!

Advanced Menu Generator

CSS Menu Generator (download)

Web Menu Maker Help

Generators : Drop Down Menu Generator / The JavaScript Source

List-o-matic

Practical CSS codes, layouts, menus, more

[Keith W]

That is an excellent list Gwyneth!



Again you have come up with a great list of useful tools.

Is there a version of you I can download to a USB stick?

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by Keith W

That is an excellent list Gwyneth!



Again you have come up with a great list of useful tools.

Is there a version of you I can download to a USB stick?

Thanks, Keith. Irritatingly, I don't think I found the bookmark for my favorite such site.

Re the USB drive--I am thinking about building a site with all the resource lists, etc.

[cumro25]

Gwyneth, I think you missed a complement there...
Keith W wrote: Is there a version of "YOU" he can download to a usb stick

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by cumro25

Gwyneth, I think you missed a complement there...
Keith W wrote: Is there a version of "YOU" he can download to a usb stick

I thought it was a very nice complement, and that an organized set of my bookmarks would be the next best thing.

[bradtch8]

hi there, newbie here trying to upload files onto the public_html folder.
but no matter what i upload, it doesn't seem to come out onto the site. is it cos my files are in the wrong format? or is it i put them into the wrong folder?
also, what is the "image" i should see when i type in my domain? (www.mydomain.com) even though i have not uploaded anything?
I am using the following 2 ways to go to my site:
1) using IP address (which then the page promt "great success.... blah blah)
2) using www.mydomain.com (which then shows the directory of cpanels, tutorials, video tutorials and all that)
is my site up and running? i am so confused as to, is it something i did wrong, or am i waiting for Hostgator to perform set up......
please advice newbie..... thanks!!

[GvilleRick]

It would be easier to see what is happening if you give the domain name (assuming the site is safe for a family forum.) You do need to upload to the public_html folder and should be sure that your main page is named index.html, index.htm, or index.php. Linux is case sensitive so I would be sure to use all lowercase characters.

[gwyneth]

Don't forget to make the permissions readable (0644).

[bradtch8]

wow thanks heaps!!

i just make up an index.html file using word doc to post to public_html, but when i go to the domain, i got a page and a half of the following....

e18DCyr7OrqG4tIqi7G6ABNI1N6FikbppqZrJF99iwYWVM51Ca qsLddXlmiHV6opjUo7ahQeust6 Ner46U9/eu5Mnp77gsrpLsA9qxYtZIlu9ZW3uYDH3/72ty7kdFVr/VWVnW5FDaDnKus4WwNydKn6 97//fQ6klKKvf/nLX3QiAl/CKCbWVdHoK/TlUGNhe/Zcnpb/gsqdTC+HFgYSEjrH+8sloOIoZuRk X4Sm450m8PTDLEXfzwUEjJJAMicYSC1U/vnPf7bZg0zV4ud+83mykdZa5R5VLmNwN4zVOS068VpF KaK75FC7nqiUe18sUYSf9ZjlbvZbULmbqt+s7AFDLsR152pmUS 6A/eMf/7Cs4GRtcrmf8dbLjW6u a/m9NjvKifXZ3t0CFaqa0svJDFxSOysQztWo28Q/+clPEk7izF3mklK4pcbQM/C7+dzfboYrq9zY vnJWIQFP1WPB1mXJLX406UeHShrp+gBG2UMnyjyGEPwBUoouPv AUtLizfOOJLXZPtja733S1Fv/Z z36mhKCTMqo2s6hRGNCJDq6KUi06dOK7W/T99NNPuSMMjbr4BjEE+oSP/Lkd7n5zfqtHWnfATjSv PJsMoAMY2MXVAh4MlaTkkokBDzfBdHCLmRqMFhDiu88nTumJWa 8C7MTCQjAAEsR7Dkoj+TfrChdp rqxM6R0uXvqzw9J30sRW5zrgz/mJ83ly1k8cJk6fOs9D5GD5OMVpQe3KA3oSz4kRxTlJJmFGqiG3


can you help me further? yeah... unfortunately i can't give out the domain name now, but really really hope you can help me.....

thanks again..

ch

[Hullabaloo]

index.html has to be in plain text, looks like you have saved it in Word.

You can use notepad, should be something like:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Put Your Title Here</title>
</head>
<body>
Put Something Here
</body>
</html>