As promised, here is the Blogs By Heather Weekly Q&A. Every week to recap all the questions and answers as I feel many would benefit from the answers and appreciate the questions.
Discussion This Week:
- Creating a Notes Typelist in TypePad
- How to change the font size and color in the sidebar (TypePad)
- How to create a printer friendly blog
- Creating a dropdown menu
Creating a Notes Typelist in TypePad
A customer of mine is working on her sidebars and wanted to know how to be able to insert an image in the sidebar as well as have text underneath it. I asked if she was using a Notes Typelist for that is what she would need. So if she was not, to delete the old typelist and create a new one. Then shared these instructions on how to setup the sidebar item with the image and text.
- First, go to your Typelists (under the Library Menu) and then Create New Typelist.
- Make sure to choose Notes as the Type, and then give it a Name (this will appear as as a title in your sidebar).
Then upload a picture of your item to your file manager (the File Manager is also listed under the Library menu).
- Then right-click and get the URL of that image (meaning Copy Link or Copy shortcut – that is the image's path).
Then you need to go to your new Typelist and in the NOTES are you will use this:
<img src="path to your image">
such as
<img src="http://www.astampabove.com/kits-available.jpg">
Then if you want to link that to a page on your blog….Create the page on you rblog and get the URL to that page. Then modify this code to be like this:
<a href="URL to page on blog"><img src="path to image"></a>
Then if you want text under it as well, no problem:
<a href="URL to page on blog"><img src="path to image"></a><BR>Click here to view all my available kits for sale!
And if you want it centered…..
<center><a href="URL to page on blog"><img src="path to image"></a></center>
Remember to click SAVE to save your changes. And if you are using a new Typelist, you need to click PUBLISH as well:
- Then check off your blog and click Save Changes.
- Next, click Organize Content,
- Then Content until you end up in the layout of your blog where you see the newly added item listed at the bottom of your sidebar.
- Drag and drop where you want it to be and then save changes.
Related articles
- Creating a sidebar item to link to existing post (using Notes Typelist).
- Creating a sidebar w/o having to use a TypeList!
Change the font and size
Again, this is a TypePad question about how to change the size and font of the sidebar titles.
- Go to Design, then Theme Builder.
- Go to Sidebar settings (at the bottom).
- And change the size and font of the Sidebar Title if you'd like.
- Save changes.
How to create a Printer Friendly post
I loved this question and wanted to experiment with it. TypePad and WordPress.com already have it covered and your post area is printed only (no sidebars); however this is not the case with Blogger or privately hosted WordPress blogs…so here is the article on that.
Creating a Dropdown Menu (NavBar)
I had a customer post a question to me if it is possible to have a dropdown in Blogger. I said "Yes", and its the same code I use for TypePad blogs. WordPress has a built-in ability to create a menu-like system when you create pages – you can set it to be a sub-page and create a hierarchy that way. Anyway….
Here is the code I use, but of course have modified it for my clients…but it's a starting point. You will soon see a new Dropdown menu on this blog as part of my Reorganizing Your Blog series!
I also offer this as a service from $25-$40 depending on the complexity. If you are interested or need a dropdown menu for your blog:
Until next week….
Happy Blogging!
Heather Wright-Porto
www.BlogsByHeather.com
Hi, Just googling with this keyword “Creating a Notes Typelist in TypePad” and found you, I need it very much.
Fantastic!