Layout Recommendation

smorelli · Post by **smorelli** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 02:43

I'm having a hard time trying to decide the layout and tempate breakout of this html page. The center of the page has several blocks. This is only the index page and the one I need help with. The other pages will have only one block in the middle for content.

Any recommendations? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

http://www.acuprintllc.com/index.html

pepe · Post by **pepe** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 03:10

hi smorelli...

its no problem, to make a design with as many custom blocks as you want!

But where is your exact problem??? Some more words, and we a able to help

smorelli · Post by **smorelli** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 03:18

I've never really used the page layout feature the way I should and so my current way of doing it doesn't allow me to really break this page up.

It would be helpful for me to know which blocks of code should go in the header, main, footer, etc.

Also... What is your your recommendation for the page layout (example: Page Align-center, blocks-3 column layout, all blocks 100%, etc.)

I really would like to use phpwcms to its full potential but need a little coaching.

Thanks.

SM

Post by **flip-flop** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 07:22

Hi smorelli,

please have a look: http://www.phpwcms.de/index.php?id=14,0,0,1,0,0

regards Knut

smorelli · Post by **smorelli** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 13:25

Knut,

Thanks for the sending me the link for the page layout. That's a big help. It looks like this was revised from the last time I'd seen it. I'm really liking the downloadable tutorials.

Can I still get some help breaking apart the page that I'm needing help with? http://www.acuprintllc.com/index.html

The individual blocks in the middle are confusing me as to where to put them in the template (header, main, footer, etc.)

SM

Post by **flip-flop** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 14:16

The individual blocks in the middle are confusing me as to where to put them in the template (header, main, footer, etc.)

I can´t see an individual block. What do you mean exactly?

This layout is simple 1-column rendering.

You must split the outer table in three sections: head, main, footer.

head: your head-section including the horiz. navigation and the upper/left/right shadow.

main: table including {CONTENT} and the right three images service1, ....2,...3 and the left/right shadow.

footer: left/right/bottom shadow

1. Please create a simple page layout e.g. "full rendering"
2. Create a simple template only with comments at head, main, footer
3. Show the source
4. You will see how the system generates a page.

Have a look to this simple table based layout:

Code: Select all

www .mz.ja-nek .de/test2_6.phtml

The other solution are an custom layout "custom (from template main block)".

Place all your stuff between <body> .....</body> into the main-section. Insert the placeholders {RIGHT}{CONTENT}{LEFT}{FOOTER} into the corresponding sections.

Thats all.

regards Knut

smorelli · Post by **smorelli** » Wed 25. Oct 2006, 17:14

You Rock! Thanks!

noodles · Post by **noodles** » Thu 26. Oct 2006, 13:52

personally, i'm only using the main contentpart where i put my html stuff and use only the header to put additional tags for search engines, author, etc. i would reccomend to use only the main block....

smorelli · Post by **smorelli** » Thu 26. Oct 2006, 21:56

Yeah, I ended up doing the same thing. It seemed quicker for now. For later, I don't know.

I really would like to get it down solid when developing a site though.

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