Adding a logo is b*ll*h*t !
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Why is it so difficult to add a logo to concrete5 ?
I have clean install of 5.3.3.1 with NO sample content installed. And i have read all the "suggestions" on adding a logo but to no avail.
Why not add a simple solution like :
Under themes / pages under "customize" add a field to upload our own logo images.
Instead of all this crap of editing files etc....
I have clean install of 5.3.3.1 with NO sample content installed. And i have read all the "suggestions" on adding a logo but to no avail.
Why not add a simple solution like :
Under themes / pages under "customize" add a field to upload our own logo images.
Instead of all this crap of editing files etc....
After a re-install it is much easier to add a logo.
So i would suggest "ADD SAMPLE CONTENT" when installing to noobs of concrete5.
So i would suggest "ADD SAMPLE CONTENT" when installing to noobs of concrete5.
I agree, what is the point of a CMS? Adding a logo is the most basic 101 thing a person is going to do with their site; massive oversight on the C5 folks period.
I searched online and found a great solution on the forum boards on how to do this w/out editing code; now I have another site and can't remember how I did it and am looking for that old post, omg.
I searched online and found a great solution on the forum boards on how to do this w/out editing code; now I have another site and can't remember how I did it and am looking for that old post, omg.
make a global scrapbook item, it can be a content block w/e
add what you want in it, hit save hit rename,
type in
My_Site_Name
save, simple as that
add what you want in it, hit save hit rename,
type in
My_Site_Name
save, simple as that
http://performancec5.com/how-to/changing-your-site-name-using-a-custom-logo/
if you want a video of it.
Steve
if you want a video of it.
Steve
I reviewed the video posted by Steve and it looks simple enough. But when I go into my global scrapbook and click 'edit' it doesn't look the same as what comes up on Steve's video. The window that pops up for me allows for fewer alterations. HELP! I'm trying to add a logo!
Thanks Steve, this still worked for me in 5.4.2.
I have to search for it every time I want to change it, who would have thought to change your site logo you'd go under "scrapbook"? I swear I looked everywhere else first.
But hey, I still love C5, it's just this darn logo thing gets on my nerves!
:)
I have to search for it every time I want to change it, who would have thought to change your site logo you'd go under "scrapbook"? I swear I looked everywhere else first.
But hey, I still love C5, it's just this darn logo thing gets on my nerves!
:)
I really think people should understand what concrete5 is all about.
It is great that many people are downloading it and feel that it is easy enough to get installed and get their site up and running straight out of the box, but concrete5 has been developed to allow web designers to create beautiful and feature rich websites that also makes it easy for their customers to manage their site.
The default themes are a great way for C5 to show off some of its features, and the logo does a good job of demonstrating the global scrapbook. The fact is it would almost never be used when building a site for a customer as logo changes are not something that happen often and the log can easily be a fixed part of the theme.
C5 is a CMS that offers an amazing amount of control, the key is in the name CONTENT Management System. is a logo really content or is it part of the design.
Rant over, if you are using C5 to manage your own site without the aid of a designer then I think using the scrapbook is a pretty easy way to control your logo across all pages of your site. If you ever need help then it always at hand, this is one of the warmest and most responsive communities you will find especially for the novice.
It is great that many people are downloading it and feel that it is easy enough to get installed and get their site up and running straight out of the box, but concrete5 has been developed to allow web designers to create beautiful and feature rich websites that also makes it easy for their customers to manage their site.
The default themes are a great way for C5 to show off some of its features, and the logo does a good job of demonstrating the global scrapbook. The fact is it would almost never be used when building a site for a customer as logo changes are not something that happen often and the log can easily be a fixed part of the theme.
C5 is a CMS that offers an amazing amount of control, the key is in the name CONTENT Management System. is a logo really content or is it part of the design.
Rant over, if you are using C5 to manage your own site without the aid of a designer then I think using the scrapbook is a pretty easy way to control your logo across all pages of your site. If you ever need help then it always at hand, this is one of the warmest and most responsive communities you will find especially for the novice.
Well said! My sentiments exactly.
I agree, well said openjuice!
The C5 community is the best. So helpful.
The C5 community is the best. So helpful.
I sometimes wish there was a nice easy way to do this, when creating new sites.
I only do it once a site but editing the logo every-time is a step I would like to remove.
I edit the theme and replace the stuff in the head with this
but in theory something like this should work
Where My Site Logo, a scrap book entry, is an image.
I have not tried this out, it may be that the scrapbook stores the image as an object, then you would need to output the image, but I think it will work.
Basics of this are.
if image logo is there use that otherwise use the Site constant, and wrap either in link
I only do it once a site but editing the logo every-time is a step I would like to remove.
I edit the theme and replace the stuff in the head with this
<img src='themePath.img_loc' >
but in theory something like this should work
Where My Site Logo, a scrap book entry, is an image.
I have not tried this out, it may be that the scrapbook stores the image as an object, then you would need to output the image, but I think it will work.
Basics of this are.
if image logo is there use that otherwise use the Site constant, and wrap either in link
Logos usually don't change that often I like to put it in the themes images directory and not deal with the scrap book
[code]
$this->getThemePath();
<img src="<?=$this->getThemePath()?>/images/logo.png">
[code]
[code]
$this->getThemePath();
<img src="<?=$this->getThemePath()?>/images/logo.png">
[code]
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Thomas!