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==Using Custom Code==
 
==Using Custom Code==
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PageLines has a lot of great options for customizing your site. However we don't want make an option for absolutely everything. This is because doing so would potentially lead to having ''thousands'' of options for you to sort through. Obviously, this would severely over-complicate the framework. To compensate we've made it extremely easy to add your own custom code to your site. Click on [http://www.pagelines.com/wiki/How_to_Add_Customization How to Add Customization] for more information.
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Knowledge of [[Glossary#CSS|CSS]] isn't required to be able to use the PageLines Framework. However if you have some knowledge of it, you can do some pretty neat things. PageLines has a lot of great options for customizing your site. However we don't want make an option for absolutely everything. This is because doing so would potentially lead to having ''thousands'' of options for you to sort through. Obviously, this would severely over-complicate the Framework. To compensate we've made it extremely easy to add your own custom code. Click on [http://www.pagelines.com/wiki/How_to_Add_Customization How to Add Customization] for more information.
 
===Insert Custom CSS===
 
===Insert Custom CSS===
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I like having the black Content Background, but I don't like that it covers up so much of my site's background image. I can use a CSS rule to give the Content Background a slight transparency so we can still see the background image underneath.
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I like having the black Content Background on this page, but I don't like that it covers up so much of my site's background image. I can use a CSS rule to give the Content Background a slight transparency so we can still see the background image underneath.
 
[[File:Custom-CSS.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Custom CSS|Custom CSS]]
 
[[File:Custom-CSS.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Custom CSS|Custom CSS]]
 
From your WordPress Administration Panel:
 
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<li>Click "Save Options"</li>
 
<li>Click "Save Options"</li>
 
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</ol>
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==Header And Footer Options==
 
==Header And Footer Options==
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[[File:HideSearchAndRSS.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Hide the Search Field & Blog RSS Icon|Hide the Search Field & Blog RSS Icon]]
 
You can easily click or unclick "checkboxes" to hide or show different elements on your site. For example:
 
You can easily click or unclick "checkboxes" to hide or show different elements on your site. For example:
  
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==Add Sections to a Page==
 
==Add Sections to a Page==
 
This is where the true beauty of the PageLines Framework comes into play. You can customize any page by adding, removing, & rearranging [[Glossary#Sections|Sections]] that will display whatever content you choose. Let's start by adding some [[Glossary#Features Section|Features]] & [[Glossary#Boxes Section|Boxes.]]<br />
 
This is where the true beauty of the PageLines Framework comes into play. You can customize any page by adding, removing, & rearranging [[Glossary#Sections|Sections]] that will display whatever content you choose. Let's start by adding some [[Glossary#Features Section|Features]] & [[Glossary#Boxes Section|Boxes.]]<br />
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[[File:Add-Sections.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Add Sections|Add Sections]]
 
  
 
===Add Features===
 
===Add Features===
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[[File:Add-Features.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Add Features|Add Features]]
 
From your WordPress Administration Panel:
 
From your WordPress Administration Panel:
 
# Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
 
# Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
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#* This is because the "Template | Default" is what was assigned when we created the "Home" page in the [[Before You Get Started with PageLines]] doc
 
#* This is because the "Template | Default" is what was assigned when we created the "Home" page in the [[Before You Get Started with PageLines]] doc
 
# Drag the "Features" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
 
# Drag the "Features" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
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# For this example, lets also remove the "Comments" section
 
# The Section Order will save automatically
 
# The Section Order will save automatically
  
 
===Add Boxes===
 
===Add Boxes===
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[[File:Add-Boxes.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Add Boxes|Add Boxes]]
 
# Select the "Morefoot" Template Area
 
# Select the "Morefoot" Template Area
 
# Drag the "Boxes" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
 
# Drag the "Boxes" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
 
# The Section Order will save automatically
 
# The Section Order will save automatically
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[[file:AddSections.png|725px|frame|Add Features & Boxes]]
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<div class="clear"></div>
  
 
===Configure the Sections===
 
===Configure the Sections===
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Now you should see some default Features & Boxes on your page. To find out more on how to add your own customer Features & Boxes, check out the following Tutorials:
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Now you should see some default Features & Boxes on your page. To find out more on how to add your own custom Features & Boxes, check out the following Tutorials:
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* [[How to Use the Features Section#Add_New_Feature|How to Use the Features Section]]
 
* [[How to Use the Boxes Section]]
 
* [[How to Use the Boxes Section]]
  
 
For this example, I setup my page to show some "Space" related Features & Boxes
 
For this example, I setup my page to show some "Space" related Features & Boxes
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[[file:ConfigureSections.png|725px|frame|Configure the Sections]]
  
 
==The PageLines Store==
 
==The PageLines Store==
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===Install Twitter Profile===
 
===Install Twitter Profile===
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[[File:Install-Twitter-Profile.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Install Twitter Profile|Install Twitter Profile]]
 
From your WordPress Administration Panel:
 
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# If not already, click "Activate"
 
# If not already, click "Activate"
 
===Place Twitter Profile in your sidebar===
 
===Place Twitter Profile in your sidebar===
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[[File:Place-Twitter-in-Sidebar.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Place Twitter in Sidebar|Place Twitter in Sidebar]]
 
Now you will need to tell PageLines where you want the Twitter Profile section to appear on your site.
 
Now you will need to tell PageLines where you want the Twitter Profile section to appear on your site.
  
 
From your WordPress Administration Panel:
 
From your WordPress Administration Panel:
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# Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
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# Select the "SB1" (sidebar) Template Area
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# Drag the "Twitter Profile" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
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# For this example, lets also remove the "Comments" section
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# The Section Order will save automatically
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===Clone a Section===
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[[File:Clone-Twitter-Profile.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Clone Twitter Profile|Clone Twitter Profile]]
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Sometimes we may want to have the same section displayed more than once on a page. With PageLines, it's very easy to duplicate a section
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# Click "Options"
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# Click "Clone"
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#* Now you will see that a "Twitter Profile #2" has appeared
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# The Section Options will save automatically
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[[file:ActvateTwitterProfile.png|725px|frame|Activate Twitter Profile]]
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===Configure Twitter Profile===
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You will now see placeholders for the two sections. This is because You still need to specify a Twitter Username for these two sections. This is done in the PageLines Meta Settings. You can either click on the placeholder link & skip to step 4, or:
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[[File:Configure-Twitter-Profile.png‎|200px|thumb|right|alt=Configure Twitter Profile|Configure Twitter Profile]]
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From your WordPress Administration Panel:
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# Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
 
# Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
 
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#* For the clone, I'm choosing "WordPress"
 
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# Click "Save Options"
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[[file:ConfigureTwitterProfile.png|725px|frame|Configure Twitter Profile]]
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===Configure Twitter Profile===
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If you go back to your front end now, you will see placeholder for the two sections. This is because You still need to specify a Twitter Username for these two sections. This is done in the PageLines Meta Settings. You can either click on the placeholder link & skip to step 4, or:
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==Have at it!==
 
==Have at it!==
 
Now that we've shown you a little bit on how to get your website going, it's time to start building! Please checkout our other docs as we dive deeper into the PageLines framework.
 
Now that we've shown you a little bit on how to get your website going, it's time to start building! Please checkout our other docs as we dive deeper into the PageLines framework.
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[[file:BeforeAndAfter.png|725px|frame|Before & After]]

Latest revision as of 23:04, 23 February 2012


Welcome to PageLines!

I'm going to show you how easy it is to start building a great looking webpage use the PageLines Framework. In the following tutorial, I will configure a brand new installation of PageLines to have an "outer space" look & feel. However feel free to use your own settings & creativity as you read along.

Contents

Please Note

This guide is starting out assuming you have already done the following tasks:

  1. Installed WordPress
  2. Set a static page as your "Home" page
  3. Installed & Activated PageLines

If you need help with any of these things, check out the Before You Get Started with PageLines guide first.

Now that we've got that out of the way, it's time to get started with PageLines!

Pick your default Layout

First, let's decide on the layout that you want your site to have. You can choose to have just a main content area, main content with one or two side bars on the right or left, or main content in between two sidebars.

Default Layout Mode
Default Layout Mode


From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Settings"
  2. Select the "Layout Editor" tab
  3. Go to the "Default Layout Mode." Change the layout from a single right sidebar single left sidebar
  4. Now go to the "Layout Dimensions Editor." Click on the "left sidebar" layout
  5. Change the "Content Area" width to 960px & the sidebar (SB1) to 300px
    • This is done by dragging the blue edges of the layout windows to the desired width
  6. Click "Save Options"
  • You can also change the Layout Handling. Refer to this tutorial for more detailed information about the Layout Editor
Layout

Setup Your Custom Logo (Branding/Header Image)

Your website logo is the first thing a visitor sees upon arrival, so you want it to instantly make a positive impression. PageLines Framework comes preinstalled with its own logo, however you can easily install your own logo that will really make your website yours.

Upload Custom Logo
Upload Custom Logo

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the PageLines panel, then Settings
  2. Select the "Website Setup" tab
  3. Under the "Custom Header Image" section, click "Upload Image"
    • Browse your computer & select the image you want uploaded
    • You can use .png, .jpg, or .gif
    • If you do not have a custom logo yet, select Header-Image.png that is included in resources.zip
  4. Click "Save Options"

If you already uploaded a custom logo to your server, simply type the full URL of the image & click "Save Options."

Setup Background Image/ Text Color

The background of you site can be configured using Color Control. A more detailed tutorial on using Color Control can be found here, but for now, lets change a few settings.

Background Image/Color
Background Image/Color

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Settings"
  2. Select the "Color Control" tab.
  3. Under "Basic Layout Colors" & Page Text Colors", enter the hex color number for the following items:
    1. Content Background - Change from blank (transparent) to #000000
    2. Primary Text - Change from #000000 (black) to #ffffff (white)
    3. Text Headers - Change from #000000 (black) to #ffffff (white)
  4. Under the "Site Background Image" section, click "Upload Image"
    • Browse your computer & select the image you want to upload
    • You can use .png, .jpg, or .gif
    • If you do not have a custom background yet, select Background.png that is included in resources.zip
  5. Click "Save Options"
Header & Background Image

Using Custom Code

Knowledge of CSS isn't required to be able to use the PageLines Framework. However if you have some knowledge of it, you can do some pretty neat things. PageLines has a lot of great options for customizing your site. However we don't want make an option for absolutely everything. This is because doing so would potentially lead to having thousands of options for you to sort through. Obviously, this would severely over-complicate the Framework. To compensate we've made it extremely easy to add your own custom code. Click on How to Add Customization for more information.

Insert Custom CSS

I like having the black Content Background on this page, but I don't like that it covers up so much of my site's background image. I can use a CSS rule to give the Content Background a slight transparency so we can still see the background image underneath.

Custom CSS
Custom CSS

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Settings"
  2. Select the "Custom Code" tab
  3. Under "Custom CSS Rules," enter the following css:
    4. page .content {background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);}
  4. Click "Save Options"

Header And Footer Options

Hide the Search Field & Blog RSS Icon
Hide the Search Field & Blog RSS Icon

You can easily click or unclick "checkboxes" to hide or show different elements on your site. For example:

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the PageLines panel, then Settings
  2. Select the "Header And Footer" tab
  3. Check the "Hide Search Field?" box
  4. Uncheck the "Display the Blog RSS icon and link?" box
  5. Click "Save Options
Custom CSS

Add Sections to a Page

This is where the true beauty of the PageLines Framework comes into play. You can customize any page by adding, removing, & rearranging Sections that will display whatever content you choose. Let's start by adding some Features & Boxes.

Add Features

Add Features
Add Features

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
  2. Select the "Content Area" and make sure you have the
    Template | Default selected as well
  3. Drag the "Features" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
  4. For this example, lets also remove the "Comments" section
  5. The Section Order will save automatically

Add Boxes

Add Boxes
Add Boxes
  1. Select the "Morefoot" Template Area
  2. Drag the "Boxes" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
  3. The Section Order will save automatically
Add Features & Boxes

Configure the Sections

Now you should see some default Features & Boxes on your page. To find out more on how to add your own custom Features & Boxes, check out the following Tutorials:

For this example, I setup my page to show some "Space" related Features & Boxes

Configure the Sections

The PageLines Store

The Last thing I want to show you is how to download & install a section from the PageLines Store. In this example, we will be placing a free section called "Twitter Profile into the Sidebar." This section will visitors to view the three most recent updates from a Twitter account.

Install Twitter Profile

Install Twitter Profile
Install Twitter Profile

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Store"
  2. Select the "Sections" tab, then "Add Sections"
    • If you haven't already, you will first need to install & activate the "PageLines Sections" plugin
  3. Select the "Top Free" tab
  4. Locate the "Twitter Profile" section and click "Install"
  5. Under the "Added" tab, you will find your newly installed section
  6. If not already, click "Activate"

Place Twitter Profile in your sidebar

Place Twitter in Sidebar
Place Twitter in Sidebar

Now you will need to tell PageLines where you want the Twitter Profile section to appear on your site.

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "PageLines" panel, then "Templates"
  2. Select the "SB1" (sidebar) Template Area
  3. Drag the "Twitter Profile" section from the "Available / Disabled Sections" over to the "Active Sections"
  4. For this example, lets also remove the "Comments" section
  5. The Section Order will save automatically

Clone a Section

Clone Twitter Profile
Clone Twitter Profile

Sometimes we may want to have the same section displayed more than once on a page. With PageLines, it's very easy to duplicate a section

  1. Click "Options"
  2. Click "Clone"
    • Now you will see that a "Twitter Profile #2" has appeared
  3. The Section Options will save automatically
Activate Twitter Profile

Configure Twitter Profile

You will now see placeholders for the two sections. This is because You still need to specify a Twitter Username for these two sections. This is done in the PageLines Meta Settings. You can either click on the placeholder link & skip to step 4, or:

Configure Twitter Profile
Configure Twitter Profile

From your WordPress Administration Panel:

  1. Select the "Pages" panel, then "All Pages"
  2. Click to edit the "Home" page
  3. On the "Meta Panel," click the "Twitter Profile" tab
  4. Enter a Twitter username
    • In this example, I'm going to choose "PageLines"
  5. Do the same thing for the clone
    • For the clone, I'm choosing "WordPress"
  6. Click "Save Options"
Configure Twitter Profile

Have at it!

Now that we've shown you a little bit on how to get your website going, it's time to start building! Please checkout our other docs as we dive deeper into the PageLines framework.

Before & After
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