Problems Aplenty

  • steveraven

    (@steveraven)


    8 years, 5 months ago

    Hi Yannik,

    At first (and 101st) glances, it’s looking like there’s no way I can use this plugin due to it having glaring errors and no styling between images, links and descriptions whatever – it just looks a mess!

    I’m using ‘table’ settings as discussed before, which is a good job as unordered lists etc just throw all the thumbnails into a huge unsightly mess.

    I’m trying – to get thumbnail images, and the business name, and a description, all lined up to give the business some credibility.

    I’m getting – a thumbnail image, then the business name appearing at the bottom of it’s table position, and the description running along the bottom again, and then expanding below the table position if I add enough text.

    The LARGE description is utterly useless, as that throws up a description ABOVE the rest of the entry.

    Is there really no way to get this all lined up properly and aesthetically pleasing so that my clients would be proud to add their links?

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  • Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    You are probably just missing some tags before and after elements. When you choose the table layout, it configures <td> and </td> tags for the active elements, but not for all elements. If you look at the Advanced tab of Library settings, you will see the HTML that goes around each item and can amend it as required.

    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    Just tried your suggestion by removing ALL the <td> and </td> tags from ‘Image’ ‘Link Name’ and ‘Description’ and it turned the whole lot into an un-ordered list mess as described above.

    No change to the alignment, even the un-ordered list items still are aligned firmly to the table bottom.

    I really don’t think this can be achieved by messing with <td> tags at all.

    • This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by steveraven.
    • This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by steveraven.
    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    Just having turned OFF the ‘Tables’ feature and regenerated all the images, everything looks the same as before with images and text locked firmly to the bottom of what I suppose would be termed as the ‘Table Bottom’.

    Looks to me like there’s no customisation possible when using preview images with Link Library’s present set-up.

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    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    I am sorry you feel this way about Link Library. I find it is extremely versatile, to the point where it is definitely a bit difficult to grasp.

    When you say that you turned off the ‘Tables’ feature, you most likely only turned off part of what tells Link Library not to render the list using tables. A better way to make sure that all settings are consistent is to click on one of the reset buttons on the first tab of library settings, to reset to a list mode or a table mode.

    Can you send me a diagram / drawing of the type of output you are looking to create? or can you identify an example on this page that you like: http://ylefebvre.ca/wordpress-plugins/link-library/?

    If so, I can tell you how to configure the plugin for this display.

    if you have decided to move on from Link Library, please close the issue.

    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    Hi Yannik,

    The only example I can see that looks anywhere like the Link Library I’d want, is the one on the Seattle Seahawks blog.

    A centered picture with titles and description all padded from the top and bottom correctly.

    I’d never have thought that the Seattle Seahawks would keep me coming back to try out Link Library!

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    All right. I reproduced the layout on this page of my site. To get the same results, you can import the following settings file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pL5w_bAEaytGWTl9tEl2x3fCke0LiVAl. To do so, go to the Import/Export tab of Library Settings, and import Library Settings CSV file, towards the bottom of the tab.

    Let me know if this works as you wanted, and please consider donating to support this plugin’s development.

    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    Can’t make head nor tail of the CSV settings – its just imported a load of posts and pages, and the main link library looks exactly the same as before.

    Where’s the layout you configured on your website?

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    The test page I created to make the settings file is here: http://ylefebvre.ca/favorite-podcasts/

    In terms of the import process, it sounds like you did not look far down enough on the page. You used the feature to import links from pages and posts, instead of importing a csv file.

    Here is where the proper section is: https://imgur.com/a/wodUr

    Also, I just realized that after importing the settings, you will need Common tab of the Library Settings and check the box to see all categories.

    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    Okey dokey, got it.

    That’s looking far better at first glance – I’ll get back onto it tomorrow as it’s 2.30am over here!

    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    Thanks Yannik, but it’s looking like Links Library is not after all looking fit for purpose.

    The ‘Robothumb’ page image generator is proving to be very twitchy, just showing some French details of non-generation in many of my listings, and I really cannot risk using it in this form.

    Thanks for the help you’ve given, and I’m hoping to be back when all the problems have been ironed out.

    Plugin Author Yannick Lefebvre

    (@jackdewey)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    If you don’t have too many links, you can always generate the thumbnails using another service and assign them to each links in the editor.

    Thread Starter steveraven

    (@steveraven)

    8 years, 5 months ago

    No, the whole idea of my links page is that someone enters their URL and it states in my submission form that there is no need to add a banner or whatever – as the plugin will automatically grab their front page.

    I’m going to have to go back to my original option of using Links Page plugin, which needs a lot of setting up and a further plugin to display categories, but the thumbnails of the front pages are spot on.

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