All links seem to be functioning to me. Each link is going to it’s appropriate page.
One note to consider, you might want to add target="_blank" to your links, so they open in a new window. Having a direct link causes them to “lose” your webpage… and they might not ever return 😉
On line 22 of your style.css, your #content div is floating over your sidebar. Causing your sidebar to effectively sit behind your content div, which is why the links don’t work.
Reducing the width of the #content div from:
width: 780px
to say:
width: 580px
should fix your problem. (may have impact else where on your site, haven’t checked)
@josh,
I think the sidebar problem is on this page: http://traceycameron.ca/news/
harmck you are my herro, thank you for spotting that! It’s always such a simple fix isn’t.
Josh thanks for the note about my nav links, I was debating whether to do that but I was under the impression that having a new window open for each link is considered bad form.
@ harmck… Good call 😉
@ tecameron…
I don’t think it’s bad form. I mean, what website designer wouldn’t want to do everything possible to keep users on their site?
As a designer, I know I want to keep them. And as a surfer, I actually prefer new windows. However, I do wish there was a standard… it can be confusing sometimes.
@josh,
One think I have been doing a lot lately is click event tracking how people use the websites I develop, that way you can track how many people are clicking on your external links, and monitor the behaviour accordingly. Typically if it’s an external link though, to say your facebook, linkedin etc. it’s normal to have this open in a new tab/window. Again, it’s user preference.
Some SEO guys I have worked with demand this, as keeping a user on the site is their main goal.
@tecameron, am glad that sorted the problem. All the best.
@ harmck,
Very interesting. I primarily do graphic design and some light php work. But that’s very nice to know.
I definitely agree… if you’re linking internally, you definitely don’t want a new window.
And I use it for the same reason; facebook, twitter, etc. links.
Thanks for the input 🙂
