raisondetre Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 I have read TNG's Wiki entry: User Pages - Getting Started: http://tng.lythgoes.net/wiki/index.php/User_Pages_-_Getting_Started I have downloaded Dave Freeman's, Creating Extra Pages for Use in TNG, from 2007: Extra_Page_Template_Procedure.doc I have Notepad++ on my desktop ready to use. I have searched the forums using several keywords and cannot find specific instructions for a very novice coder. All that and I STILL don't know where to begin because I cannot find: historytemplate.php in my public_html folder. "Histories" are there but I cannot find any php file. I am using TNG V 11.0.1 and template 12. I am using Simply Hosting and can see my directory through cpanel access. At the moment, I am feeling newer than a newbie and feel I must be missing something simple. Usually I can follow directions well but adding a new page is defying me. I would appreciate help pointing me in the right direction . . . Thanks much, Margie B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Hi, I am still on TNG 10 and it is between the helplib.php file and the imageutils.php file. Maybe they haven't included it in TNG 11? If so, I have attached a copy of the file below. historytemplate.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisondetre Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Thanks for responding, Merv . . . and Happy New Year! What directory are you in to see these .php files? I can't see them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Happy New Year, I do all my editing through FTP however I just checked in my CPanel and I am able to see the files when I click on the public_html folder. I remember having the same problem finding these when i started. They have to be there somewhere for your site to operate. Try clicking on the public_html folder icon and the files should all appear on the right, although you will need to scroll down quite a bit to find the actual file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisondetre Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Wow! Found it . . . Thanks much! Who knew!? I hope that's an omen for the year <grin>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisondetre Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Help Please! I think I have figured out how to create the new page I need, called historytemptest.php. It is saved in a TNG subfolder called extrapgs and has been uploaded to the Simply Hosting server where it is under public_html/extrapgs. I am using TNG v11.0.1 and template 12. This is a test . . . when I get it working, I'll preserve a template. 1) Could someone check my historytemptest.php file attached? I have copied lines to .doc file - hope you can read it. historytemptest.doc It seems straightforward but I want to make sure it is correct before I go on 2) Then HOW do I link to home page? Or list the file on a menu? Or get it on my site for that matter? Is it already there somewhere? Have I got my paths right? I cannot find specific instructions for this next step. . . I see this below but I'm can't go further. Can someone point me in right direction if notes for this procedure are already out there? Thanks for your help! //STEP 9: When linking to your new page from your TNG home page, header or footer, use the complete path you entered above. // For example: <a href="/path_to_your_page/mynewhistory.php">This is a link to my new history</a> So my complete path would be (without the //) //<a href="/tng/extrapgs/historytemptest.php">This is a link to a story</a> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Hi, 13 hours ago, raisondetre said: 1) Could someone check my historytemptest.php file attached? I have copied lines to .doc file - hope you can read it. historytemptest.doc Your historytemplate.php file is a lot different than the one I have in TNG 10 so posting a fresh copy of that may be helpful. (for me at least) I converted your word document to a php file and put it on my site, but it came up blank. So I the put what you had on the main part of your page into one of my test pages and it worked (although there was a little error with the header <p class> coding). As I eluded to before, I am on TNG 10, so this file (attached below) may not work on your site. 13 hours ago, raisondetre said: 2) Then HOW do I link to home page? Or list the file on a menu? Or get it on my site for that matter? Is it already there somewhere? Have I got my paths right? Yes it is already on your site. To get to it, you simply put /tng/extrapgs/historytemptest.php after your url. correction... /extrapgs/historytemptest.php A link to your site would be helpful in providing more help if required. historytemptest.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmorton Posted July 3, 2024 Report Share Posted July 3, 2024 I have created a php file to add "More Stories" as an extra user page. I currently have it set up in the following path: public_html/TNG/histories/morestories/morestories.php. I have also tried putting the morestories folder directly under the TNG directory as follows: public_html/TNG/morestories/morestories.php. I am attaching my php file here because I can't get it to work and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Also, I would really like to just add "More Stories" to the "Our Stories" menu item on template20, but have no idea how to do that. Please help! Thanks. Colleen Morton morestories.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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