Removing index page links?

[MCB]

How can I remove the links to the RSS feed, latest news, etc from my index page?

I don't use the RSS feed, for example, and clicking it just generates an error page with lots of php source code that includes paths to the location of some missing files or something... seems like a bad thing. So i would like to remove those unused links, just in case.

Thanks.

[UweB]

In the admin page -> structure -> link and there you can add or delete links...
The RSS feed is only visible with a RSS capable browser like firefox (my Mozilla doesn't work either) or with a RSS feed collector program... only then will you be able to see a nice layouted page alramin subscribers about changes in your gallerie...

[MCB]

Oh, yeah. Links... why didn't I notice that?? :)

Which links should that remove? The links that are at the top-left of each page? I'm more interested in getting rid of the ones arranged vertically in the upper-right-hand corner of the index page.

Somehow removing those links on the link admin page didn't work. I deleted all of them except the gallery map. When I reloaded my gallery, it was the same. I quit firefox, started it again, then loaded my gallery. No change. Oh, except now when I click on the RSS feed link, it works. :)

But I think there is something quite wrong with my installation. After upgrading to 2.02 I now have a bold message on the left-hand side of the gallery index page, just above the login field, saying "Welcome to Exhibit Engine 1.5 beta 4" but then below that it says "gallery pages created by Exhibit Engine 2.02"

I'm 99% sure that old version number wasn't displayed when I had 2.0 installed.

Things seem to be more-or-less working correctly, so I am reluctant to do a fresh install. But maybe I have no choice... :(

Thanks again for the help.

[edit: I went to the admin page structure->structure and noticed that the "contains links" field now only has the gallery map link. That is the only one I did not delete. So the group Index now contains my 7 exhibitions and a single link. But my EE index page still shows the all of the original, default links.]

[timned88]

But I think there is something quite wrong with my installation. After upgrading to 2.02 I now have a bold message on the left-hand side of the gallery index page, just above the login field, saying "Welcome to Exhibit Engine 1.5 beta 4" but then below that it says "gallery pages created by Exhibit Engine 2.02"




that's a news item. you can change it under the news setting. don't worry about it, you did nothing wrong.

[aperry]

I'm noticing the same behavior. When I remove links from the Index group in the "structure" menu, then are not being removed from the site.

Even when I delete them entirely from the "links" menu (in the Structure category), they are not removed from the site.

Anyone know how to do this? I just want to remove "gear notes" and "latest news".

Thanks,
Aaron

[jeronimo]

Check under templates/pages/ee2_default(_udm)/index/default_XHTML_content.php

Then the file in contains the links.
<p class="ee_css_paragraph">
<?php print $newspage_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $rss2_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $site_map_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $commentspage_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $guestbook_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $gear_link_html; ?><br class="clear" /><br class="clear" />
</p>

There you can (permantly) delete them

[aperry]

Commented them out and it worked great. Thanks Jeronimo!

[jeronimo]

Your welcome

[wkitty42]

yes, there are two "types" of "links"... some that are accessible via the admin section and others that are hardcoded in the templates... those on the default homepage stuff are hardcoded and one must edit the template files to remove them... the bad thing to this is that it'll have to be done all over again after a bugfix replaces those edited files with bugfixed ones :(

unfortunately, this is a problem when a coder is working on switching formats from a hardcoded one to a configurable one... not that that is exactly what is happening here but it has the same effect...

[vector18]

What if I want to add a index page link, for example to Jeronimo's contact mail form? how do I do that

[jeronimo]

The best way to make some links is to use a custom header. (but then the link is allways there).

For the other ways I have to go in to the code. I will try this later on when I have some more time.

[jimmiec]

I tried to comment out all but site_map_link_html in
templates/pages/ee2_default/index/default_XHTML_content.php and the links still display.

What is the proper code to comment out these lines?

Check under templates/pages/ee2_default(_udm)/index/default_XHTML_content.php

Then the file in contains the links.
<p class="ee_css_paragraph">
<?php print $newspage_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $rss2_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $site_map_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $commentspage_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $guestbook_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $gear_link_html; ?><br class="clear" /><br class="clear" />
</p>

There you can (permantly) delete them

[wkitty42]

I tried to comment out all but site_map_link_html in
templates/pages/ee2_default/index/default_XHTML_content.php and the links still display.

What is the proper code to comment out these lines?
i believe that C comment style works but there should be other commented section in at least one other file that will give you an example... possibly the header of the file you are working in?? ;)

[jimmiec]

Yes I have tried many variation of C Commenting, yet it does not seem to work.
For example /* */ and // // as seen below:
<p class="ee_css_paragraph">
/* <?php print $newspage_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $rss2_link_html; ?><br class="clear" /> */
<?php print $site_map_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
/* <?php print $commentspage_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $guestbook_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<?php print $gear_link_html; ?><br class="clear" /><br class="clear" /> */
</p>


i believe that C comment style works but there should be other commented section in at least one other file that will give you an example... possibly the header of the file you are working in?? ;)

[Overshot]

The code is a mixture of HTML and PHP. You would have to comment the individual bits of code appropriately.

Your simplest option is to delete the lines for the links you want to remove. Probably a good idea to comment your changes and keep a copy of the original template file.

Try as below to retain only the site map link.
<p class="ee_css_paragraph">
<!-- news page and rss links removed from here -->
<?php print $site_map_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<!-- comments, guestbook and gear links removed from here -->
</p>

[jimmiec]

Thank you Overshot!. I will be making the edit to night when I get in from work. I much appreciate the help.
Jimmie
The code is a mixture of HTML and PHP. You would have to comment the individual bits of code appropriately.

Your simplest option is to delete the lines for the links you want to remove. Probably a good idea to comment your changes and keep a copy of the original template file.

Try as below to retain only the site map link.
<p class="ee_css_paragraph">
<!-- news page and rss links removed from here -->
<?php print $site_map_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<!-- comments, guestbook and gear links removed from here -->
</p>

[jimmiec]

Perfect! Edit made and working.
Thank you again!

The code is a mixture of HTML and PHP. You would have to comment the individual bits of code appropriately.

Your simplest option is to delete the lines for the links you want to remove. Probably a good idea to comment your changes and keep a copy of the original template file.

Try as below to retain only the site map link.
<p class="ee_css_paragraph">
<!-- news page and rss links removed from here -->
<?php print $site_map_link_html; ?><br class="clear" />
<!-- comments, guestbook and gear links removed from here -->
</p>