Classic blog template set:
Professional blog template set:
To see a live demo of this style as a Classic Blog style, go here. To see it being used with the Professional Template Set, go here. This style was originally created by mg12 as a WordPress theme.
At the top of the Blog Index template in the Professional Template Set, change the variable assignment to read <$mt:Var name="page_layout" value="layout-wm"$> in order to enforce the right layout option.
Download it.
Professional blog template set:
To see a live demo of this style as a Classic Blog style, go here. To see it being used with the Professional Template Set, go here. This style was originally created by mg12 as a WordPress theme.
At the top of the Blog Index template in the Professional Template Set, change the variable assignment to read <$mt:Var name="page_layout" value="layout-wm"$> in order to enforce the right layout option.
Download it.
Mike, compliments.
Very elegant and good template! I will try it as soon as possible!
If you have any issues with it, please post detailed feedback here!
Hi Mike, I applied the style! Nice!
In the upper box I saw that there's the space for the Home, About, ... but there're not these. Where do can I put hands to understand where can be the problem? Thanks!
What template set are you using? That's important because you have to make a minor modification to your templates to get a toolbar with the Classic Blog template set. The Professional template set should pick up the toolbar automatically.
Hi, I tryed the classic style inove for my MT4.25 blog, and the toolbar wont show, where can I find the minor modifications that I have to make?
Banner HTML Template Module:
<div id="header">
<div id="header-inner">
<div id="header-content">
<mt:Ignore><!-- Use h1 and h2 html tags on the main index of the blog as the title, use divs on all other pages where there are page titles. --></mt:Ignore>
<mt:If name="main_index">
<h1 id="header-name"><a href="<$mt:BlogURL$>" accesskey="1"><$mt:BlogName encode_html="1"$></a></h1>
<h2 id="header-description"><$mt:BlogDescription$></h2>
<mt:Else>
<div id="header-name"><a href="<$mt:BlogURL$>" accesskey="1"><$mt:BlogName encode_html="1"$></a></div>
<div id="header-description"><$mt:BlogDescription$></div>
</mt:If>
</div>
</div>
<mt:Include module="Navigation"/>
</div>
Custom Navigation Module Example:
<div id="classic-navigation">
<ul id="menus">
<li class="current_page_item"><a class="home" href="<mt:BlogURL/>">Home</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="<$mt:BlogURL$>archives.php">Archives</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="<mt:BlogURL/>action_stream.php">Activity</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="<mt:BlogURL/>fiction/">Fiction</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="<mt:BlogURL/>themes/">MT Themes</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="<mt:BlogURL/>plugins/">Plugins</a></li>
<li class="page_item page-item-2"><a href="<mt:BlogURL/>tutorials/">Tutorials</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
Hi Mike - lovely theme, thanks. Despite your great instructions above I can't get my menu bar to look right on www.shootuporputup.co.uk - I get a nasty gap above the menu bar in Firefox and it's completely screwy in IE. Any ideas? Pointers much appreciated!
Check your navigation module. You have a bunch of junk statements in there that are screwing up the layout.
Well spotted Mike - that's it sorted now! Thanks for your help - much appreciated!
hi, nice theme, but where can I configure the right sidebar in the professional template set?
I can't find it anywhere...
I forgot: I mean at the blog index!
the right sidebar ist empty by default....
You can choose the widgets under Design->Widgets for the sidebar. If you need to switch the blog index to use only a single sidebar, the instructions for that are at the top of this page.
Just a short note to say 'Thank You' for your excellent inove theme.
I've added it to my website.
One issue I found:
Your screen.css isn't quoting the url(*.gif).
Should be: url("filename")
I noticed that the blockquote.gif wasn't displaying ultimately saw the difference on your site was the quoted string makes a difference insofar as Firefox 3.5 is concerned.
OK Thanks Mike.
Dietrich T. Schmitz
Hello and ty for your theme is amazing and i've got it on ym website , but when i try to add i just see a grey gap just after the the module navigation a help would be very appreciated
and ty again for this theme :)
Add this below the header <div> and it should recreate the same effect as the professional website.
<div id="main-navigation">
<div id="main-navigation-inner">
<ul>
<li></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
ty vm really appreciated :)
Thanks Mike for your customization and sharing it with wide public. My cuestion is How do I approach "the name of a static home page is no longer listed in the menu bar"? I got some hold of wp but till now I missed on solution.
Can you restate the question?
Thanks for the great theme mike! I just have a quick question. On my site JWGEORGE[drums] I want to enable a link in the navigation to have a drop down menu. For instance as you can see at the top there are already the Home, About, Pay Online, Store and Contact. I want to add a Community section which when rolled over displays Community Blog and Community Forums in a drop down. Is this possible?
You could implement that with JavaScript. Do a search for "jQuery context menu" or "jQuery drop down menu" to find some possibilities. You'll have to do some research on that and figure out from their directions how to tie it into your templates.
Hi Mike I am a great fan of CMR Movable type blogs..... i have got all my blogs created in movable type Professional blog template set is excellent . The live demo is very useful to the movable blog users... Thank you and keep posting your updates.
To get rid of the grey gap that appears below the navigation in the MT 5 professional template and the blog template I used the following to just get rid of the breadcrumbs;
#breadcrumbs
{
display:none;
}
Place it in the styles template.