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2 Right side smaller columns?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kent Aug 9, 2011. 4 Replies

Anyone out there have any luck setting up a layout with the current system with:3 Columns:One large Column on the Left2 smaller Columns on the right. Like this:…Continue

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3 Column Layout with 2 Smaller Columns on Right

Started Jul 18, 2011 0 Replies

Hey guys,This is very important to my community. We have stayed with you after the switch to paid membership and will consider staying with you after the current price hike, but please work with…Continue

Tags: css, center, design

Featured Content Slider for Frontpage

Started this discussion. Last reply by Alexander May 3, 2012. 11 Replies

Does anybody see the Featured Content Slider on the Frontpage of Ning Creators? This is a pretty cool feature for helping highlight and enage the community around specific content. Is there any way…Continue

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Alexander replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"Used Zenfolio [http://www.zenfolio.com] to make our slider.http://uk-christians.net/it's a very simple way of making one.  "
May 3, 2012
Heather Lopez replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"Here is what I did. I created a Hero box. Then I went to widgetbox (I have a pro membership which is pretty cheap for the year) and used one pro credit to create an rss feed widget slideshow. I used the rss feed from my featured blogpost…"
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Melon replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"Hi Geoff I'm looking to do the same thing - have a slider that automatically gets filled with featured content. Did you get anywhere with this? I figure there is a way to do this via RSS outputs (into yahoo pipes and outputted as RSS) and then…"
Dec 8, 2011
Kent replied to Geoff Strout's discussion '2 Right side smaller columns?'
"Seems like we're the only ones interested in this layout... I made a separate post in the 'Design Details' category. I'll let you now if I get a response."
Aug 9, 2011
Geoff Strout replied to Geoff Strout's discussion '2 Right side smaller columns?'
"Kent, Yes. Those are almost my thoughts exactly.Does anyone at Ning read these forum posts? I'd love to hear from the Ning staff on this.  Ning designers? Any comments? Any help on this issue tech support…"
Aug 9, 2011
Kent replied to Geoff Strout's discussion '2 Right side smaller columns?'
"Hi Geoff, did you figure out how to do this? I also would prefer this layout. It's kinda odd that NING does not provide Layout A2 and A3, but with the wide column to the left. With the two column layouts they have both options available (wide…"
Aug 9, 2011
Geoff Strout replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"I just got back in form a long out of town excursion.  Checking for any possible progress."
Jul 25, 2011
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"bump"
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Geoff Strout replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"Nadia, Thanks for the reply!   I like the look of the Featured Content Box on your page. Do you have to manually upload text and images for each news item each time you want to alter them?  And it looks like the main site the news items…"
Jul 20, 2011
Nadia Aly replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"I used the ad boxes and then used iframes to embed the featured content box. I used the hero box before and like the new solution much better.   http://www.community.scubadiverlife.com   Just search for a nice featured content box and…"
Jul 20, 2011
Geoff Strout replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"Bump"
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3 Column Layout with 2 Smaller Columns on Right

Hey guys,This is very important to my community. We have stayed with you after the switch to paid membership and will consider staying with you after the current price hike, but please work with us!!! We are trying to implement a 3 column design with the larger column on the left and the two smaller columns on the Right.  This seems to be among the most common Magazine-style layouts on the web... but its conspicuously absent from your Ning Design Center options! When this service was free, we…See More
Jul 18, 2011
Geoff Strout replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"I read the tutorials posted previously. But the methods offered still seem like glorified 'hacks'.   The ubiquitous Wordpress solutions often seem to pull their content directly from the contents of the sites blog posts tagged…"
Jul 18, 2011
Therese Leger replied to Geoff Strout's discussion 'Featured Content Slider for Frontpage'
"Great Idea. Especially since my ad boxes don't even work. I was going to try and use my ad boxes for doing something similar to what you've posted about at the very least."
Jun 14, 2011
A discussion started by Geoff Strout was featured

Featured Content Slider for Frontpage

Does anybody see the Featured Content Slider on the Frontpage of Ning Creators? This is a pretty cool feature for helping highlight and enage the community around specific content. Is there any way for those of us running a community to add something like this? If its good enough and valuable enough for the Ning Staff, isn't it good enough for us Community Creators to use too? It's just a fancy way of displaying a news item with a graphic adjacent to it.  Essentially its just a different set of…See More
Jun 14, 2011

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