Two-Column PLRSiteBuilder Template
I’ve made a two-column template similar to the one I’ve been using with sites like All About CRM available in the updates area for PLRSiteBuilder customers. If you’re on the mailing list, you’ll have gotten a message with instructions on how to access it as well as how to download PLRSiteBuilder 1.2.3, the latest version.
The template is essentially an empty input folder. Create a new PLRSiteBuilder project and copy the contents of this template into your input folder. It will replace the index.txt, about.txt, etc. That’s fine. You’ll want to make a few changes:
- Change the title and the opening paragraph of index.txt, about.txt and articles.txt.
- Note that the privacy policy has been melded into about.txt and is now AdSense-compliant per the new rules.
- If you want to vary how many articles you want displayed in the left-hand column, edit the ss-left.php file.
- The page width is set to 785 pixels, the exact value for PLRPro header images. But there’s no image included, you’ll have to add one to the input folder and make sure the background image for the header is set correctly. You may have to delete ss-header.php entirely and let PLRSiteBuilder regenerate it if you want the site name and site description to show up.
- Edit the ss-footer.php file to adjust the copyright message and such. Or (probably simplest) just delete it and let PLRSiteBuilder regenerate it for you. You’ll probably want to edit it, though, to add a link to the articles page.
The main features of this template are:
- A random set of articles listed in the left column.
- Three random article descriptions added to the bottom of each article.
- A separate articles page listing all the articles.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment here. Thanks!
Dear Eric!
Please make your explanations a bit easier in the near future!
If you want to vary how many articles you want displayed in the left-hand column, edit the ss-left.php file.(Where?).Give us a little more detailed Code instructions!!!
to add a link to the articles page. also where???
greetings Andi!
Hi Andi!
The instructions are a bit vague, I agree. The plan is to make all of this adjustable from the user interface, where it will be simpler. But to be specific:
1) In the ss-left.php file you’ll see this line:
if( $count++ > 6 ) break;
Change the “6″… currently it shows from 0 to 6 (7 total) articles.
2) For the link to the articles page, you need to change the ss-footer.php file. However, you can actually do that in the user interface. Go to the Page Layout tab and press the Edit footer button. There’s a textbox at the bottom of the dialog where you can add additional stuff to the footer. You can just enter something like
<a href=”articles.html”>Articles About Widgets<a>
there.