I'm experimenting with the WA slideshow gadget, but the problem I'm having seems to be with the choices for the sizing. It seems I can only choose from fixed layouts (16:9, 3:4, 1:1, or a fixed height). This works ok for camera photos that actually are in those aspect ratios but not so good for custom images like banners and header images which may have different aspect ratios such as being very long and rectangular (e.g., a 10:1 aspect ratio). Choosing the "Landscape 16:9" option displays the entire banner image, but it also puts a lot of whitespace above and below the image (to fit it into the 16:9 box) that is not acceptable.

What I'd like is:

• I want the slideshow to be responsive so it shows up properly on various devices,




• I don't want the images to get cropped in any direction as seems to happen with the "Fit image to slideshow area" option,



• I want the containing box to fit the image, whatever the aspect ratio is, without adding unnecessary whitespace.

If anyone has a solution for this, I'd greatly appreciate hearing it. Otherwise, I'd like to add this to the wishlist for the slideshow. Many of my clients would like to use the slideshow gadget for rotating banner ads or slideshows in their headers.

Thanks,

Kim

Hello All,

My group has decided to setup a new website for our organization. The decision has been made to use Wordpress for the website and embed the necessary forms from Wild Apricot. At the moment, the only way I know how to embed external urls (like those for my Wild Apricot forms) is to use iframes. Unfortunately, the Wild Apricot forms change size and the iframes do not. This leaves users with having to deal with scroll bars in the iframe. This is difficult for users to navigate and greatly detracts from the look of the site. I am wondering if there is a way to embed the Wild Apricot forms so that the frame adjusts to the changing size of the form.

My knowledge in this area is limited, so detailed answers would be greatly appreciated.

Many Many Thanks!

I found this Help page that outlines exactly what I need to do:

http://help.wildapricot.com/display/DOC/Making+menu+items+not+clickable

But I cannot get the execution to yield the correct results. The link says to copy and paste the CSS script into the 'Global javascript' section. Easy enough. Then I am supposed to add the PageID into the second to last line of code where the copied script currently has ("12345"). So, let's say the PageID that I want to hide is 1689200. So does my code look like this:

disableLink("#PAGEID_1689188");

or without quotes:

disableLink(#PAGEID_1689188);

or without the PAGEID prefix:

disableLink("1689188"); OR disableLink(1689188);

I am using the Aurora Horizontal Red template. I have no other code in the Global Javascript. But nothing I do disables that first level parent link. It still allows the user to click on it instead of forcing them to use one of the underlying 2nd level child links.

The first thing you see when you click the blog menu is the blog snippet preview that displays the first few lines of each blog in a list.

Is it possible to adjust the height of each blog snippet? My organization uses a blog to post its recent activities, and each blog article features a short intro, photos then a full-length write-up. Under the current setting, the blog preview snippet displays the intro and the top 10-30% of the ensuing photos. The top 10-30% usually means the ceilings or various venues where our events took place. If we could increase the height of the blog snippet, it will convey more detail to the readers even before they jump to individual blog.

It's no secret that Wild Apricot has many tools for associations and other organizations, but what isn't so well known is that we have a growing set of tools for designers and developers to create beautiful websites for all these associations and organizations.

But we're changing that today with the launch of the "For Designers and Developers" forum (formerly the "Customization" forum ).

And the title really says it all, this is forum is specifically for designers and developers to:
* Share design tips and tricks
* Showcase their designs
* Suggest Improvements to our design tools
* ... and anything else you think fits here.

And like all forums our team will be actively participating in these discussions as well as publishing regular design oriented tutorials.

But as the Community Manager, I'll also be especially involved in this forum to make sure designers and developers working with Wild Apricot have all the resources they need.

So if you haven't yet please introduce yourself below :)

We have pretty much perfected a process that will allow for Wild Apricot sites to feature and support multiple languages. Wait we are not talking about translating content, rather hiding pages from one language from being seen or navigable via the nav while the user has toggled a language option. When we install and customize our code to your Wild Apricot site, we are able to hide French language pages from displaying when the user clicks the toggle to English for example.

Wanna see this in action? Certainly, here you go:http://www.latinohotelassociation.org Spanish / English Language Togglehttp://copeh-canada.roundtablelive.org French / English Language Togglehttp://cfbsd.camp9.org French / English Language Togglehttp://www.alpha1canada.ca French / English Language Togglehttp://www.coachforpeace.org French / English Language Toggle

We're want to create more resources for anyone who designs sites on top of Wild Apricot. But as always we're looking to get your input first.
To get the ball rolling here are some ideas we've been thinking about.
1) Wild Apricot Web Designer Guide (online/e-book) - A detailed guide to all the structural CSS elements of a page, including a cookbook (recipe) approach to customizations. 2) Wild Apricot 'Designer Community' (online only) - Move all customization/design resources to a new location (i.e., outside of forums and help) built just for designers to discuss, share and learn different techniques for designing sites inside Wild Apricot. Do you like one of these? Do you have something else in mind? Tell us!